{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"If We Try To Control It, It Will Control Us","description":"Do you ever feel like letting go of control isn\u2019t enough, like something is still weighing on you? This podcast explores a powerful idea: it\u2019s not just about releasing control. It\u2019s about recognizing that what you can\u2019t control doesn\u2019t get to control you either. Through real-life stories about family stress, work anxiety, relationships, and parenting, this episode breaks down how this two-sided shift creates true freedom, peace, and detachment from suffering. Learn how to stop letting outcomes, people, and uncertainty dictate your mood and start making decisions rooted in your highest wisdom instead. In this episode you\u2019ll discover: - Why letting go of control is only half the equation - How to break free from anxiety around relationships, work, and parenting - The difference between making a decision and needing to control an outcome - How uncertainty is where your dreams and possibilities actually live This is an encore episode, and one that is very much needed today. Lastly, you can also follow me on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you are interested in my work, please check out my books, The Gift of Maybe: Finding Hope and Possibility in Uncertain Times (including a new audiobook), A Year Without Men: A 12 Point Guide To Inspire and Empower Women and my new Audiobook,  Maybe Everything Is Okay, A Parent's Guide To Less Stress and Worry. Also you can check out my new Maybe Cards: A Path to Stress-Free Living or my new digital Maybe Journal. Above all, my heartfelt hope is that this podcast has supported your journey of personal growth, helped shift your mindset, reduce stress, built emotional resilience, and brought you less suffering and more joy, clarity, and peace. ","author_name":"10 MINUTES TO LESS SUFFERING","author_url":"http:\/\/www.allisoncarmen.com\/","html":"