Adding more good habits to your life might give you some benefits. But if you really want to see improvements, subtracting a negative habit will provide you with the biggest boost in happiness and success.

Whether you need to let go of a toxic friendship or stop holding onto a grudge, sometimes releasing one thing from our lives is the key to positive change. Some of the things I share today are:

• What the research says about letting go and why it’s so effective
• How letting go of control reduces Anxiety and improves mental strength
• Why it’s so essential to make room for personal Growth and happiness
• Strategies for letting go of the things that are holding you back
• The benefits you gain from letting go of counterproductive habits

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Amy Morin is a psychotherapist, international bestselling author and the host of the Mentally Stronger podcast. Her books on mental strength, including 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do, have sold more than 1 million copies and been translated into more than 40 languages.

She’s practiced therapy for over 20 years and she’s a sought after speaker whose TEDx talk, The Secret of Becoming Mentally Strong, has become one of the most popular talks of all time with more than 22 million views.

Amy lives on a sailboat in the Florida Keys.