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Jan 2019
13m 46s

When The Only Way To Be OK is to NOT Be ...

Teal Swan
About this episode

 Teal discusses acceptance and how releasing resistance to our feelings is sometimes the only way to be ok. so ironically the only way to be ok is to not be ok.  We stop the war on feeling negative and allow and through this door we can find happiness. 

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