Let Go
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4.3 • 186 Ratings
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- $25.99
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- $25.99
Publisher Description
If ever there was a time for us to be resilient it was when a deadly virus engulfed the planet. As death rates soared and crippling lockdowns kicked in, the Resilience Project founder Hugh Van Cuylenburg was one of the people Australia turned to in order to find out how to cope. Under pressure to deliver good news in a historic crisis, it didn't take long for the Melbourne-based educator to realise he wasn't coping.
Like millions of people around the world, Hugh was forced to reassess life during the 2020-21 pandemic as Covid undermined our sense of safety, strangled our personal connections and saw levels of happiness plunge. After taking the time to address his own problems, Hugh recognised he was being hamstrung by the same powerful issues that undermine the lives of many: our feelings of shame, our quest for perfection and the toxicity of social media.
In this follow-up to the best-selling The Resilience Project: Finding Happiness through Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness, Hugh combines powerful insight with research and his own disarming and candid storytelling to show how it is possible to let go of the things that are stopping us from feeling connected, safe and happy.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Hugh van Cuylenburg’s The Resilience Project was all about gratitude, empathy and mindfulness. In this excellent follow-up, Let Go, he explains how to release the things that are holding us back from happiness and growth. Van Cuylenburg—who narrates this audiobook with all the panache and fervent delivery you'd expect from a man who engages and motivates people for a living—often draws from his own experiences in explaining his thinking. This includes how, like many of us, the pandemic has affected his mental health and family life. Through personal stories, advice, questions to ask ourselves and a lot of deep vulnerability, he guides us towards addressing things like shame, expectations, control and fear of failure, and how to distance ourselves from social media and our own egos. Van Cuylenburg’s tone is funny, witty and relatable—and, crucially, there’s nothing here that feels like a lecture. Rather, the book offers practical, logical advice to help identify what’s holding us back, ways to process those issues, and, ultimately, how to let go.
Customer Reviews
Brilliant
What an absolutely wonderful delicious book each day I would listen and my life began to change for the best , yes let go xx thank you
One of the best reads raw honest moving written with self compassion in action thank you
Insightful and vulnerable read
Inspiring
An eye opener, humbling & amazing book, love how it includes the exercises, i have been doing them and have noticed a change & enjoy being off my phone more!