RE 535: How to Let Go...

Today we have Kayleen. She is 27 years old, lives in Baltimore, MD and she took her last drink on April 6^th, 2025.

 

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[02:35] Thoughts from Paul:

 

There is so much speak in the recovery world about letting go. In recovery meetings, many of the topics are centered around letting go.

 

Paul shares that he has spent years thinking he needed to figure out HOW to let go. Like there was a secret technique that was missing. In fact, all you can do is realize you’re holding on and this awareness is the first real step towards letting the sunshine in. Once you realize you are holding on, or bring awareness to something weighing you town, it immediately begins to shift on its own, and you don’t have to let it go.

 

Another thought is that it’s not even about letting GO, it’s more about letting IN. If something is nagging you, don’t let it go, let it in. It will eventually leave on it’s own, when the time is right, when it’s resolved.

 

Paul encourages us to have the strength to see where you’re holding on and then invite it in a little more.

 

[09:23] Paul introduces Kayleen:

 

Kayleen is 27, lives in Baltimor