Let Go: It’s Time For Us to Let Go of Shame, Expectation and Our Addiction to Social Media

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 kicked in, the Resilience Project founder, Hugh van Cuylenburg, was one of the people Australia turned to for advice on how to cope.

Like millions of others around the world, Hugh was forced to reassess life during the 2020-21 pandemic as COVID-19 undermined our sense of safety, strangled our personal connections and saw levels of happiness plunge. He recognised he was being hamstrung by the same powerful issues that affect the lives of many: our feelings of shame, our quest for perfection and the toxicity of 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 let go of the things that are stopping us from feeling connected, safe and happy.