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Oct 2022
35m 23s

Why We Need To Be Bored

REBECCA HINTZE, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
About this episode

This podcast is SO BORING.

Actually, it's about why being bored can be used as a strategy to help your brain relax.

 

Want to improve your mental health?

Put that phone down, don't answer that text or email, and let yourself be bored.

 

Host: Rebecca Hintze

Guest Speaker: Shane Hintze

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