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Aug 2024
44m 47s

93: Taking Things Personally

The Sabrina Zohar Show
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In today’s solo episode, Sabrina dives into why people take things personally and how to stop doing so. She shares a personal story about being ghosted and the person later reaching out to apologize to emphasize that a lot of the time, it’s about the other person and not you. Sabrina talks about how taking things personally often stems from assuming somethin ... Show More
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