Letting Go of the You Who Didn't Make It | The Healing Practice

The Healing Practice: Mental health, healing & personal growth · Sep 17, 2026 · 8m

This episode of The Healing Practice explores the profound and often overlooked grief associated with personal growth: mourning the versions of ourselves that did not survive our journey to who we are today. Host Mariah Hardy invites listeners to stop scrolling and sit with the uncomfortable truth that moving forward often requires leaving parts of our past identities behind. This conversation is specifically for those who experience a sharp pang of loss when looking at old photos, feel disconnected from their former selves, or struggle with the shame of outgrowing their own dreams. It…