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Calm your anxiety, sleep meditation to soothe uncomfortable emotions.

Good evening, my name's Anne. And tonight I'll be leading you through a

meditation designed to soothe difficult emotions before sleep.

Although tonight's meditation is crafted for bedtime,

this practice is one you can do at any time of day, whenever you feel it might be useful.

It can be particularly helpful if you happen to be going through a turbulent time in life, where there may be heavy or

overpowering emotions.

When emotions arise, especially challenging ones, we tend to latch onto them.

It can be hard to let go when you're experiencing feelings of anger, sadness, or fear.

This is because we are wired to push back

against these emotions or to engage with them.

Even though the emotions themselves are not a threat,

it can feel like they are to the part of our brain that protects us.

So we become like detectives, questioning and distrusting these emotions.

We try to figure out their motives

and sometimes worry about what they will lead to next.

When we are consumed by one of these difficult feelings and stuck in detective mode, we tend to respond emotionally instead of rationally.

In these moments, it helps to slow down and consider what's really going on in order to activate the

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