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Sep 2024
56m 42s

When to Cut Off Your Parents, Mastering ...

MARK MANSON
About this episode
Cutting off bad or toxic parents is all the rage in some pockets of the internet these days—but have we lowered the bar a little too much for what makes a parent “toxic”? How can we navigate and own up to the hard conversations we need to have with the people closest to us? And is there a silver lining for putting up with family members who drive us absolute ... Show More
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