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Jun 2021
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#65 What is the purpose of heartbreak?

BREAK UP BESTIE
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Last week during my Thursday Q&A on Instagram someone submitted a question “what is the point of heartbreak?” my answer to that received so much feedback that I wanted to turn it into a full episode. In today’s episode I’ll talk about what I think the point of going through a break up is, and no I don’t believe the point of it is just to suffer. The poin ... Show More
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