{"id":74503,"date":"2024-10-02T12:31:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T16:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/?p=74503"},"modified":"2024-10-02T12:31:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T16:31:43","slug":"10-soothing-songs-to-calm-your-nerves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/10-soothing-songs-to-calm-your-nerves\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Soothing Songs to Calm Your Nerves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Calm-Playlist-Taylor-Swift-Election-2024-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Calm-Playlist-Taylor-Swift-Election-2024-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Calm-Playlist-Taylor-Swift-Election-2024-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Calm-Playlist-Taylor-Swift-Election-2024-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Calm-Playlist-Taylor-Swift-Election-2024-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Calm-Playlist-Taylor-Swift-Election-2024-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Calm-Playlist-Taylor-Swift-Election-2024.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Let the sounds of the likes of Taylor Swift, Dolly Parton and Sara Bareilles soothe you through this rocky patch in history. (Credit: ROMAN ODINTSOV, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/profile-of-woman-with-headphones-6206148\/\">Pexels<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In the face of stressful moments \u2013 related to Election 2024, global conflict, <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/terrifying-weather-events-podcast\/\">extreme weather<\/a> or any other of our world\u2019s woes \u2013 we often turn to <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/a-pumpkin-spice-playlist-featuring-9-wonderfully-girly-songs\/\">music<\/a> as a balm, to find <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/as-anxiety-rates-soar-more-startups-promise-a-way-to-chill\/\">calm<\/a> in gentle notes and encouraging lyrics. Because sometimes, we just need someone to tell us \u2013 or sing to us \u2013 that everything is going to be okay.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve compiled a list of 10 such songs by women, designed to both soothe you in the here and now, and to urge us to hope for better days ahead. Sit back, press play \u2013 and relax.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_283f6f0ec7648267a7f7edc76f6fe85a\" class=\"wp-block related-post alignwide\">\n      <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"section-title\">\n      <h4>Related<\/h4>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"post-wrap\">\n              <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/songs-bruno-mars-rihanna-more-covid19-pandemic-listening\/\" class=\"post-image-link\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/happy-covid-playlist-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/happy-covid-playlist-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/happy-covid-playlist-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"entry-text\">\n          <h3 class=\"post-title\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/songs-bruno-mars-rihanna-more-covid19-pandemic-listening\/\">\n              10 Happy Songs For Feeling Positive\n            <\/a>\n          <\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div id=\"block_c5142b82e6a0ab0e0033c089c17268a0\" class=\"wp-block listicle alignwide\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 video\">\n            <div class=\"number\">1<\/div>\n            <div class=\"iframewrap\">\n              <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten (Official Video) (as featured in Anyone But You)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b7k0a5hYnSI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>Unwritten &#8211; Natasha Bedingfield<\/h2>\n          <p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDrench yourself in words unspoken. Live your life with arms wide open. Today is where your book begins. The rest is still unwritten.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 A timeless, effervescent call to embrace uncertainty, and the beauty of the present. <\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 video\">\n            <div class=\"number\">2<\/div>\n            <div class=\"iframewrap\">\n              <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trousdale - If You&#039;re Hurting (Official Audio)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/52hh0p9Rjkw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>If You\u2019re Hurting &#8211; Trousdale<\/h2>\n          <p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf you&#8217;re hurting, I hope you hear me. When you&#8217;re barely hanging on, there is a light at the end of this tunnel. If you&#8217;re hurting, it means you&#8217;re here.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 A lilting panacea in three-part harmony; and, a reminder to hang on, especially to outstretched hands.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 video\">\n            <div class=\"number\">3<\/div>\n            <div class=\"iframewrap\">\n              <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Safe &amp; Sound feat. The Civil Wars (The Hunger Games: Songs From District 12 And Beyond)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RzhAS_GnJIc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>Safe and Sound &#8211; Taylor Swift (ft. The Civil Wars)<\/h2>\n          <p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cJust close your eyes, the sun is going down. You&#8217;ll be alright, no one can hurt you now. Come morning light, you and I&#8217;ll be safe and sound.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 A soft call, almost a lullaby, to find comfort in others, and to rest oneself in hope of waking up to a better tomorrow.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 video\">\n            <div class=\"number\">4<\/div>\n            <div class=\"iframewrap\">\n              <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Light of a Clear Blue Morning\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RfinvuRolR0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>Light of a Clear Blue Morning &#8211; Dolly Parton<\/h2>\n          <p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt&#8217;s been a long dark night, and I&#8217;ve been a waitin&#8217; for the morning. It&#8217;s been a long hard fight. But I see a brand new day is dawning.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 A shimmering classic that acknowledges our struggles while telling us to cast our eyes ahead and focus on points of light.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 video\">\n            <div class=\"number\">5<\/div>\n            <div class=\"iframewrap\">\n              <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"My Companion - Elaine Hagenberg | Wheaton College Concert Choir\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aNGVa2p_uQQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>My Companion &#8211; Elaine Hagenberg<\/h2>\n          <p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou are my companion; wonderful our road. Long and many changing, infinitely changing\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 A lush reminder of what we have in one another, and the importance of staying side by side.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 video\">\n            <div class=\"number\">6<\/div>\n            <div class=\"iframewrap\">\n              <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kacey Musgraves - Rainbow (Official Music Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6OFv566mj7s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>Rainbow &#8211; Kacey Musgraves<\/h2>\n          <p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf you could see what I see, you&#8217;d be blinded by the colors. Yellow, red, and orange, and green, and at least a million others. So tie up the bow, take off your coat, and take a look around\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 A sweet, simple plea to look beyond the swirling storm around us, upward into the technicolor skies a downpour can herald.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 video\">\n            <div class=\"number\">7<\/div>\n            <div class=\"iframewrap\">\n              <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rhiannon Giddens - We Could Fly (Official Audio)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5KhzRgqcBBc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>We Could Fly &#8211; Rhiannon Giddens<\/h2>\n          <p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe could fly across the mountains, together, hand in hand. Searching, always searching, for the promised land.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 A soulful celebration of how interconnectedness spans time, as well as space; a potent message about our abilities to break free of what holds us back, or down.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 video\">\n            <div class=\"number\">8<\/div>\n            <div class=\"iframewrap\">\n              <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ingrid Michaelson - Keep Breathing\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Svfd999aej8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>Keep Breathing &#8211; Ingrid Michaelson<\/h2>\n          <p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAll we can do is keep breathing.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 An admission of world weariness that builds into a glorious, prayerful call for acceptance and perseverance.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 video\">\n            <div class=\"number\">9<\/div>\n            <div class=\"iframewrap\">\n              <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Soft Place To Land\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sX-rFdZtdY4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>Soft Place to Land &#8211; Sara Bareilles<\/h2>\n          <p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen your breaking point&#8217;s all that you have, a dream is a soft place to land.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 An embrace of the pain and grief we are collectively struggling to hold, and a recognition of how our dreams can keep us afloat through it all.<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                  <div class=\"col-md-6 video\">\n            <div class=\"number\">10<\/div>\n            <div class=\"iframewrap\">\n              <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Let Go\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VvdzKHhgANA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 text\">\n          <h2>Let Go &#8211; Frou Frou<\/h2>\n          <p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSo let go, so let go and jump in. Oh, well, whatcha waiting for? It&#8217;s alright, \u2018cause there&#8217;s beauty in the breakdown\u2026\u201d <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 An ethereal encouragement to, at times, give oneself over to life\u2019s madness. (P.S. If you\u2019re old enough to recall this song\u2019s cultural domination, you are likely due for a mammogram or colonoscopy.)<\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_bba6d2c4a0d9b5570be0bf788d181f80\" class=\"wp-block related-post alignwide\">\n      <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"section-title\">\n      <h4>Related<\/h4>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"post-wrap\">\n              <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/18-motivational-songs-to-get-your-through-a-bad-work-day\/\" class=\"post-image-link\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thestoryexchange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beyonce_-_Tottenham_Hotspur_Stadium_-_1st_June_2023_25_of_118_52946287590_face_cropped-e1736261607379-150x150.jpg?theia_smart_thumbnails_file_version=2\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" 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