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Mar 2022
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Morning Anxiety? It Might Be Cortisol Aw...

Therapy in a Nutshell -Emma McAdam
About this episode
If you wake up to anxiety first thing in the morning, you know how uncomfortable it can be. In this video we’re going to talk about how cortisol is different in the morning and what you can do about it to better decrease your morning anxiety. 
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