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Jan 2025
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Feeling like you have no choice but to s...

PAUL COLAIANNI
About this episode
You know the type: They do nothing and you do everything. In this episode, I share the struggle of a woman who has a rocky relationship with her adult daughter who moved back in with her. I share a lot of thoughts and lessons we can learn what we can do, if anything, when the other person in your life is making things unnecessarily harder. 
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