🌿 The Release — Come Back to You Series, by: Amariyah Speaks

✨ The Release: Letting Go of What No Longer Serves

Old pain has a sneaky way of convincing us it's still necessary.

It whispers:

"Protect yourself." "Don’t trust." "Stay small—at least it’s safe here."

But here’s the truth:

❌ You don’t have to carry what broke you.

❌ You don’t owe your suffering your loyalty.

Letting go isn’t about forgetting or pretending the pain never happened. It’s about choosing peace over punishment. It’s about releasing yourself from patterns of self-protection that now act as cages.

🌺 The Emotional Tangle of Holding On

When we’ve been hurt, our nervous systems adapt. Our minds build defenses. And even after the moment has passed, the body remembers.

From a psychological lens, unhealed trauma loops can convince us that pain is protective. We replay the same stories in our heads, stay in familiar patterns, and reject joy because it feels unsafe.

But beloved, you are safe now. You can teach your body and mind that peace is possible.

🌸 You Are Not Your Wound

Your pain shaped you, but it doesn’t define you.

You are not the story that hurt you.

You are the woman rising from it.

You are the one who gets to rewrite how the story ends.

✨ What to Do With the Pain

Let this be a sacred invitation:

• Name what you're ready to release.

• Feel the emotion, but don’t make it your home.

• Offer it back to Love, back to God, back to the Earth.

Healing is a process of remembrance, not perfection.

Want to process this more? Grab your free 7-day journal

This is Post 2 in the Come Back to You series. Up next: The Rewrite — Reclaiming Your True Story

#ComeBackToYou #ReleaseToRise #RadicalSelfLove #EmpoweredLifeNow #combebacktoyourself