Where Did ‘Let Them’ Come From?

Years before Mel Robbins published her best-selling self-help book, a struggling writer posted a poem with a similar message.
Tallahassee Democrat

'Let Them': Poem offers lesson in acceptance, healing

This week my dear friend, Penny, sent me a powerful poem, read beautifully by an older woman, my age or older I presume, on Instagram. Titled “Let Them,” it spoke directly to my heart in a healing way ...
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I went to Mel Robbins's Let Them tour to speak with fans — then one of them invited me in

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I went to Mel Robbins’s Let Them tour and made an unexpected friend. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Kerry Justich/Yahoo ...
Los Angeles Times

Control issues? The ‘let them’ theory could help

“The single best thing” Mel Robbins has ever done began with a stressful moment on her son’s prom night. She was agonizing over the teens’ lack of dinner plans and the fact that it was raining and ...
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‘The Let Them Theory’ started as self-help. Now it’s a whole lifestyle.

In 2013, the imperative was to “Lean In,” on the advice of Sheryl Sandberg. In 2018, it was “Girl, Wash Your Face,” with Rachel Hollis as the Bible-quoting sorority Big you never had — or, as she ...
Direct Marketing News

Does Mel Robbins’ ‘let them’ theory actually hold up in real life? I tried it. Here’s how it went.

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. I first came across Mel Robbins’ ‘let them’ theory while ...
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What Is the 'Let Them' Theory? Here’s Why the Self-Help Motto Is Taking Over the Internet

There are over 11,000 videos on TikTok using the hashtag "let them theory" Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty ; Hay House LLC Mel Robbins' "let them" theory has taken over the internet. The self-help guru ...
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What is the 'let them' theory? Breaking down the phrase popularized by Mel Robbins that's all about boundaries.

If you’re on the self-help side of social media, there are two words that you may be hearing a lot lately: “Let them.” Fans of the Mel Robbins-backed phrase say it can help you learn to let go of ...
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Can the Viral ‘Let Them’ Theory Really Change Your Life?

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you have traversed any part of the self-help world in the last few months, then it is likely that you ...
Psychology Today

In a Toxic Relationship, "Let Them" or Hear Them?

The new year is an important moment to contemplate how to navigate difficult relationships. Now trending on social media is a catchphrase that comes from Mel Robbins, podcaster and author of The Let ...
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I went to Mel Robbins's Let Them tour to speak with fans — then one of them invited me in

New Yorkers had places to be last Friday. Many were headed to Madison Square Garden to watch the Knicks knock the Boston Celtics out of the NBA playoffs, while others were going to Yankee Stadium for ...
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I went to Mel Robbins's Let Them tour to speak with fans — then one of them invited me in

I went to Mel Robbins’s Let Them tour and made an unexpected friend. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Kerry Justich/Yahoo News) New Yorkers had places to be last Friday. Many were headed to ...