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Jan 2025
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Best of 2024- Reclaim Yourself w/ Emma S...

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Happy New Year! As we prepare for the new season of the Psychology Podcast, here's one of our favorites to get you through the holidays. 

This week Scott is joined by happiness researcher and best selling author, Dr. Emma Seppala. Scott and Dr,. Seppala discuss the concept of “sovereign", an emancipation from all the ways you subjugate yourself in your own existence. Emma teaches us all how to reconnect with yourself in a healthy way. 

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