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May 2020
1h 14m

Check the Facts

Michelle Henderson and Kate Sherman
About this episode

While feelings give us valuable information, they also can lead us to make poor decisions sometimes. In this episode, Kate and Michelle walk you through how to check the facts to ensure you're making decisions from your wise mind instead of from your emotion mind. 

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