0 involving the release of strong emotions through a particular activity or experience: --
a cathartic experience
There is something very cathartic about exercise.
Most people can testify to the cathartic effects of hurling all their frustrations and worries into an email to a friend.
A frequent staple of the short story in general is a cathartic moment.
His writing seems cathartic - a release from the sometimes tragic events of his life.