In a culture increasingly organised around productivity and individual choice, many of our repeated behaviours have become about efficiency rather than meaning. In this episode, we explore why even very small rituals - a meal, a walk, a song, a candle - can give shape and significance to ordinary life, particularly in our 20s.

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We explore:

• Why rituals aren’t just religious or spiritual
• Why performing rituals is an integral part of human behaviour
• How rituals create belonging and maintain relationships
• How predictable rituals can provide an anchor during uncertainty, overwhelm and periods of change
• Why our 20s may particularly benefit from rituals
• The importance of ritualising endings

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Our favourite sources:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1088868317734944 
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S109051381500077X 
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00084298241238680 
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1545-5300.1992.00151.x 

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