Hey everyone, this is Rosie. I'm a new meditation teacher here at Headspace. I'll be hosting

Radio Headspace this February and I can't wait to share stories of mindfulness, self-love,

and self-compassion with you next year.

Before we start the show, I just wanted to jump in with a reminder that we're replaying

some of what we like to call end-of-year episodes. They'll help you work with feelings that

tend to come up right about now, like discovering the wisdom and endings or finding joy, even

if life hasn't turned out the way you planned.

So here's the first of five more episodes to end 2022. Today, we'll hear from my good friend

Kaisanga with some advice on how to let go. I hope you enjoy.

Hi, this is Kaisanga and I welcome you this Monday to Radio Headspace. As an introverted

extrovert, I don't have a ton of really close friends or even close acquaintances. I can

really count them all on my hands. And those close relationships I really, really cherish.

Sometimes in life, even though we are close to someone, if they aren't serving us in a

positive way, then the wisest and healthiest decision is to just let that relationship

go. And this is one of the hardest things to do. But the more we hold on, the more toxicity

and stress accumulates in our life. And we're back to the realization that we have to let

this relationship go. But it's hard so we continue to hold on. And before you know it,

we find ourselves in a never-ending stress loop. But no fear, mindfulness is here to help.

Which reminds me of a story I'd like to share with you. When I was an outpatient psychotherapist,

I remember having a patient who was in this exact type of toxic and stressful snowball.

She was a young woman in her 20s and was in a romantic relationship with her high school sweetheart.

She considered him to be her soulmate. And according to her, he felt the same way.

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