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 today’s episode, you will learn the 5 things that #men secretly struggle with and how you can open up the conversation to better support them. I’m proud to introduce you to my husband, Chris, who is the founder of a men's retreat, Soul Degree. He has been leading these retreats for the past 6 years and has worked with everyone from veterans, executives, and first responders to college students. Chris has incredible insight into the secrets that men keep and the struggles they’re facing alone. Hearing Chris unpack it is very compelling. He not only shares insights from leading retreats for 6 years but also from his #coaching practice and his work as a death doula. Many of the struggles that he witnesses in other men are the exact same struggles that he has worked through as well. This is an episode every man, boy, or anyone who identifies as male needs to hear, and so do the people that love them. It’s not just we women who struggle with #selflove; everyone struggles with loving themselves. If you don’t know what’s going on with the men in your life, let me talk to them and let them know it’s okay. That’s why I am teaching you how to start loving yourself with a simple habit that you can add to your routine. Today you’ll learn: - The 5 shocking things that most men in your life are struggling with - One habit that has helped hundreds of thousands of people to start showing self-love - Why it’s so hard to love yourself and the secret to self-love - The science behind why this habit is transformative - The profound insight my husband Chris had when he took the 5-day challenge #Love is not something you feel; it’s something you must demonstrate. This is an encore episode with new and exciting insights from me at the top of the episode. You keep asking about how to embody self-love, and it starts with what you do when you first wake up. Xo, Mel In this episode: 00:00 Intro 02:33 The 5 shocking things that most men are struggling with 06:42 Do you put others' needs above your own? Do this exercise. 17:16 The habit that has changed the lives of thousands of people 18:42 My husband, Chris, thought this habit was ridiculous at first. 23:15 When in his life Chris started to feel like a failure 26:20 The profound insight Chris had when he took the 5-day challenge 28:27 What all men struggle with 29:49 50% of people find it impossible to do this. 32:48 Why you’re going to want to share this with the men in your life 36:14 How this habit helped kids perform better and work longer 40:24 Why it’s so hard to love yourself 32:48 What Chris has to say to all the men out there 44:11 What you tell yourself every time you do this one habit 46:26 Why I sign off every letter and every episode the way I do 48:38 The message from a listener that every skeptic needs to hear 50:05 The secret to self-love #menshealth #mentalhealth — 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