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Jul 2024
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Ep 225. Politics, values and being kind ...

CHLOE BROTHERIDGE
About this episode

On this episode of The Calmer You Podcast, myself and Siobhan Strode discuss:


-The difference between being nice vs kind

-How to stand in your values in the world and finding community

-How to manage your mental health while being politically engaged.

-How to deal with sleep deprivation


FREE Confident Public Speaking Video Training https://www.calmer-you.com/ps


Find me on Instagram at and come say hi www.instagram.com/chloebrotheridge


Siobhan Strode is a Word Witch, Intersectional feminist and Activist. Learn more at https://www.thissisterscribes.com/ find her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thissisterscribes/




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