Emotions & feelings

soul-searching

deep personal reflection

Soul-searching is a period of thinking deeply about your feelings, choices, and what you really want.

B2 now and then speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Why did she move abroad?

She went through a lot of soul-searching and wanted a fresh start.

Play the conversation

After leaving university, I did some soul-searching before choosing a career.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: make some soul-searching

Say: do some soul-searching

Use “do,” not “make,” in the common phrase “do some soul-searching.”

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

do some soul-searching; go through a period of soul-searching

Your turn: say it out loud

After leaving university, I did some soul-searching before choosing a career.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

soul-searching

deep personal reflection

“After leaving university, I did some soul-searching before choosing a career.”

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