I read The Mountain Is You at a time when I wasn’t in a good place. I was scared, shy, and convinced that I had to be more, do more, and give more just to be worthy of love. It wasn’t about one specific relationship—it was everyone. My family, my friends, my romantic partner. I thought that if I was always there when needed, if I kept bending over backward, people would see my worth and stay.

But living that way felt like walking on eggshells. I never felt secure, never truly at peace. Love and attention felt conditional—as if I had to earn my place in people’s lives.

Then, I came across The Mountain Is You by Brianna Wiest, and one passage changed everything for me:

“Let go of things and people. If they belong to you, they will return. If they don’t, no matter how tightly you hold on, they will slip away.”

That realization hit me so hard I teared up. I had spent so much time clinging to people who weren’t meant for me, suffocating relationships in fear of losing them. I decided to start letting go. At first, it was terrifying. I slipped back into my old patterns of people-pleasing, afraid that if I stopped trying so hard, I’d end up alone. But little by little, I reminded myself:

“Let go, Hannah. If it’s yours, it will stay.”

And years later? I’m still a work in progress, but I am so much better now. I’ve distanced myself from people who were never truly in my corner, and I’ve seen their true colors as a result. Now, I have fewer people in my life, but they are real.Loyal. Safe. With them, I don’t feel the need to filter my emotions or prove my worth.

If this post resonates with you, I just want to say: Start. Even if it’s just one small step. Let go of what drains you. Stop holding on so tightly. Life is too short to waste on people who only love you when it’s convenient for them.

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Loads of luv Hannah