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Jul 2024
1h 18m

Why You’re Stuck, and How to Fix It

RICK HANSON, PH.D., FORREST HANSON
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Most of us have gone through a time in life when it felt like we were stuck: unable to deal with our issues, change in useful ways, or make our lives the way we wanted them to be. It’s often not for lack of trying. You read the books, you followed the exercises, you maybe even saw a therapist…but it just didn’t help. On today’s episode, Dr. Rick and Forrest ... Show More
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