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Apr 2020
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Introducing: Heart Homework

Liz Plank
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A new podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Liz Plank that offers emotional support to process the anxiety that accompanies an increasingly chaotic news cycle. The world is scary. But Liz’s guiding philosophy is not to distract you from bad news, it’s to help you understand it. The news needs therapy. Liz is here to help. Every week she’s joined by  an expert, friend, or spiritual leader to try and help you understand yourself and the world, a little better.

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