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Sep 2025
32m 26s

A Compass Doesn’t Draw Maps

MARTHA BECK
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Have you ever felt pulled toward something new without knowing exactly why…when there seems to be no logical reason for it? In this episode of The Gathering Room podcast, I share all about my family’s recent wild adventure of leaving behind the home we all loved and moving to upstate New York, guided only by the pull of our inner compasses (and a series of ... Show More
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