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Jun 2023
1h 26m

S1 Ep128: DADDY ISSUES, Workplace Bullyi...

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Syd and Soph are BACK with the queen of overcoming daddy issues herself - Violet Benson! Join these amazing women as they talk about Violet’s journey coming to the United States from Israel, and how she was inspired to create her epic platform, DADDY ISSUES. 

She shares about her upbringing and how we can all learn to love others as well as ourselves through the complexity of love languages. Listen as they discuss how to find confidence in your true identity, what to do if you find yourself being blinded by the chase or love bombed, and learn how to give yourself grace to survive family relationships AND the dating pool. An amazing and deeply emotional episode you won’t want to miss! <3 

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