How to Let Go of the Person You Used to Be — Dissolve and Disidentify with the Ego

About this episode

This episode discusses how to let go of old identities and rediscover the deeper self amidst change.

Send me a message When a role ends — a job, a marriage, a season of parenthood, a version of yourself you carried for decades — it can feel like you are losing part of who you are. But the suffering does not come from change itself. It comes from attachment to what was never meant to last. This podcast episode is about how to let go of old identities, stop clinging to impermanent roles, and rediscover the deeper self that remains when everything else changes. Please enjoy other ...

People in this episode

Host: Todd Perelmuter

Topics covered

• letting go
• identity
• ego
• self-discovery
• attachment
• change

Keywords

• letting go
• identity
• ego
• self-discovery
• attachment
• change
• mental health
• spirituality

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