I Can't Let Go Because I Feel Hurt and I Feel Anxious — The Emotional Intelligence Needed to Break Free from Fear, Live with Courage, Discover Inner Abundance, and Move Forward with Confidence

2026-08-11 · 72 min · 9 entities

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Why is letting go so difficult, even when we know it's time? In this deeply personal episode of WE, Joe Mittiga explores the fear, grief, and emotions that keep us holding onto relationships, memories, losses, and versions of our lives that are no longer meant for us. He explains that sometimes we're not afraid of letting go itself. We're afraid of what we'll feel once we finally do. Joe shares this lesson while experiencing profound grief following the loss of his beloved German Shepherd, Zeus. Through his own pain, he opens up about making difficult decisions, asking for guidance, finding courage through faith, and allowing yourself to fully feel grief instead of running from it. This episode is a powerful reminder that healing doesn't require avoiding pain. It requires the courage to move through it. Joe shares how silence, spiritual connection, emotional support, and his practice of Ask, Listen, Live can help us navigate loss and discover peace on the other side. If you're grieving, struggling to let go, or afraid of what comes next, this episode reminds you that you don't have to carry it alone. Serenity is on the other side of feeling the pain, not avoiding it.