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Sep 2021
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4 Lies Anxiety Tells You (and How Not to...

Shann Vander Leek & Ananga Sivyer
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#556 In this week's Anxiety Slayer podcast, we're talking about the lies anxiety tells you and how to learn not to listen. Anxiety is sneaky in the way it affects our internal dialogue. and one of the many challenges with anxiety is that it’s so exhausting, we take its lies seriously. Because we’re so tired from trying to cope when anxiety whispers in our ea ... Show More
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