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Sep 23
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512 You're Putting Too Much Pressure on ...

Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT | Anxiety & OCD Specialist
About this episode

In this episode, I'm talking about the pressure we put on ourselves, how all of those "shoulds" and imaginary timelines can fuel anxiety, and how we can still chase big goals without tying our worth to the outcome.

 

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