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Dec 2023
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Episode 12: Deflection and Avoidance in ...

Laura Copley
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Welcome to Season 2! On this episode of Tough Love, Dr. Laura Copley discusses Avoidance, Deflection, and Silence as a response to collective trauma and ways to cultivate courage. 
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Episode 14: A NEW Way to Set Intentions and Goals with Soul
On today's episode of Tough Love, Dr. Laura Copley introduces a new way of creating goals to bring us into the New Year. She discusses the importance of using emotions as a way to calibrate out intentions and journey toward goals, focusing on harnessing our vision for our life, i ... Show More
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