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Aug 2022
1h 7m

How to Use Your Diagnosis (Without It Us...

RICK HANSON, PH.D., FORREST HANSON
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Receiving a diagnosis can be emotionally challenging, and leave a person with a lot of understandable questions: What does this mean? What do I do now? How do I relate to this? On this episode Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson explore what a diagnosis is, how the diagnostic process works, the limitations of diagnosing someone, dealing with the emotions that come u ... Show More
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