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Feb 2022
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Ep #76: Unhealthy Attachments

MALLORY ERVIN
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Attachments to bad things—or even good things—can become really unhealthy for us if we let them. Today, I’m going to talk about one of the biggest breakthroughs that I had regarding unhealthy attachments (and how they held me back just as much as addictions and pain avoidance), as well as how important it is to understand the attachments we have and work to ... Show More
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