How to Deal With Betrayal and Take Your Power Back | The Mel Robbins Podcast

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

March 16, 2023

Duration

45m

Channel

The Mel Robbins Podcast

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Order your copy of The Let Them Theory 👉 https://melrob.co/let-them-theory 👈 The #1 Best Selling Book of 2025 🔥 Discover how much power you truly have. It all begins with two simple words. Let Them. — In this episode, we are digging into #betrayal and learning how to get your power back after someone shatters your trust. Maybe someone cheated on you. Maybe someone stole from you in business. Perhaps it was a friend who stabbed you in the back. It’s painful. You might not be sure how to confront that person, or if it’s even worth it. Or if you did confront them, they may have denied and deflected, making you feel like something was wrong with you. Today’s episode will help you heal, change your perspective, and equip you with the tools you need to land on your feet and be smarter, more open and able to create healthier #relationships, partnerships, and friendships in the future. Xo Mel In this episode, you'll learn: 00:00 Intro 03:35 I was betrayed by someone in my business and this is what I learned. 04:47 Sonia asks her question about a painful betrayal. 07:17 Should you confront this person? Ask yourself this first. 09:10 Here’s how to have a conversation with someone who betrayed you. 12:34 You don’t need to have this in order to feel closure with someone. 16:29 Jenn reveals how her painful betrayal has changed her. 17:39 This is the hardest part of betrayal to grasp. Please play on repeat. 19:35 Here is what you’re actually grieving after you’ve been betrayed. 20:36 You need to change your story of betrayal. Here’s how. 22:10 Trying to work through betrayal with someone you love? Listen to this. 35:00 Here is what the experts say about affairs. 39:04 The advice from Jenn that you need to hear if you’ve just been betrayed. — Follow Mel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@melrobbins Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melrobbins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melrobbins Website: http://melrobbins.com​ — Sign up for Mel’s newsletter: https://melrob.co/sign-up-newsletter A note from Mel to you, twice a week, sharing simple, practical ways to build the life you want. — Subscribe to Mel’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/melrobbins​?sub_confirmation=1 — Listen to The Mel Robbins Podcast 🎧 New episodes drop every Monday & Thursday! https://melrob.co/spotify https://melrob.co/applepodcasts https://melrob.co/amazonmusic — Looking for Mel’s books on Amazon? Find them here: The Let Them Theory: https://amzn.to/3IQ21Oe The Let Them Theory Audiobook: https://amzn.to/413SObp The High 5 Habit: https://amzn.to/3fMvfPQ The 5 Second Rule: https://amzn.to/4l54fah

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Mel Robbins

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• Sonia

  guest

• Jen

  guest

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, featuring Mel Robbins and Sonia, How to Deal With Betrayal and Take Your Power Back | The Mel Robbins Podcast explores reclaiming Power After Betrayal: Boundaries, Closure, And Compassionate Healing Mel Robbins coaches two listeners, Sonia and Jen, through intense experiences of betrayal in friendships, marriage, and business, using her own story of being financially deceived by a colleague as a starting point.

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