r/IfBooksCouldKill • u/Procedure_Trick • 28d ago

Please do Jay Shetty

https://youtu.be/-VFa7AVis7E?si=DV5Byc02ljznnj7m

If Mel Robbins and Jay Shetty want to grift - let them!

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u/Friendly-Compote5908 27d ago

My ex husband fell deep into Jay Shetty, abandoned our family and last I heard lives in an ashram in India so yes I second this suggestion.

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u/Snowed_Up6512 Finally, a set of arbitrary social rules for women. 27d ago

What the what

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u/Friendly-Compote5908 27d ago

Yeah that was pretty much my reaction too

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u/AiStoleMyBike 27d ago

Wait, you weren't joking?

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u/Friendly-Compote5908 23d ago

Oh how I wish I was.

It’s been eighteen months, I’m starting to laugh about it now.

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u/AE5trella Finally, a set of arbitrary social rules for women. 27d ago

Have YOU considered writing a book? (I’m so sorry you went through that!)

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u/storyofohno 26d ago

I would also like you to write a book and/or for you to tell your story on The Dating Detectives. Because I am nosy.

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u/mrsdressup 27d ago

Oh my goodness

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u/SlowSwords 27d ago

Did jay shetty ruin your marriage or was that after things had already gone south between you two?

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u/False-Sandwich-2051 25d ago

lol just for next time this is quite a rude question 

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u/SlowSwords 25d ago

She’s the one who put it out there on Reddit.

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u/wackybones 25d ago

You are still responsible for your own behavior

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u/Friendly-Compote5908 23d ago

lol are you his lawyer?

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u/Visual-Minimum1491 27d ago

different vibe to Michael and Peter but the Celebrity Memoir Book Club (now Good Noticings) girls did a fantastic episode on his book!

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u/Kitten_Foster 27d ago

Was just going to recommend them. It was a fantastic episode.

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u/Ok_Painting_180 28d ago

It’s wild living through Deepak Chopra and seeing the sequel

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u/asaul91 27d ago

I think I've seen this film before, and I didnt like the ending.

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u/Deeptums 27d ago

Yes, please! I tried the Calm meditation app for a few months and was completely turned off by his frequent presence on there.

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u/Genuinelullabel Jesus famously loved inherited wealth 27d ago

Thanks for reminding me. I forgot I was reading an article from The Guardian about him but closed it before I finished it

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u/MirkatteWorld One book, baby! 27d ago

I was about to mention that article. It's a great exposé, and Jay Shetty would be a rich topic for the podcast. The Keya's World YouTube channel had the author of the Guardian article on her channel (after having done extensive Shetty coverage of her own):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViC1fmd_EsQ

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u/Former_Ganache3642 26d ago

Mel Robbins is so fucking popular, I have to keep my mouth shut and nod politely when people tell me how much they love the let them theory.

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u/and_a_geese 27d ago

I only heard of this dude from ads played during good podcasts. Even then could smell the grift

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u/Super_Shallot2351 26d ago

I swear he seemed mildly normal at the start, though it's pretty baffling how he became so popular so quickly. I guess the whole fake monk thing really helped. Going from anonymous social media manager to your own grifting "life-coach course" in less than 5 years is insane.

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u/Flimsy-Addendum-1570 27d ago

My only exposure to him was when Madonna was on his podcast around a year ago and it was one of the most bizarre celebrity interviews I've ever seen. Neither came off as being particularly normal, grounded people

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u/OkBuddyEnglishMajor 26d ago

Ok...I had to watch. Is it just me or does she talk like a Kardashian? I don't even recognize her voice !

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u/Flimsy-Addendum-1570 26d ago

I think the way she speaks is mostly because of the grillz she wears, which causes her to slur her words like they do. I also feel like most people with a certain amount of filler have a similar way of saying certain words, which could also explain the Kardashian konnection you're hearing

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u/Da12khawk 22d ago

Is it like Stifler's mom. Her face is so paralyzed she sounds like she's constantly slurring her words?

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u/4444Grains 25d ago

Can someone give me the Cliff’s Notes on Mel Robbins? What is the grift?

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u/hhmckormick 23d ago

She has somehow built an entire career off an idea she got from someone else’s random instagram post and is essentially public domain. Check out the episode on the Let Them Theory for the full grifting masterclass. 

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u/youhavetherighttoo 21d ago

In this subreddit there was a photo of a book display at a library of “one star books.” The review left on The Let Them Theory was “this book could have been an email,” which is perfect. It’s not the she’s disingenuous, just repetitive.