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Aug 11
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Fear Is Not an Option: How to Break the ...

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This is a Fan Fav episode. This week’s guest on Women Of Impact is Monica Berg. Monica Berg is the author of Fear Is Not An Option and serves as Chief Communications Officer for Kabbalah Centre International. In this episode she talks about how she overcame a debilitating eating disorder at a young age and how she built her self worth. SHOW NOTES: M ... Show More
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