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Sep 2024
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Tay Lautner on How To Support Someone Wh...

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In this episode, Tay Lautner, mental health speaker, activist, and founder of The Lemons Foundation, joins Victoria to discuss her journey from nursing to mental health advocacy. Tay opens up about how working on the frontlines during COVID led to depression, anxiety, and PTSD, and how this experience inspired her nonprofit and podcast, The Squeeze, with her ... Show More
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