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(REPLAY) How to Use Writing as a Tool for Emotional Healing with Mari Candela

In this conversation, Riva and Mari explore how poetry and journaling can help you process emotions, integrate difficult experiences, and reconnect with parts of yourself that may have gone quiet.

Mari shares her healing journey, and how writing became a structured way to access feelings she couldn’t speak out loud - and what happened when she lost that ability.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Why writing can feel safer than verbal processing

How poetry bypasses overthinking and connects you to the body

How putting language to emotion helps the brain organize overwhelming experiences

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