Let It Fall Apart
Unravel the Lies Keeping You Stuck and Trust Yourself Again
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Let It Fall Apart
Narrated by:
Maria G. Sosa LMFT
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Maria G. Sosa LMFT
Summary
You're fine. Just keep going. Try harder. Do any of these sound familiar? They should. They're the lines we've committed to memory and repeat when we're struggling. They also happen to be the lies women have been taught to keep the peace and carry on — even if it means ignoring the things we know to be true, especially in our most intimate relationships. But this well-intentioned script only keeps us stuck in a cycle of people-pleasing, self-abandonment, and disappointment.
You have a choice: You can continue believing the lies that hold everything together, or you can let it fall apart—and take the first essential steps towards an authentic life.
In Let It Fall Apart, couples therapist Maria G. Sosa walks you through twelve lies women have inherited to keep us in line, including:
- "Oh, it's nothing" (denial)
- "What more could I ask for?" (when the bare-minimum is too much)
- "There's a right and wrong choice" (black-and-white thinking)
- "This is how relationships are supposed to be" (the trap of the "shoulds")
- "This is what a good wife would do" (handed-down expectations)
Blending psychological insights and therapeutic strategies with stories from clients and her own journey through the end of her marriage, Sosa shows how to recognize these lies at work in your own life. You’ll learn how to challenge them, make peace with the roads not taken, and trade right-or-wrong thinking for the best decision — so you can rewrite a life that is for you, by you.
Whether you're deciding to stay or leave a relationship, making a midlife pivot, or reevaluating the choices you've made in life, letting it fall apart might be the counterintuitive move you never thought you needed.
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Critic reviews
Praise for Let It Fall Apart
"[This book] reminds us that sometimes the bravest thing we can do is stop holding everything together and start trusting ourselves."
–Jillian Turecki, author of It Begins with You
"Raw, honest, and unexpectedly funny, Maria Sosa brings a therapist’s expertise and her own lived experience to a book that makes you feel seen, and then shows you the way forward."
–Dr. Sara Kuburic, existential therapist and Author of It's On Me
"Sosa beautifully combines her personal testimony with scientific insights as well as wisdom from her years of clinical experience to provide a roadmap to honest, aligned living."
–Dr. Thema Bryant, author of Homecoming and Matters of the Heart
"Maria's story is both a cautionary tale and call to radical honesty as a way to live more fully and authentically. If you're ready to quit pretending—in any area of life—then you need this book."
–Ruby Warrington, author of Sober Curious and The Content Diet
"A warm, witty, and refreshingly honest guide to quiet self-doubt, embrace who you are, and remember that it’s never too late to begin again."
–Dr. Judith Joseph, psychiatrist, researcher, and author of High Functioning
"Maria Sosa has written the book I wish I could hand to every client who has been holding it all together for far too long"
–Dr. Scott Lyons, author of Addicted to Drama and founder of The Embody Lab
"A groundbreaking exploration of what happens when life doesn't turn out the way we expected."
–Amanda E. White, author of Not Drinking Tonight
"Sosa helps women discover themselves, compassionately guiding them to question the lies, stories, and narratives they've been told they must believe to make their relationships work."
–Minaa B., author of Owning Our Struggles and Siblinghood
"[This book] reminds us that sometimes the bravest thing we can do is stop holding everything together and start trusting ourselves."
–Jillian Turecki, author of It Begins with You
"Raw, honest, and unexpectedly funny, Maria Sosa brings a therapist’s expertise and her own lived experience to a book that makes you feel seen, and then shows you the way forward."
–Dr. Sara Kuburic, existential therapist and Author of It's On Me
"Sosa beautifully combines her personal testimony with scientific insights as well as wisdom from her years of clinical experience to provide a roadmap to honest, aligned living."
–Dr. Thema Bryant, author of Homecoming and Matters of the Heart
"Maria's story is both a cautionary tale and call to radical honesty as a way to live more fully and authentically. If you're ready to quit pretending—in any area of life—then you need this book."
–Ruby Warrington, author of Sober Curious and The Content Diet
"A warm, witty, and refreshingly honest guide to quiet self-doubt, embrace who you are, and remember that it’s never too late to begin again."
–Dr. Judith Joseph, psychiatrist, researcher, and author of High Functioning
"Maria Sosa has written the book I wish I could hand to every client who has been holding it all together for far too long"
–Dr. Scott Lyons, author of Addicted to Drama and founder of The Embody Lab
"A groundbreaking exploration of what happens when life doesn't turn out the way we expected."
–Amanda E. White, author of Not Drinking Tonight
"Sosa helps women discover themselves, compassionately guiding them to question the lies, stories, and narratives they've been told they must believe to make their relationships work."
–Minaa B., author of Owning Our Struggles and Siblinghood
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