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Jun 2023
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Kindness as a Self-Care Practice

Rachel Brathen
About this episode

It may not seem like it, but service is self-care! Being kind to others requires us to be intimate and vulnerable - and we get something out of that too. For today’s episode, you are going to do a random act of kindness. It will show everyone involved that the world is a beautiful place. Tune in to begin.

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