What keeps us tethered to patterns, beliefs, and identities that no longer serve us?

In this deep exploration of attachment, we journey through the invisible threads that both connect and constrain us.
The conversation begins with a simple insight - our very first human experience is one of attachment through the umbilical cord. From there, we navigate the complex terrain of how we form connections to people, things, expectations, and even our own identities. Mark Henderson shares how physical tension in our bodies reflects our unwillingness to let go, while Scott Plate reveals how his theater directing experience showed him how desperately we cling to objects to make us feel real.
The dialogue takes an unexpected turn as we explore nature as our greatest teacher of attachment and release. "Trees let go every autumn," Mark observes, "shedding their leaves in complete trust they'll regrow in spring." This wisdom from the natural world offers a profound template for our own journeys of letting go.
Perhaps most practical exploration is the discussion around emotions - those 90-second chemical reactions that we extend indefinitely by attaching stories to them. Through simple awareness practices and perspective shifts, we discover how to allow emotions the space they need without becoming defined by them.
The most liberating realisation emerges when we question our fundamental assumptions: What if we're already okay? What if we already have what we need? As Scott beautifully articulates, "It's a much lighter burden when all we have to carry is our own presence."
This conversation invites you to examine your own attachments with gentleness and curiosity. Where might you be holding on too tightly? What freedom awaits in the space between?

Join us for this exploration of how letting go creates the possibility for experiencing our inherent enoughness.

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