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1437 || reclaiming agency through dancing

Author
Julie Merica
Published
Sat 03 May 2025
Episode Link
https://shows.acast.com/make-your-damn-bed/episodes/1437-reclaiming-agency-through-dancing

I think everything these days wants to steal our attention. And if it’s been a while since we checked in with that and how comfortable we are giving up all of life‘s best moments for bullshit that (if we could remember) would not matter at all. 


So it’s nice to reclaim a bit of it for ourselves. In whatever ways we can manage. If that’s carving out a few minutes a day to dance? I think that’s a beautiful way to start. 


SOURCES:


The Dance vs. Depression Study: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10813489/ 

Another study: https://www.bmj.com/content/384/bmj-2023-075847 


Articles on the topic:


INDEPENDENT: https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/dance-best-exercise-depression-b2501113.html 

RELIEF MENTAL HEALTH: https://reliefmh.com/blog/dance-therapy-depression-anxiety/ 

DANCE MAG: https://dancemagazine.com/dancing-with-depression/#gsc.tab=0 

HARVARD: https://hms.harvard.edu/news-events/publications-archive/brain/dancing-


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