Having been a baby of the 80’s I can proudly say I have taken full advantage of all playlist creation methods over the years. Instead of cleaning my room as a kid I would sit and listen to my boombox patiently waiting for my favorite songs to come on so I could quickly press down on the record button in an effort to capture “my” music. Then, in high school, burning CD’s on my parent’s computer and taking advantage of the very short-lived technology trend of Mini Discs. In college, it was Napster, LimeWire and MP3 players. Now, it’s Apple Music, Pandora, Amazon Music, Spotify, etc etc. Is there anything better than a great playlist? I declare, there is NOT!

And so, here are three playlists for the people out there who are working through a wide range of emotions. I hope they take you somewhere. (For full effect, listen in this order.)

CRY IT OUT [Inspired by the Ferber Method]

1. Taylor Swift, Mad Woman
2. Bonnie Raitt, Hear Me Lord
3. Brandi Carlile, Heroes and Songs
4. Janis Joplin, Little Girl Blue
5. Ley Line, Apocalypse
6. Sara Bareilles & John Legend, A Safe Place to Land
7. Erykah Badu, On and On
8. Sia, Breathe Me
9. Joni Mitchell, River
10. Imogen Heap, Just For Now

PICK ‘YA DAMN SELF UP

1. Indigo Girls, Closer to Fine
2. Wilson Phillips, Hold On
3. Sarah McLaughlin, World on Fire
4. Joseph, White Flag
5. Whitney Houston, I Wanna Dance with Somebody
6. Jewel, Good Day
7. Sia, Unstoppable
8. Gwen Stefani, Wind it Up
9. Lady Gaga, Come to Mama
10. Kesha, Learn to Let Go

RULE THE WORLD

1. Gloria Gaynor, I Will Survive
2. Beyonce, Run the World
3. Katy Perry, Roar
4. David Guetta [featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha, Afrojack], Hey Mama
5. Lizzo, Like a Girl
6. Britney Spears, Work B**ch
7. Meghan Trainor, I Love Me
8. Cardi B, I Like It
9. Iggy Azalea [featuring Charli XCX], Fancy
10. Aretha Franklin, RESPECT

Happy Listening, Caroline