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Apr 2020
26m 53s

Birthdays: Light At The Middle of the Tu...

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When external markers of adulthood are at a standstill, how do we continue to facilitate our personal evolutions? Listen in as Priya Parker helps a young woman design a gathering to mark her sister’s birthday and her transition into adulthood.

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