Let Go
It's time for us to let go of shame, expectation and our addiction to social media, from The Resilience Project
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Publisher Description
If ever there was a time for us to be resilient, it was when a deadly virus emerged and engulfed the planet. As death rates soared and lockdowns radically altered our lives, The Resilience Project founder Hugh van Cuylenburg was one of the people Australia turned to for advice on how to cope. Under pressure to deliver good news during a historic crisis, it didn’t take long for the Melbourne-based educator to realise he wasn’t coping.
Like millions of others around the world, Hugh was forced to reassess life during the pandemic as COVID-19 undermined our sense of safety, strangled our personal connections and saw levels of happiness plunge. After taking the time to address his own feelings, Hugh recognised he was being hamstrung by the same powerful issues that affect the lives of many: shame, expectation, ego, fear of failure, the quest for perfection and control, and our addiction to social media.
In this follow-up to the bestselling 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 create authentic connections, cope better during challenging times and rediscover joy.
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 often draws from his own experiences in explaining his thinking—including 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.
