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Aug 2021
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How to live with an annoying optimist

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HOW ANNOYING ARE ETERNAL OPTIMISTS? If you live with one, then you are saying AMEN right now. You’ve had a bad day at work. They say you’re lucky to have a job. They genuinely don’t get why your mood is dark and stormy. You end up feeling crazy because you question yourself: WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?  So how can mindfulness help us?

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Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88 
Content: Amy Molloy @amy_molloy
Executive Producer: Elise Cooper
Editor: Adrian Walton

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