Mel Robbins: How to Handle Difficult People with the Let Them Theory

The Jefferson Fisher Podcast

Civility Media

Relationships, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Education

5 • 5.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Ever find yourself stuck in your own head, overthinking a conversation, or worrying about how someone will react? This episode is for you. Today I sit down with the legendary Mel Robbins – NYT #1 bestselling author, speaker, and the force behind The Let Them Theory. She breaks down the power of self-communication, why the way you talk to yourself shapes your confidence, and how to stop wasting energy on things you can’t control. Dive deeper into The Let Them Theory, and buy the book today at https://www.melrobbins.com/letthemtheory This episode is sponsored by Cozy Earth. Upgrade Your Every Day. Get 40% off at cozyearth.com/jefferson or use code JEFFERSON at check out. Relationships come with questions, therapy comes with answers. Find them with my sponsor BetterHelp. Click https://betterhelp.com/jeffersonfisher for a discount on your first month of therapy. Like what you hear? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a 5-star review! Order my new book, The Next Conversation, today! Suggest a topic or ask a question for me to answer on the show! Want a FREE communication tip each week? Click here to join my newsletter. Join My School of Communication Watch my podcast on YouTube Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok Follow me on LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Jefferson Fisher podcast, where I'm on a mission to make your next conversation,
0:05.2	the one that changes everything. If you enjoy learning tools to improve your communication,
0:10.6	I'm going to ask you to follow this podcast, and if you would, leave a review, give it a star,
0:15.5	like, anything helps, and it matters a whole lot to me because I look at it all.
0:19.8	Also, I want to let you know that my new book,
0:22.4	titled The Next Conversation, is officially out on pre-order. It is a book that's going to give you
0:27.1	everything you need, the power to change everything in your life simply by what you say next.
0:33.0	On top of that, if you're looking for ways to further and practice your communication skills,
0:37.3	I'm going to encourage you to join the Jefferson Fisher School of Communication.
0:41.3	It's an online membership and it is popping right now, y'all.
0:44.3	A lot of exciting things going on there, wonderful things, and I'm really excited about it.
0:49.3	You can find all the links down there in the show notes, and I hope you enjoy this episode.
0:55.5	Have you ever found yourself struggling to let go, whether it's what somebody thinks about you,
1:02.9	how they treat you, or what they say to you, or maybe it's the choices and actions in their
1:08.5	own life? Well, today I've brought you somebody who needs no
1:13.6	introduction. She is a mother of three amazing humans, a wife to a husband, Chris, for almost
1:24.6	30 years and an attorney whose experience is in criminal defense up in New York City,
1:32.6	the one, the only, Mel Robbins. Mel, thank you so much for hopping on today. Jefferson,
1:40.9	has anyone ever told you you're a great communicator as you're sitting there going, have you ever tried to like how I'm like, oh, this is going to be good.
1:48.0	I wonder who he's having on.
1:49.0	This is going to be great.
1:50.0	Yeah.
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