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Feb 2023
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The Wisdom of Anxiety with Dr. Tracy Den...

SIMON SINEK
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Anxiety is the crown jewel of human evolution.  That’s the professional opinion of neuroscience professor and clinical psychologist Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, who is driving a paradigm shift in how we understand anxiety. The emotion isn’t a sickness or a flaw in human design – it’s an evolved advantage that protects us and strengthens our creative and producti ... Show More
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