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Letting Go Isn’t a Skill You’re Supposed to Just Have

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Letting go shows up everywhere — in our closets, our calendars, and our nervous systems. But here’s the truth: letting go isn’t something you’re just supposed to know how to do.

In this compassionate and grounding episode, Shannon unpacks why release is not a personality trait but a learned, body-based skill — one that can feel especially layered for neurodivergent minds and sensitive nervous systems.

Through real-world examples and gentle practices, you’ll learn how to approach decluttering, decision-making, and emotional release with more safety, trust, and self-understanding.

In This Episode, You’ll Explore:

  • Why letting go can feel like danger to the nervous system
  • How clutter, projects, and identity often get tangled together
  • The hidden layers beneath resistance: identity, “time debt,” and competence narratives
  • Simple body-based tools to teach your system safety through release
  • ND-friendly strategies for decluttering and simplifying without shame
  • A reframe for time and energy that honors capacity over output

Key Takeaways

  • Resistance is protection, not failure. Your nervous system is doing its job — trying to keep you safe in uncertainty.
  • Letting go is embodied. It starts with breath, softness, and small physiological signals of safety, not mental force.
  • You’re not behind. Releasing unfinished projects or past versions of yourself creates space for what’s actually aligned.
  • Gentle systems work. A transitional box, a single-surface reset, or a short “emotional debrief” can shift more than an entire purge ever could.

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Content provided by Shannon Reilly. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Shannon Reilly or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Letting go shows up everywhere — in our closets, our calendars, and our nervous systems. But here’s the truth: letting go isn’t something you’re just supposed to know how to do.

In this compassionate and grounding episode, Shannon unpacks why release is not a personality trait but a learned, body-based skill — one that can feel especially layered for neurodivergent minds and sensitive nervous systems.

Through real-world examples and gentle practices, you’ll learn how to approach decluttering, decision-making, and emotional release with more safety, trust, and self-understanding.

In This Episode, You’ll Explore:

  • Why letting go can feel like danger to the nervous system
  • How clutter, projects, and identity often get tangled together
  • The hidden layers beneath resistance: identity, “time debt,” and competence narratives
  • Simple body-based tools to teach your system safety through release
  • ND-friendly strategies for decluttering and simplifying without shame
  • A reframe for time and energy that honors capacity over output

Key Takeaways

  • Resistance is protection, not failure. Your nervous system is doing its job — trying to keep you safe in uncertainty.
  • Letting go is embodied. It starts with breath, softness, and small physiological signals of safety, not mental force.
  • You’re not behind. Releasing unfinished projects or past versions of yourself creates space for what’s actually aligned.
  • Gentle systems work. A transitional box, a single-surface reset, or a short “emotional debrief” can shift more than an entire purge ever could.

Resources + Next Steps


  continue reading

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