A Letter for August 2025: The Season of Unlearning
Hi love,
Welcome to August.
The slowing. The ripening. The long, golden evenings that seem to whisper, don’t rush.
We’ve crossed the high point of summer, and now the air feels different— not quite an ending, but an exhale.
If July was a month of remembering who you are beneath the noise,
August asks you to loosen your grip on who you think you’re supposed to be.
This is the season of unlearning.
Of letting the extra layers fall away.
Of realizing you don’t have to carry every expectation, role, or story you’ve outgrown.
What’s Coming Up in Therapy Lately …
The word that keeps showing up in my sessions this month: Release.
Not in a dramatic, “burn-it-all-down” way (though, for some, that’s part of it).
But in the quieter, more radical ways:
“I don’t actually want this goal anymore.”
“I’m allowed to take the easier route.”
“That wasn’t my responsibility in the first place.”
We’re realizing that growth isn’t always about adding more tools, more structure, more effort.
Sometimes it’s subtraction.
Sometimes it’s handing back what was never ours to hold.
We’re talking about:
Releasing the survival patterns that have expired.
Pausing before saying “yes” out of habit.
Making choices from alignment instead of autopilot.
Trusting that space itself is productive.
If this is you, you’re not “quitting.” You’re curating your life to match who you’ve become.
The Energy of This Month
We’re moving from the heart-centered radiance of midsummer into a season that invites discernment.
The big expressive energy of late July softens now into something more deliberate, more grounded.
It’s not about shrinking—it’s about choosing where your light actually wants to go.
August’s invitations sound like:
✨ Create room for what nourishes you—without overfilling it.
✨ Honor what’s complete instead of keeping it on life support.
✨ Let your pace be set by trust, not urgency.
If you’ve been feeling:
Tired but restless
Pulled between craving simplicity and fearing “not enough”
Ready to release an old identity but unsure what comes next
You’re in the right season. This is the liminal space where clarity ripens.
This month, the soul work might look like:
Clear something from your calendar that no longer excites you.
Spend a day without measuring it in productivity points.
Ask yourself: Is this mine to carry? before saying yes.
Let yourself imagine what could grow if you stopped tending to what’s already wilting.
Try This: A Tangible Practice for Release
Choose one drawer, shelf, or corner of your home and clear it out.
Let it be symbolic—a physical release to match the internal one.
You don’t have to fill it again. Just make space.
A Soul Truth to Carry:
You’re allowed to lay things down before you know what you’ll pick up next.
You’re allowed to outgrow things without explaining why.
You’re allowed to rest before you’re exhausted.
You’re allowed to change your mind.
You are not falling behind — you are falling into alignment.
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Take a breath.
Let your shoulders drop.
Now gently ask yourself:What feels heavy right now?
Is it mine to carry?
What would “enough” look like today?
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What stories, roles, or expectations am I ready to unlearn—and who might I be without them?
Mantra for the Month:
I can trust the space in between.
With you in the release,
Abby
@groundingu.therapy
