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This is a solo reflection.

In this episode, Sal explores how music functioned as a survival system long before many of us had language for mental health, emotional regulation, or choice — and what it means to update those systems once awareness arrives.

Music helped many of us survive.
It regulated us, grounded us, and carried us through moments we couldn’t yet name.

But survival systems aren’t meant to be permanent.

This episode examines:

• How music acted as emotional regulation before we had language for it
• Why systems that once protected us can later limit us
• The difference between functioning and flourishing
• What it means to move from survival toward intention

Solo episodes of Blueprint & Soul are intentionally shorter than guest conversations. They serve as hinge moments in the season — spaces to pause, integrate, and shift from coping toward choice.

If you’re listening during the holidays, this episode invites you to move at your own pace — whatever this season looks like for you.

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