Releasing What Hurt You

Letting go is one of the hardest parts of healing. Especially when what hurt you feels unforgettable. This page is not about pretending the pain never happened. It’s about learning how to release its grip on your heart, one gentle layer at a time.

Letting Go Is Not Forgetting

Releasing what hurt you is not:

• Saying it was okay

• Erasing the memory

• Allowing the same harm again

Instead, it is a choice to stop carrying the weight alone. It is your way of saying, “I will not let this define the rest of my story.”

You can honor what happened and still choose freedom. You can remember and still move forward.

Making Space for Your Feelings First

Before you can release, you often have to feel. Not all at once, not in a tidal wave—but in safe, manageable waves of truth.

You might:

• Journal what you wish you could’ve said

• Cry without apologizing to yourself for being “too emotional”

• Admit, “That hurt more than I wanted to admit.”

Your feelings are not the enemy. They are the doorway through which the pain can finally loosen its hold.

Handing What You Can’t Carry to Something Higher

There are parts of healing you can do, and parts that feel too big. For the “too big” parts, you are allowed to hand them over—to God, to the Universe, to Love itself.

You might say:

“I don’t know how to fully let this go, but I’m willing. Help me release what is no longer meant to live in my heart.”

Releasing is rarely one moment. It’s a process. Some days you’ll feel light; other days, the old weight may return briefly. This does not mean you’ve failed. It means you are human, learning how to live unburdened.

You deserve a life that is not built around your wound, but around your healing.