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The Mel Robbins Podcast

How to Let Go: 2 Simple Ways to Find Clarity & Move On

The Mel Robbins Podcast

SiriusXM Podcasts

Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health, Relationships, Health & Fitness

4.615.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

How do you know if the thing you’re holding on to is something you should keep fighting for or if it’s time to let go? Phenomenal question. I’ve got the answer. The truth is, most of us never let go. You spend a lot of time adding things into your life – new projects, new relationships, new stuff – but when was the last time you *subtracted* something? I’m talking about all the things you hang on to, even when they’re no longer serving you or helping you grow. The stuff that you know is weighing you down and sucking your energy dry, but you can’t seem to drop it. I’ve got the solution for you. I’m about to walk you – literally – through a strategy that nobody talks about. It will help you let go of what’s a pain or a drain in your life. Are you staying in a job you hate? Do you keep hanging out with that friend who brings you down? Holding on to those too-small pants because you’re hoping to one day fit into them again? As the late, great Pulitzer and Nobel prize winner Toni Morrison wrote, if you “want to fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.” By the end of this episode, you’ll understand how to start letting go of what doesn’t serve you to create room for growth. And, you’ll learn the two things you must let go of today. Get ready to step into your new potential and unlock the magic of your life. Aren’t you ready for that? I know I am. Let’s do it! Xo Mel For full show notes, visit www.melrobbins.com

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0:00.0

Okay, today on the Mel Robbins podcast, I'm going to take you on a hike with me.

0:10.0

The trees around us here in southern Vermont.

0:25.7

They're all starting to change colors and drop their leaves.

0:35.1

And on the trail, all kinds of leaves have now fallen to the ground.

0:41.1

And it makes me think about the fact that one big theme that we don't talk enough about

0:49.4

when it comes to changing or improving your life is what do you need to let wither away

1:01.4

and fall away and drop to the ground in your life in order to change.

1:10.8

And that's what we're going to talk about today.

1:13.7

Getting things go to make room for new things to spring.

1:22.9

I might have to continue this episode in the studio given that I am huffing and puffing

1:27.5

so much on this trail that you're not going to be able to hear the words coming out of

1:32.2

it now.

1:35.8

So I started reflecting about the topic of letting go on that hike yesterday because I got

1:41.1

a really fantastic question submitted on our website through one of the forums.

1:45.9

And it was from a listener named Cheryl and she asked, hey Mel, how do you know that the

1:51.4

thing you're holding on to is something that's meant to be let go of versus fighting for

1:58.0

it even harder?

1:59.0

Do you have any thoughts or tools that would help me discover whether I should let it

2:03.4

go or could you encourage the universe to bring that epiphany along for me?

2:08.2

In other words, how do I know when it's time to let go?

2:13.0

Cheryl, thank you.

2:15.6

Thank you so much for taking the time to write in and ask a question that is on so many

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