The lyceum hall of Marblehead

BY MARK HURWITZ

Lyceum halls were first introduced to New England in the early 1800s, inspired by the lecture halls found in Europe. Within a decade of their introduction, over 3,000 lyceum halls had been built in the U.S. alone.

Before the advent of movies and television, the halls provided entertainment for people. Lyceums put on a variety of programming, including debates, musical entertainment, oral readings and plays.

Lyceums were the brainchild of Joshua Holbrook, who borrowed the concept from the mechanics’ institutes he had encountered in England. Holbrook started the first lyceum in Millbury in 1828.

Before long, there were 100 similar societies throughout New England. The city of Salem first opened its lyceum hall in 1830, followed by Marblehead in 1844.

Marblehead’s lyceum hall was located at 69 Washington St. In the

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— to process and release these emotions. I’m not suggesting you incorporate outbursts of sadness and rage into your day. There is a better way!

Identifying emotions through awareness

When we recognize and release difficult emotions, we are able to reflect and reveal our true self, which is calm and balanced, compassionate and empathetic. Picture your body as an empty vessel. Your true self resides just below your naval (solar plexus). This self gets buried under layers of negative emotion. Being aware of these emotions as they fill you and drown your peace and power is the first step. How do you do this?

First, listen to your thoughts. When you wake in the morning, listen to the story you are telling yourself about your day, your personal and professional life, national and world events and how they affect you. Maybe you feel a lack of control, victimized and powerless. Then identify the emotions these thoughts are creating for you — maybe fear, anger or sadness.

Then, watch your behavior. Watch for behaviors that are compulsive, impulsive, controlling or indulging. These are red flags that you are avoiding negative

19th century, a number of learned and respected individuals spoke here.

The lyceum on Washington Street was built against the face of a steep rocky hillside (still there). It had its entrance on the ground level, with a long flight of steps up to the main floor of the auditorium. The stage protruded out over the sidewalk. Seats rose steeply in the rear to an exit on Mechanic Street.

Distinguished speakers who spoke at the Marblehead lyceum in the 19th century: emotions that need to be processed.

Releasing difficult emotions

Now that you’re aware of these emotions, prioritize time to process and release them in healthy ways. As women, we often serve everyone — our families, our clients, our communities — before we serve ourselves. Research shows that chronic stress increases inflammation in our bodies, which, in turn, increases anxiety and depression. It’s a spiral that you can stop with self care. Incorporating the techniques below as part of your self-care practice will help you bring your best self to every aspect of your life. Taking care of yourself more doesn’t mean taking care of them less, it means taking care of them better!

1. Name the feeling

As you expand your awareness of these emotions, it is important to also expand your vulnerability vocabulary. This allows you to understand and express the full spectrum of your emotions. Dr. Brene Brown’s research showed that after asking over 7,000 people to list emotions they could recognize while feeling it, they came up with three on average — happy, mad and sad. Google

“list of emotions” to help you identify and name what you are feeling and keep it close by for daily

Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator and writer. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, becoming famous for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings.

Wendell Phillips (1811-1884), an American abolitionist, orator and attorney. According to George Lewis Ruffin, a Black attorney, Phillips reference.

2. Give Your emotion a voice

There is a practice called “Rage on the Page” based on the work of Dr. John Sarno. Sarno wrote about how our physical conditions are caused by our unresolved trauma and unprocessed emotions. In this practice, you write for about 20-30 minutes focused solely on releasing your anger or grief. Give yourself the option to burn or shred the paper after writing. This will eliminate any filter you may impose when considering that someone finds and reads what you’ve written.

When you are done, go for a walk or meditate to reset your nervous system.

3. Cultivate a peaceful center

There have been hundreds of studies on the benefits of meditation, including reducing and relieving stress-related psychological disorders.

In its most basic form, meditation can help you access your calm, was seen by many Blacks as “the one white American wholly colorblind and free from race prejudice.” From 1850 to 1865, he was the preeminent figure in American abolitionism.

» Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894), an American physician, poet and polymath. Acclaimed by his peers as one of the best writers of the day. After graduating from Harvard in 1829, he briefly studied law before turning to the medical profession. He began writing poetry at an early age. One of his most famous works, “Old Ironsides,” was published in 1830 and was influential in the eventual preservation of the USS Constitution.

» Thomas Starr King (1824-1864), an American Universalist and Unitarian minister, influential in California politics during the American Civil War. King spoke zealously in favor of the Union and was credited by authentic self that feels buried below your difficult emotions. In the silence or through the guidance of an instructor, you can process the emotion and cultivate a peaceful center to return to when your world feels turbulent again.

4. Talk to someone

Whether you connect with a psychiatrist, counselor or coach, finding someone to help you excavate and navigate this terrain is important. I can’t tell you how many times a client said to me or I said to my coach, “I have nothing to talk about today.” And without fail, we are knee-deep in identifying and processing difficult emotions within 10-15 minutes. Sometimes the tools in our bag just aren’t enough or you can’t find the time for self-care and need to be held accountable by a third party. When you find the right person, the perspective and support they provide and the pressure it relieves is priceless.

Abraham Lincoln with preventing California from becoming a separate republic. He is sometimes referred to as “the orator who saved the nation.”

» John Pierpont (17851866), an American poet, who was also successively a teacher, lawyer, merchant and Unitarian minister. His poem “The Airs of Palestine” made him one of the best-known poets in the United States in his day. He served as pastor at the Hollis Street Church in Boston from 1819 to 1845. His social activism for temperance and abolition angered some parishioners, and after a lengthy battle he resigned in 1845. He was also the grandfather to Industrialist J.P. Morgan.

Marblehead’s first movie house

Before the Warwick Theater opened up on Pleasant Street in 1917, the lyceum hall showed silent films to the public. (The

5. Move your body

We now know that persistently elevated stress hormones like cortisol have a detrimental effect on the body. It can lead to anxiety, depression, weight gain, heart problems, sleep disorders, digestive issues, headaches, memory impairment and even chronic pain.

Studies show that exercise is especially effective recovery for people performing mentally demanding work — which feels like all of us. Research shows that the best exercises for releasing this stress and anxiety are walking, running, hiking, cycling and yoga.

Start small if you are not currently moving on a regular basis. Getting sore or injured will derail your motivation and momentum. If you are moving, adding a mindfulness practice like yoga and getting outside will bring added benefits.

6. Find peer support

Said plainly, there is not enough peer support in the first “talkie” was “The Jazz Singer” in 1928) The owner, Fred Libby, ran the lyceum movie theater until he was hired to run the Warwick Theater. The Warwick Theater was named for the actor Robert Warwick. Warwick was a matinee idol during the silent film era and later prospered as an actor after the introduction of sound to cinema.

Basketball and badminton

By the 1930s, seats were removed from the auditorium, and it was converted into a basketball court and later a badminton court.

End of an era world. I feel strongly about the incredible benefits of peer support among women. From my own personal experience as a provider and consumer of such support, I find these spaces invaluable. Talking openly about the unique challenges we face and the common traumas we endure normalizes them and melts the shame we carry when we believe we are alone in our struggles. Find or form a peer support group to create a safe space to be vulnerable, feel seen, heard and valued through shared experiences. positions including:

After sitting empty for a number of years, the building was deemed a fire hazard and was torn down in 1951. It was replaced with a much smaller structure for artist Samuel Chamberlain in 1956. There is a historic plaque for Chamberlain’s art studio on the front of the house today.

Wendy Tamis Robbins is an anxiety expert, bestselling author of “The Box: An Invitation to Freedom From Anxiety,” and founder of CAVE Club, a wellness community exclusively for professional women. She works globally as a mental health and wellness coach, speaker and advocate. She will be speaking and signing books at Shubie’s Marketplace on May 11 at 4 p.m.

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