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EPISODE · Sep 9, 2025 · 30 MIN

"Let Them" / Mel Robbins

from Trash Talk: Where Bad Advice + Cliches Get Taken Out · host Erin Thomas + Erica Breuer

Erica and Erin are back from summer break and they’re examining the lifecycle of a cultural darling, “Let Them.” In this episode, they explore why society (sometimes) eats meaning for breakfast. If you’ve ever wondered why some advice hits hard one day and feels hollow the next, you’ll enjoy their examination of how “Let Them” and other cliches become wallpaper for the internet.Resources & Mentions:→ “Let Them” poem (2019) by the original author, Cassie Phillips:“Just let them.If they want to choose something or someone over you, LET THEM.If they want to go weeks without talking to you, LET THEM.If they are okay with never seeing you, LET THEM.If they are okay with always putting themselves first, LET THEM.If they are showing you who they are and not what you perceived them to be, LET THEM.If they want to follow the crowd, LET THEM.If they want to judge or misunderstand you, LET THEM.If they act like they can live without you, LET THEM.If they want to walk out of your life and leave, hold the door open, AND LET THEM.Let them lose you.You were never theirs because you were always your own.So let them.”→  Cassie Phillips Contact Linkshttps://www.instagram.com/cassie.phillips.letthemhttps://www.tiktok.com/@cassiephillips.letthemhttps://www.cassie-phillips.com/→  “Public Pressure & Mel Robbins”https://sagejustice.substack.com/p/public-pressure-and-mel-robbins

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Erica and Erin are back from summer break and they’re examining the lifecycle of a cultural darling, “Let Them.” In this episode, they explore why society (sometimes) eats meaning for breakfast. If you’ve ever wondered why some advice hits hard one day and feels hollow the next, you’ll enjoy their examination of how “Let Them” and other cliches become wallpaper for the internet. Resources & Mentions: → “Let Them” poem (2019) by the original author, Cassie Phillips: “Just let the...

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