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Feb 2022
37m 59s

CC: Toxic Positivity with Whitney Goodma...

CHRISTINE HASSLER
About this episode

Whitney Goodman is the radically honest psychotherapist behind the popular Instagram account @sitwithwhit and owner of the Collaborative Counseling Center, a private therapy practice in Miami. She helps individuals and couples heal past wounds and create the life they've always wanted. In TOXIC POSITIVITY, Whitney offers a powerful guide to owning our emotions—even the difficult ones—in order to show up authentically in the world.

Learn more about Whitney and her book here: https://sitwithwhit.com/

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