SPENDING A YEAR USING MUSIC AND EXERCISE TO MANAGE EMOTIONS
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SPENDING A YEAR USING MUSIC AND EXERCISE TO MANAGE EMOTIONS

During this emotional year, getting the emotions to come to the surface and overflow happened naturally. But, nothing prepared me for feeling emotions with my whole body. Sad, or anxious emotions did not only make me cry (everything makes me cry, from Sarah McLachlan to marriage proposals) but gutted me and drained me. When I…

SPENDING A YEAR FACING EMOTIONS AND JOURNALING
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SPENDING A YEAR FACING EMOTIONS AND JOURNALING

Before setting out on this emotional year, I needed to feel comfortable with my intentions (to make up for the lack of an actual plan) for how to approach this journey to deep dive into my emotions. I clarified my goal to not carelessly revisit and rip open old wounds, but rather to commit to…