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May 2022
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EP 207 - You Can't Stop, Change, or Cont...

Drew Linsalata
About this episode

Send in a question or comment via text.

“Change your thoughts, change your life!", right?

NO!

This is a thing we hear all the time in self-help and personal development but in all honesty, it's nonsense.  Let’s talk about the fact that you cannot stop, control, or change your thoughts no matter how much you want to or how hard you try. And really, that's fine because controlling thoughts is not what will set us free.

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https://theanxioustruth.com/207

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