Once I was able to accept where I was, who I was, my own limitations, my circumstances, the letting go part naturally settled in.

Changing yourself is hard, changing the way you think is hard. Logics will may take you so far.

And wanting to let go of who you were so you can become who you're going to be next, that is going to take

conscious effort and that's going to take a lot of willpower. The creativity is in proving yourself

wrong and in giving yourself a chance to be somebody and do something that you didn't think you

can do. This is Diane Bowden and you're listening to the Minimalist Moms podcast.

Wherever we are in life, change is always around the corner and we often find ourselves

clinging to the familiar to what's safe, even if it's no longer serving us, rather than

summoning the courage to simply let go.

Joining me today is author and artist Mira Patel and we're here to talk about her new book, Learn to Let Go, A Journey to Inner Peace and Self-Discovery. But before we get into the conversation, I quickly want to share a minimalist resource with all of you. The resource is a substack post that I stumbled upon called Unwrought Your Brain on the Substack Plum Pits. I'll be sure to link

that in the show notes. This essay is a great reminder for how to rehabilitate your brain

because so many of us can notice the difference of our brain almost atrophying with all the

scrolling and intake of information these days. She just gives some great advice remembering

that our brain is still ours. We can reclaim it and we can wake it back up. So I'll be sure to include that in the show notes. And then lastly, if you've been enjoying the minimalist mom's podcast but have yet to leave a rating interview, this is the best way to support the show. I realize there are so many podcasts that you could be listening to and you continue to show up here for the minimalist mom's podcast.

And that doesn't go unnoticed and I really appreciate the support.

But this is just a great way to help boost the algorithm, allowing the show to be found by other people that could benefit from a life of intention.

So thank you for taking the time to do that today.

And with that, let's get into the conversation with Mira.

You have said in our fast-paced world, change feels never ending. We often find ourselves clinging to the familiar, even if it's no longer serving us, rather than summoning the courage to simply let's embrace transition. So I want to start there and ask you how you have done that. Do you feel like you were at a point personally

to where you were clinging on to something that was no longer serving you? And how did you decide

to finally let go of it? I do. You know, this journal was born from my experience of becoming a mother.

I became a mother for the first time, almost five years ago. My daughter will be five in a couple

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