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Navigating Change: Electronica & Dance for New Beginnings

Gillian Fletcher
May 01, 2025
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As a DJ, I always take requests. What songs help you make sense of things when they’re a little upside down? How does your journey sound?

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Drop your favorite track and maybe you’ll inspire my next playlist!


In my most recent post “Break the Chains of Habit,” I shared how things have felt a bit unsettled since moving abroad and how I traced the root of those challenges to the cognitive load of making new habits. It’s hard to make changes, we often shy away from them in our lives; however, moving to a new country means everything is at least a little bit different and the process of finding stability is quite a journey.

When it came to putting together this mix, I found myself vibing with more electronica and dance than usual, perhaps suggesting the roughness of shattering personal illusions and finding joy in a bit of healthy upset? No matter where life has taken you, we’ve all gone through the rough parts of adapting to something new and that’s what this playlist is all about!

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