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Sep 2021
16m 20s

Why Are We Afraid to Have Hard Conversat...

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Global topics have been heavy, there is no denying that -- but why are we running away from the tough topics? Are you finding it hard to have these conversations? Do you even want to be? With everything becoming more politically-laced and divisions between opinions growing deeper, we need peaceful debates and open-minded conversations now more than ever! Let ... Show More
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