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Breakup Coach Dorothy
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Valentine's Week doesn't have to be something you do alone. Feb 9-13, I'm opening The Breakup Hotline. 5 days of live support and real-time coaching to help you create clarity and closure in your breakup so you can feel confident in a better future. Free to attend. The line opens Monday, February 9th.

Register here and submit for coaching: https://dorothyabjohnson.com/hotline/ 

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