Just a heads up, there's a bit of cursing in this episode.

Who or what is your moral compass?

Um, me. I'm my moral compass.

I spent a lot of my time screwing things up and doing things that I regretted.

And the more that I have learned and the more that I have worked on myself, just trying to do a little better and make better decisions,

the less I look outside myself for that reference.

I'm Rachel Martin, and this is Wildcard. The show where cards control the conversation.

Each week, my guest answers questions about their life. Questions pulled from a deck of cards.

They're allowed to skip one question and flip one back on me.

My guest this week is Mel Robbins.

I have been trying to be less controlling my entire life.

I'm married to a Buddhist for crying out loud.

Do you know how annoying that is?

That the man is never rattled by anything?

I discovered Mel Robbins the way a lot of people do. Someone sent me a link to an episode of her

podcast saying, you have to listen to this. In my case, it was my sister, and the episode she sent

me was about fitness and menopause. It's obviously a huge topic, but this

is the thing about Mel Robbins. It doesn't matter if it's about exercise or ambition,

relationships or self-esteem. She will synthesize a complex topic in a way that feels both

obvious and revelatory at the same time, and then leave her listeners with a handful of small,

manageable actions to make positive change. Her latest book has become a global bestseller.

It is called The Let Them Theory, and I am so happy to welcome Mel Robbins to Wildcard.

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