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Oct 2020
21m 42s

#31: How to Deal with Loneliness

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Feeling lonely is a very normal emotion to come up after a break up. You lose the partnership and companionship you got from your ex and it can be easy to feel completely alone. In this episode, I go over some actions to take to overcome loneliness, how to get to the root cause of your loneliness, and some ways to shift your perspective. 

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