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Jun 2022
18m 53s

16: when the body keeps the score

Tyler Jackson
About this episode
In theme with last week’s episode, we are talking about dating triggers. Historically, I’ve pretty much only dated men who were either good for me mentally and bad for me physically (aka s*x) or vice versa. What if both is possible? It just might be! Join me in learning how to rewire your brain+body to process new information that contradicts what you learne ... Show More
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