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Sep 2022
20m 38s

Why We Run From Love

Lorin Krenn
About this episode

Why do we become anxious when we experience deep love or intimacy? Why do we find excuses? What is stopping us from going deeper?

Lorin explores the shadow work we must do so we can connect with our heart’s deepest yearning, without falling into the trap of focusing too much on shadow work.

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