catharsis
His writing seems cathartic - a release from the sometimes tragic events of his life.
A frequent staple of the short story in general is a cathartic moment.
Most people can testify to the cathartic effects of hurling all their frustrations and worries into an email to a friend.
There is something very cathartic about exercise.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Liberating, relaxing and releasing
breathe
breathe easieridiom
cathartically
chillax
cut someone free
decontrol
discharge
let goidiom
let someone looseidiom
let/set something looseidiom
liberalization
liberate
non-controlled
relax
relax your grip/holdidiom
turn someone/something looseidiom
unbeholden
untethered
walk
walk freeidiom
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