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Mar 2020
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#6 - Sinan's Story: "From Devastation to...

Waheed Jensen
About this episode
In this episode, my dear friend Sinan joins me to share his personal story. A journey from a place of complete darkness and devastation to a place of wholeness and peace. *Trigger warning: episode includes vivid recollection of severe depression, death wishes and passive suicidal ideations* Send as an anonymous one-way text message 
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