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Jul 2024
43m 27s

Why do I always feel so hopeless?

Kati Morton, LMFT
About this episode
This week on Ask Kati Anything (ep. 224) licensed therapist Kati Morton talks about how therapists react when clients have breakthroughs, how we can fight hopelessness, and ways that we can more easily talk to a therapist of the opposite sex about sensitive topics. She then dives into why it can be hard for so many of us to feel and process emotions, how to ... Show More
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