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Dec 2021
36m 30s

The Bonds That Break and Make Us

Goop, Inc. and Audacy
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“There's no real guidance about being intentional with identifying and processing our emotions because in a lot of cases, our parents don't know how to identify and process their own,” says Ashley C. Ford. Ford is the bestselling author of Somebody’s Daughter, a memoir about childhood, family, love, and forgiveness. Ford joins Erica Chidi to talk about growi ... Show More
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