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Dec 2024
1h 35m

Home Alone: Family Issues, Holiday Stres...

Popcorn Psychology
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Happy Holidays ya filthy animals! In this episode we will be breaking down the 1990 Holiday Classic: Home Alone! We will be discussing the challenges of being a gifted child, the roots of behavior issues, family problems, holiday stress, and dissociation. We're gonna give you to the count of ten to tune in! One, two...ten! 

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