Their emotions are not your responsibility

What if the reason you feel drained… isn’t your workload, but other people’s emotions?

In this episode, we dive into Chapters 7 & 8 of The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins and explore what happens when you stop taking responsibility for how others feel.

We talk about:

• why adults often react like children when emotions take over
• how you unconsciously adapt, tiptoe, and say yes to avoid reactions
• why other people’s moods can end up controlling your decisions
• and how “let them” helps you step out of that pattern

We also turn the mirror inward:
👉 what if you are the one reacting emotionally?
👉 how to sit with your feelings instead of escaping them
👉 and why emotions aren’t dangerous – unless you avoid them

And in one of the most uncomfortable truths in the book:
Sometimes the right decision feels wrong…
because someone else will be hurt by it.

But it’s not your job to protect others from temporary discomfort.
It’s your job to live in alignment with what is true for you.

This episode is about boundaries, emotional responsibility –
and the courage to stay when it feels uncomfortable.

📚 Book: The Let Them Theory

📚 Chapters: Dealing with someone else's emotional reaction

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👯 Hosts: Sofia Stigendal & Marielle Almquist
🎧 Editing: Elmer Hermansson
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