The Savvy Edit Book Club: A Review of The Let Them Theory

In April, we selected a book that has been in everyone's "must-reads" pile lately, The Let Them Theory, by Mel Robbins. If you haven't heard of this theory yet, or if you've seen a bit about it in a podcast clip or two, this books does a deep dive into releasing control of other people and "letting them" not bother, wreck, or affect your life, when it's something you can't change.

Now, let's get into what our team's thoughts were after reading this book!

Briana

Mel Robbins is obviously my HERO (I'm going to see her next weekend in Chicago, so stay tuned for the recap of this), this is my bible, when they asked you "who would you sit down to dinner with, dead or alive?" my answer every time would be Mel. So it's no surprise, that YET AGAIN this woman has exceeded my expectations. I love that she collaborated with her daughter on this one to give the younger vs older generation perspective on topics. Unlike my other team members, I am the only single gal, and the dating scene is horrific. I currently struggle with heartache and disappointments, so this book definitely resonates if you're going through a similar time in your life.

Rating: 1000/10

Harmony

I'll preface this by saying I love Mel Robbins, so I was overly excited to dive into this book. As a person who likes to dip her toes in the control-freak, type A personality often, it was great for getting a lot of new perspectives on how to let go of control and let people's personalities lead them in different directions. This is a piece of advice that I SO badly want to continue to use in my life, but I was never sure how to actually make that work because I do lead with emotions and take things to heart. This book helped me think about the application of the theory more.

For the downsides, it was largely based on her experiences and personality, so I did struggle to relate at times. At the end, she goes into more details on how you can apply this to scenarios in life (at work and in relationships), but I wish the book went more into that vs going to another resource (because I'm lazy, let's face it). I feel like she discussed how to apply this to dating a lot, so definitely read it if you're in your Bumble era. For me, I'm already old and married, so I would've loved to hear more about how this applied to the stage of my life. I wish she had cut out a bit of the repetitiveness in explaining the theory and dove deeper into how this applies to different real-life aspects!

Rating: 4.2

Maddie

Not to be melodramatic, but this book has seriously changed my life. I listened to the audiobook during my hot girl walks, and there were multiple moments, whole chapters really, where I found myself stopping in my tracks because what Mel said either took my breath away or brought tears to my eyes.

Especially the parts about her kids and being a working mom. I grew up with a working mom, and I can honestly say listening to this book healed a part of my inner child. This isn’t a dig at my mom. She’s amazing and did the best she could with the resources the world gave her. As an adult, I’ve realized my mom walked so that my sister and I, along with all the other working moms out there, could run.

It felt like I was on a walk with my own personal motivational coach. Fitting, since Mel is a motivational speaker. I still plan on buying the physical copy because this is the kind of book you return to again and again. It’s officially earned a spot in my “30 books every 30-something should read” list.

If you’re a friend or family member reading this, don’t be surprised if you receive this book as a gift this year. It would also make an incredible gift for clients, so save this post for the holiday season if you’re shopping for someone who already has everything.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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