"Starting things out: Mel Robbins, author of The Let Them Theory, joined Maher for an interview. (Full disclosure: I have not read this book but I did listen to the If Books Could Kill episode on it.) "To say your book is a phenomenon is an understatement," Maher said. He's absolutely correct there; earlier this year, The Washington Post reported that the book had sold 3.6 million copies in English to date."
"She explained that that isn't the only element of the book's message, which she described as 'learning how to accept people as they are - and as they're not.' Maher offered a skeptical note, pointing out that 'not everything is a 'let them' case.' He argued that office sexual harassment, for instance, would not be a great place to adopt a 'let them' attitude."
"Maher offered a skeptical note, pointing out that 'not everything is a 'let them' case.' He argued that office sexual harassment, for instance, would not be a great place to adopt a 'let them' attitude. Robbins looked at that issue a little differently. 'They've already done it,' she said. 'So when you say 'let them,' you're not allowing it, you're forcing yourself to recognize the situation you're in.' She then offered advice to people dreading holiday conversations about politics or other sensitive matters,"
Real Time With Bill Maher closed its 2025 season with a holiday-focused episode about political division and family gatherings. Mel Robbins described her Let Them Theory and noted widespread uptake, with the book selling millions of copies. Robbins said other people are often the main source of stress and framed 'let them' as learning to accept people as they are and are not. Maher raised limits, citing workplace sexual harassment as an example where passive acceptance would be inappropriate. Robbins countered that recognition of harm can coexist with a 'let them' stance and offered strategies for navigating tense holiday conversations.
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