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Sep 2022
33m 45s

172 - Practicing Acceptance

NOAH RASHETA
About this episode
Psychological acceptance is "the active embracing of subjective experience, particularly distressing experiences." In this episode, I will discuss practicing acceptance and using the OODA loop as decision-making tools to help us act more skillfully during difficult or stressful times.

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