Book Review: Let Them: A Healing Journey as Powerful as Therapy only for a Fraction of the Price!

I’m thankfully no longer embarrassed to admit my struggles with mental health. It’s taken time to reach this point, but now that I’m here, I feel brave enough to say: the last few years have been my own personal version of a real shitshow!

In a bit of serendipitous timing, I had my mental health care plan review today and for the first time in a long while, I didn’t dread it. Reflecting on my original plan, I could see just how far I’ve come. I’ve done the work, faced more demons than I’d ever hoped to meet, and emerged stronger, even when I didn’t feel like it.

The doctor asked, as they always do, “Are you currently in therapy?” And for once, I didn’t feel the usual shame or discomfort. Instead, I proudly explained a book that helped me more than any therapy session I’ve ever had; Let Them by Mel Robbins.

Every once in a while, a book doesn’t just land in your hands, it lands deep into your veins! Let Them isn’t just something you read; it’s something that holds you, gently but powerfully. It felt like a deep exhale after holding my breath for so long. With each page, I found myself peeling back emotional layers I didn’t know were still weighing me down. It became a session, a mirror, a friend, a therapist - all in one in the privacy of my own bed!

Let Them isn’t loud or forceful. It doesn’t throw checklists or “fix-it” strategies at you. Instead, it quietly but fiercely asks you to release, to let go of control, resistance, and people who can’t meet you where you are. Most powerfully, it gives you permission to let them; misunderstand you, leave you, doubt you, or love you wrongly.

This book feels like a quiet rebellion against people-pleasing, against shrinking yourself, against apologising for having needs. Mel Robbins' words are raw, grounded, and soul-stirring. They feel like they’re coming from a friend who tells you the truth, holds your hand through the hard parts, and doesn’t let go when things get messy.

What truly stayed with me was that Let Them doesn’t just focus on what others do, it gently turns the mirror back on us, too. I used to be so overwhelmed by the absence of people I expected to be there. But this book helped me flip the script to feel gratitude for those who did show up, who held me without judgment as I fell apart.

While it’s titled Let Them, the real stand out for me, was when it became about Let Me, letting myself be honest, accountable, and compassionate in my own healing. It doesn’t let us off the hook, but it offers us a softer way to take responsibility and rise from it.

There were moments I had to put the book down just to cry. Not because it was overwhelming, but because it was validating. It was like someone reached into the corners of my mind and translated my mush into gently grounded truths.

If you catch yourself tired from trying to hold everything and everyone together, Let Them will feel like a rich red wine to your nervous system, well maybe that analogy is more so just for me!

It reminds us that letting go isn’t failure, it can be viewed a peace. That boundaries aren’t rejection, they’re self-respect. That choosing yourself isn’t selfish it’s necessary for survival!

Reading Let Them felt like therapy in paperback form. It doesn’t claim to fix you, but it walks beside you and sometimes, that’s exactly what we need most.

So if you're looking for wisdom, comfort, clarity, and courage or just a Doula in book format, do yourself a favour and read this book!

You might just find the permission you didn’t know you were waiting for or that you are searching for.