When Nothing Seems to Be Going Your Way, Here’s Exactly What to Do
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Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. Hey, it's your buddy Mel, and you know, I just had to get on the mic today and respond to what I'm seeing in the inbox and the comments online, because there's a lot going on in the world right now. I mean, more than ever, it kind of feels that there's just so much that's not fair. Whether your house just burned down, or your health insurance claim got denied, or you were rejected from your dream school, you're worried about politics, or maybe you got screwed over in the divorce, companies laying people off and outsourcing all these jobs to AI, I'm here to tell you, it's true. Life isn't fair. You're right. And since I'm seeing so many of you write in and you're experiencing situations in your life that just feel so unfair, I wanted to address it today because the worst thing that you could do is succumb to despair. I do not want you to consume yourself with worry and then start to get yourself feeling paralyzed and powerless because you're not.
Today, we're going to talk about it, and I'm going to give you four things that you can do in these moments where life is overwhelming, and honestly, it just isn't fair. You don't deserve this, but there is always something you can do. Always. It is always such an honor to spend time and to be together with you. And if you're brand new, I just wanted to personally welcome you to the Mel Robbins Podcast family. I'm absolutely thrilled that you're here. And because you hit play and you made the time to listen to this particular episode, it tells me something about you. I know you're the type of person, you value your time, and you've made the time to listen to this because you're looking to feel a little bit better right now. And I'm gonna tell you, today's conversation, and by the time that you're done listening to this, it is the perfect thing for you to listen to at this exact moment in time and you will feel better.
Because based on what I'm seeing in the inbox, the headlines, the news, and the DMs that you are sending me from all over the world, I just felt in my heart that today we had to have a conversation. I need to be honest with you about something. And it's something that people don't like to talk about, but we need to. Life isn't fair. There, I said it. Life isn't fair, especially right now. I mean, so much of life right now feels backwards or wrong and out of control, overwhelming. It's not fair that you lost your house or that your dad died. or that the polar ice caps are melting, or that big tech is now suddenly taking over the world, or that corporations get bailed out left and right and don't seem to pay taxes, but you can barely pay yours, or that you were born diabetic, or that you're the one who is always caring for your aging parents or your young kids and you're doing it alone.
And that's just the big stuff about life that's not fair. It's also not fair that your skin is breaking out or that your sister looks like a supermodel or that your parents favor your brother or that your friend is pregnant and you just had another miscarriage or that the housing market is so insane that you can't find a house or an apartment to buy and you can't afford one. And, you know, it's kind of liberating, isn't it? To just say the truth out loud. It's not fair. So for whatever it is that you feel is cruel or it's unfair or you don't deserve it, I want to validate that because ignoring it isn't working. Feeling bad about it isn't working. I mean, letting it paralyze you or make you anxious or demoralize you, is that working? Of course not.
I just want to call it out. I want to validate it. In fact, why don't you say it with me? Scream it if you want. Life isn't fair. And it's important to say it because it is the truth. So let's acknowledge the truth. But here's another truth that we need to acknowledge. It's always going to be unfair because there are always going to be things that are out of your control and there are going to be things that happen that are cruel and painful and heartbreaking. They're going to happen to you, but they're not going to happen to the person standing next to you. Yes, Things are going to be out of your control. But here's the thing.
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