The Let Them Theory | The Messy Podcast
S1 EP5 | Let Them Think Bad Thoughts About You | The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
Mon, 24 Mar 2025
Welcome to Season 1, Episode 5 of The Messy Podcast!Tagline: Let Them Think Bad Thoughts About YouIn this episode, we explore how the fear of judgment sabotages goals and how embracing self-rejection vs. self-acceptance can turn "Let Them think bad thoughts" into personal power.Key Takeaways:Understand how fear of judgment can paralyze you.Discover the neuroscience behind our craving for approval.Learn to turn judgment into personal power by embracing self-acceptance.Practice:Actionable Challenge: Do one thing you’ve avoided due to fear of judgment and tag us with #LetThemJudge.Support Us: Visit https://themessypodcast.com to support our mission.Tune in to The Messy Podcast—navigating the chaos of life, one story at a time.
Chapter 1: What is the main theme of Let Them Think Bad Thoughts About You?
Hey, everybody, and welcome back to The Messy Podcast. If you want to skip the ads and get right into the good stuff, you can sign up to be a premium member on Apple Podcasts. Or you can also head over to our website at themessypodcast.com. Our first season, Foundations of the Let Them Theory, has been a wild ride so far.
It really has.
And today we're diving deep, deep into episode five.
Deep, deep.
Let them think bad thoughts about you.
Ooh, that's a good one.
I am so excited to unpack this with you.
Me too. Yeah.
Because let's be honest, we've all been there.
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Chapter 2: Why does the fear of judgment paralyze us?
Will they judge me? The worst. It can be paralyzing.
It is. It really is a universal experience. Totally. It often stems from this deeply ingrained fear of judgment that's just wired into our brains. It's like way back when, for survival, being ostracized from the tribe, that would be death. So we developed this really strong drive to fit in and avoid, avoid rejection at all costs.
Oh, I see.
But these days, in today's world, this instinct can totally backfire.
How so?
It holds us back from sharing our deaths, you know?
Oh, yeah.
Pursuing our passions, all of that.
It's almost like our brains haven't quite caught up with the times, right?
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Chapter 3: How can the Let Them Theory empower us?
A little bit. Yeah.
But also incredibly liberating.
Oh, for sure. Yeah.
Tell me more about that.
Okay, so Blurton Post, it's designed to bypass that overthinking, self-sabotaging part of our brains and just push us to share our work without excessive editing, without filtering.
So it's about silencing those inner critics. Yes. Letting your authentic self shine through.
That's it.
It reminds me of something I read recently about the power of vulnerability.
Oh, yeah.
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Chapter 4: What is the Blurt and Post challenge?
Yes.
It's about owning our voices, even if they tremble a little at first.
That's it. And beautiful thing is this. Let them theory. It's not some abstract concept.
Right.
Something you can start applying right now.
Yeah, that's exciting.
It is. It's about taking that first step, however small, towards a life that's aligned with your values and your vision.
Absolutely. It's about identifying one thing, one thing you've been putting off because of fear. Yes. And challenging yourself to embrace that. Let the mindset.
Yes.
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