unburden
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"When you breathe, you're already rich, you're already a millionaire; all the wealth is in life. I talked with him, and I was able to unburden myself."
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
After winning the trophy, she spoke about the benefits of therapy in helping her unburden herself.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2025
IFS is a way to unburden the self and have a more integrated inner system, Morin said.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2024
The predictive technologies that are promising to unburden us of the inconveniences of life are also creating a situation where we are gradually more anxious, not less anxious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2024
He set it down, wanting to unburden himself.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
Here, a female devotee unburdens her troubles before Puliyurkali, a powerful manifestation of goddess Kali, seeking solace and divine intervention.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024
As Stan unburdens his soul to his coconspirator, and wrestles with issues of guilt and shame, the question remains: What do you want to believe, folks?
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2021
He unburdens himself in order to wrest insight out of his students.
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2019
When he unburdens himself about his problems, he ruins a dinner party.
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2017
The man of pleasure is not satisfied with his pleasures, and, when he unburdens his secret mind, confesses his disappointment and disgust.
From The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching by J. Dodd (James Dodd) Jackson
In Naiguata, a small coastal town famous for its traditional "dancing devils" festival, Cesar Rendon, 49, a former inmate who lived in the town's halfway house, confides that he "unburdened himself" with Apostol.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
China is no longer the indispensable partner unburdened by a history of war in the region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Now, Rose felt the pressure - coming undone at Amen Corner's 11th and 12th holes - as McIlroy proved he truly was unburdened.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
The most mobile Americans are recent college graduates who are brimming with potential, searching for work and unburdened by major responsibilities.
From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2025
It was a warm afternoon, and it felt wonderful—you can’t believe how wonderful—to be at large without a pack, bouncy and unburdened.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Stacy’s problem with New York life, and particularly how its version of 1% living shaped her children, is why Preston’s cabin becomes the start of her “Walden”-style unburdening.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026
Once he started unburdening himself of his insecurities and traumas, he probably wouldn’t stop for a week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
“I felt like people needed to get this off their chest. It was almost like they were unburdening themselves.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025
After unburdening herself from the bipolar diagnosis she had received as a child, she got off psych meds.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2024
He looked so relieved to be unburdening himself.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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