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Oct 2022
58m 38s

PTSD, Post-Traumatic Growth, and Priorit...

RICK HANSON, PH.D., FORREST HANSON
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In 2016 Jason Kander was a rising star in the Democratic Party. After narrowly losing the race to become one of Missouri’s Senators, he began laying the groundwork for a Presidential run. Jason unexpectedly pivoted to declaring his candidacy for the 2019 Kansas City mayoral election, and quickly became the clear favorite. Three months into that campaign he e ... Show More
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