The Four Releases: A Practical Guide to Unburdening Your Soul

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.

'Let go or be dragged.' – Zen proverb

You are not broken. You are just carrying too much.

Do you wake up tired even after a full night's sleep? Do you replay old mistakes like a courtroom drama in your head? Do you dress for imaginary critics, bite your tongue to please ghosts, and win arguments that leave you feeling more alone than right?

You're not lazy. You're not weak. You're not beyond healing.

You're just carrying stones you were never meant to hold.

In The Four Releases. A Practical Guide to Unburdening Your Soul, writer Prince Penman—no guru, just a fellow traveller who spent decades clutching the same weights—shows you how to identify and release the four invisible burdens that keep you exhausted, anxious, and small.


- Release the Verdict – Stop judging your past self. No trial. Only experience.
- Release the Script – Drop the limiting story you tell yourself about who you are. You are the narrator, not the character.
- Release the Audience – Stop living for imagined eyes. Their opinion is their prison, not yours.
- Release the Rope – Let go of the need to be right. The first to release 'right' is the first to be free.

Drawing on the tender honesty of James Baldwin, the lyrical grace of Toni Morrison, and the messy compassion of Anne Lamott, Penman invites you into a practice—not a perfection. You won't find quick fixes or toxic positivity. You'll find short chapters, parables, direct commands, and daily rituals that actually work.

Inside this practical guide you'll discover.


- A one‑minute reset for when the weight comes back (because it will)
- A 21‑day journal with prompts to release guilt, shame, and resentment
- A guided 5‑minute meditation you can use anytime
- A difficult conversation cheat sheet for relationships
- Morning routine and weekly practices to build lasting change

This book is not about becoming someone new. It is about remembering who you were before the weight.