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May 2023
25m 6s

Why Can’t I Change? When You’re Feeling ...

HARRIET FREW
About this episode
A Bite Size episode. Another question this week from a lovely listener. Thank you so much. My listener is feeling stuck in recovery. She has been given a meal plan from her Team and in theory, she wants to implement it and take recovery steps forward. However, putting this into practice is proving frustrating and difficult.  Here I offer 3 tips to support ch ... Show More
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