10 Ways To Let Go In 2025, According To Bestselling Author Brianna Wiest

This is your year to let go and leave behind what’s no longer serving you. Consider it a radical cleanup or reset of whatever is taking up energetic space in your mind, and as a result, in your life.

Let’s be real: there can be a lot to let go of. The need for validation. Criticism. Control. Expectations. Rejection. Regret(s). Anger. Negativity. Toxic relationships. Resentment. Comparison. Timelines (Perceived or real). Limited beliefs.

Letting go is a profound act of transformation. It’s a signal of surrender, which shows that you trust the process and what’s yet to unfold. Letting go also creates space for what’s meant to come in.

If anyone can offer concrete tips and words of inspiration on letting go, it’s bestselling author Brianna Wiest.

“We often think of letting go as something we need to do when things go wrong, like letting go of a failed relationship, an unmet expectation, or a dream that didn’t pan out. But in reality, letting go is a constant process and a skill. As we learn and move through life, we’re continually releasing what no longer serves us. And when we master doing it with the little things, we’ll be ready when the big things come our way.”

The author of books like 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think, The Mountain Is You, The Pivot Year, and Ceremony, Wiest applies a philosophical yet modern lens to explore universal themes such as the power of daily rituals, overcoming imposter syndrome, and embracing the idea that “our new life is going to cost us our old one.”

I started writing about ‘letting go’ because I was the queen of not being able to let go of anything,” Wiest humbly shares with the author over Zoom. Today it’s among the top questions she receives from fans, readers and her online community.

That’s the thing about growth: Once we become self-aware and do the work, we can learn the lessons, step into our power, and overcome our own mountains.

“Sometimes it’s about letting go of the expectation that you have to be a superhero when you can just be a human being, doing your best,” Wiest continues. “And I think everyone is generally always doing better than they think they are.”  Here are her 10 tips on mastering the skill—for whenever you are ready:  Replace Wanting with Surrender, Trust the Law of Gestation, Know When to Pivot, Release Perfectionism, Release the Need for Validation, Identify What Still Needs to Be Learned, Keep Moving Forward, Allow the Process of Healing, Use Rituals for Release, and Reconnect with Gratitude.

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