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Nov 2016
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Ep 6. What The Heck Is a Cognitive Bias?

KELLI WALKER
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In this episode Kelli and Erica explore what cognitive biases (aka thinking biases) are and how they influence the way we perceive the world. Certain thinking biases can actually cause us to see the world through anxiety-tinted glasses. Lucky for us, thinking is a habit and habits can be changed. Join in as we discuss what helped us remove those anxiety-tinted glasses.

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Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

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