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Mar 2024

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Dysfunctional Families - with Harriet Sh...

About this episode

On This Week's Mum's The Word:

Georgia Jones is joined by Harriet Shearsmith from the Unfollowing Mum Podcast to chat all about dysfunctional families

They'll Discuss:

Why a fractured parent child-relationship is a difficult cycle to get out of?
The importance of having boundaries
Why therapy has the ability to bring everything out?

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