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Apr 2022
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How to Let Go of Things You Love

JON BROOKS
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Send us a text Learn more about Stoic Anxiety Mastery: https://stoichandbook.ck.page/anxiety In this episode, we explore Chapter 7 of the Enchiridion and learn about an analogy that can help us practice letting go of the things we enjoy in life when it is time to "return" back to our source. 
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