You may have tried to forgive, to rise above it, or to let it go by deciding to. And still the anger returns the moment the memory does.

Repressed emotion.

Understood your feelings in therapy but still feel the same? Why insight isn't the same as letting go, and how the Letting Go technique by Dr David Hawkins works in the here and now.

Trying to control your emotions keeps them in charge. How the Letting Go technique by Dr David Hawkins helps you let go of reactions and choose a response rather than react.

Yes, the letting go technique works when it's actually done. Here's what letting go really does, why it sometimes seems not to work, and the signs it's working.

How to let go of someone you love.

Read Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender but struggling to do it? A letting go coach explains the book and how to put the technique into practice.

A breakdown of Somatic Experiencing, TRE, breathwork, and polyvagal-informed practices, and why the letting go technique developed by Dr David Hawkins offers the most direct route to releasing stored trauma from the body, no sequence, equipment, or practitioner required.

The Map of Consciousness, developed by psychiatrist Dr David Hawkins, is a framework that maps human emotional states on a spectrum, helping you understand why you feel stuck and what it takes to move toward greater clarity, freedom, and emotional well-being. This article breaks down the Map Of Consciousness explained in practical terms, so you can use it as a real navigation tool for your inner life.

Emotional sobriety is the capacity to experience, without resistance, any and all negative emotion, as it arises.

You notice that you’re experience an uncomfortable feeling… and suddenly, you’re scrolling on your phone. Reaching for a sugary treat in the fridge. Or maybe you “forget” to practice. Or you convince yourself this doesn’t really work; that you’ve released enough. It can’t be beneficial to be experiencing painful sensations. Sound familiar?

Grief is a universal experience. One we all encounter sooner or later. At OUTSIDE help, we don’t bypass grief. We learn to let it go.

Letting go is the natural, intuitive act of allowing emotions to move through the body without resisting, suppressing, expressing or escaping them.