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September brings contradictory emotions that coexist within us—the relief of returning routines alongside the grief of what or who is missing. Our ability to simultaneously hold joy and sorrow, gratitude and grief isn't confusion or weakness, but rather the fullness of being human.

In this episode:

• The paradox of September: school routines returning while feeling the emptiness of change
• Why society pressures us to choose between emotions, but our hearts don't work in categories
• A mindful moment to acknowledge all feelings without organizing them
• The Japanese concept of "mono no aware"—the inseparability of beauty and loss
• Permission to experience contradictory emotions as signs of aliveness, not instability
• Finding sacredness in both joy and grief without choosing between them

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