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Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee · February 19, 2025 · 72m

How to Feel More in Control of Life: A Revolutionary Approach to Stress, Relationships and Inner Peace

Mel Robbins discusses her #1 NYT bestseller The Let Them Theory — a framework for releasing the need to control others' behavior. The 'Let Them' approach reduces stress by focusing only on what you can control.

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Robbins: 'Let Them' means letting go of trying to control other people's choices, opinions, and behaviors. Focus your energy only on what you can control — your responses, your boundaries, your actions.

Highlights

Trying to control others is the fastest path to anxiety — release produces immediate relief
Robbins: 80% of interpersonal anxiety comes from trying to control outcomes you can't control. The moment you genuinely release that control — 'Let Them' — anxiety drops immediately because you've eliminated the impossible task.
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