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Jun 2025
1h 13m

Jon Kabat-Zinn on Why You Can’t Heal Wha...

John R. Miles
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Mindfulness pioneer Jon Kabat-Zinn joins John R. Miles to explore how true healing begins when we stop avoiding our pain and start feeling it fully. 
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