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Aug 2024
47m 33s

BeFriending Fear, Part 1: Healthy and Un...

Jonathan Foust
About this episode

This talk explores the art of working with anxiety and dread.

You’ll learn the difference between healthy and unhealthy fear, the roots of fear and some strategies for transforming the experience of anxiety when it arises.

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