You Asked, I Answered: Don’t F*ing Blame Me for Delivering the Hard Truth

The Mel Robbins Podcast

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

4.8 • 10.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, we are trying something new, and absolutely anything goes. You’ve been flooding my inbox with questions, problems, sticky situations, and big, big dreams and goals. So today, because you asked, I am going to show up and deliver the hard truth, the surprising advice, the tricks to get you out of any pickle, and the inspiration that you need to take that next step. Nothing is off the table. So don’t f***ing blame me when I tell you how it is. I’ve got a pile of hundreds and thousands of YOUR questions, and I’m giving you the coaching you need. This might be my favorite episode I ever recorded. We are going to cover: When it’s time to walk away from a friendship (hint: when these 2 things disappear). How it’s about damn time you stop dating for potential. How to use the ‘Let Them Theory’ to protect your energy. ONE tool you need to make decisions without overthinking. What’s keeping you from getting a raise or promotion, and more importantly, what should you do to get it. How to get someone you love to go to therapy (and when it’s time to walk away). Why a mid-life crisis is actually your greatest opportunity. Oh, and we will cover my favorite swear word for the season (I can’t write it here, so you’ll have to listen). You will laugh with me in this episode, and you will also get advice you need to hear. But don’t blame me if it is TMI—you asked for it! Xo, Mel P.S. If any little ones are listening, put those headphones on! In this episode: 1:40: How do you know when to walk away from a friendship? 9:00: How do you make decisions without overthinking? 10:20: How do women negotiate a fair salary with a boss? 11:55: Mel, what were your dreams when you were a girl? 14:40: How do you get someone to go to therapy when they need it? 25:50: How can you be vulnerable with word vomiting everything? 26:30: Mel, what’s your favorite swear word? 28:20: You need to hear the advice I give about the BS of a ‘mid-life crisis’. 30:50: Betsy’s husband is missing out on life, and she needs help. Want more resources? Go to my podcast page at https://melrobbins.com/podcast. Disclaimer

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0:00.0	Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast.
0:07.8	Today we're going to do something a little bit different, and I have a feeling it's going to become
0:11.5	a favorite of yours and mine. And what are we doing today? Well, we're going to answer your
0:17.6	questions, rapid fire. See, my team and friends and colleagues here are like,
0:23.3	knock, knock, knock, Mel Robbins, do you know how many questions have been backed up in the inbox?
0:29.3	We need to take out a storage unit to store all of the questions that people have from deep,
0:37.0	serious, light, funny, personal, too much information. So here's how we're going to do this.
0:43.9	My friend and colleague who you've heard on this podcast, give it up for Amy McLean.
0:49.1	Hi everybody. Okay, Amy has some of the, I don't know, 900 pages of questions that you guys have
0:57.2	submitted and they range from advice to curiosities about me. I have no idea what she's going to ask me.
1:04.4	What are we going to call this type of episode? A little bit of everything. A little bit of everything
1:08.9	with Mel Robbins and your burning questions answered maybe. Yeah, I don't know, something. Exactly.
1:15.7	Okay, we're going to jump right in. Anything goes. Everything's on the table and don't fucking blame me
1:22.2	because you asked me. There you go. All right, okay. First question is from Jeannie. And I'm not
1:28.0	going to say anybody's last name because we're all on a first knee basis. Exactly. Okay. Jeannie
1:32.7	wants to know, Mel, when do I know when it's time to walk away from a friendship? When you're giving more
1:40.8	than you're getting? And here's the thing. Friendships are a give and take. And I think it's very
1:48.5	important when you have a friendship that if your friend is going through a hard time that you
1:56.2	are there for your friend that you understand that they are not capable of pouring back into you
2:02.0	the way that you may need them to and part of friendship is showing up in hard times. And so when
2:07.2	I say that you know when a friendship is no longer worth it when it's been a sustained feeling of
2:17.4	you not getting back what you're putting in. It's no longer that somebody is going through postpartum
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