Janna Barrett 7/14/25 Janna Barrett 7/14/25

Is Music Holding You Back, or Propelling You Forward?

A beautiful first date revealed some emotional realizations. We sometimes use music to relive the past, avoid the present, or keep ourselves on emotional loops. But we can also use it to escape the very traps we create for ourselves.

Janna Barrett 5/12/25 Janna Barrett 5/12/25

The Obsession That Started It All

To let go of a former flame, I had to put a particular song off-limits—and I had to put all my music off-limits to stop listening to it. Here’s why I went on a music diet, which became the impetus for the Happiness Soundtrack.