5 Things You Need to Let Go of to Truly Thrive
Learn how to thrive by releasing emotional burdens, setting boundaries, and redefining healing on your own terms in this empowering guide for Black wellness and liberation. We discuss it here!
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By: Jamila Gomez
Thriving isn’t just about money, success, or finally taking that trip. Thriving is about liberation—emotional, mental, spiritual. And for many of us, especially in the Black community, that journey starts not with what we gain, but with what we release.
Here are five things it’s time to let go of if you’re ready to truly thrive:
1. The Pressure to Be Everything for Everyone
You don’t have to carry the whole family. You don’t have to be the one everyone leans on while secretly breaking inside. Let go of the identity that says you’re only valuable when you’re useful. Your peace matters. Your rest matters. You matter even when you’re not producing.
2. Guilt Around Choosing Yourself
Choosing yourself is not betrayal. It’s survival. It’s wholeness. We’ve been taught to put everyone else first—but thriving demands boundaries. It means letting go of guilt when you say no, when you walk away, when you honor your own needs. Guilt has no place in your self-care.
3. The Idea That Healing Has to Look a Certain Way
Your healing doesn’t have to be soft, poetic, or Instagram-ready. It might be ugly crying in the car. It might be setting fire to old journals. It might be silence. Stop comparing your healing to someone else’s timeline. Let go of the image, and honor the process.
4. Needing Everyone to Understand Your Growth
Not everyone will get it. Not everyone needs to. You’re not growing for their approval—you’re growing for your freedom. Let go of needing people to clap for your boundaries, understand your distance, or agree with your vision. You’re not available for shrinking anymore.
5. The Story That Says You’re Too Late
You are not behind. You’re not too old. You didn’t miss your moment. That lie is rooted in comparison and capitalism. As long as you’re still breathing, there is still time to do what you were called to do. Let go of the shame, and give yourself permission to begin again.
Letting go isn’t weakness—it’s a form of power. It’s not giving up. It’s making room. And you deserve a life with room to breathe, grow, and be well—not just survive.
Because thriving isn’t a luxury.
It’s your birthright.
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