The Mel Robbins Podcast · 2026-08-22 · 69 min · 11,922 words

If Someone You Love Is Having a Hard Time, Listen to This

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Hey, it's your friend Mel and welcome. To the Mal Robins Podcast. One of the hardest things in life. Is to watch somebody that you care about. going through a really hard time. And I don't know about you.

But in those moments I step in and I attempt to help and make things better, and then of course, what happens? My attempt to help just makes things worse. Yeah, you you want to help your kid, but they just Barricade themselves in their room. Your partner's depressed, your friend is drinking too much, you're worried.

He asked questions. Because you're anxious about it, you give advice. Because you can see how this might turn into some disaster. I used to do that too. But oftentimes

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