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Jan 2019
54m 21s

Ep 169: Books that mess you up in all th...

Anne Bogel
About this episode
Meet Phimy Truong and Erika Thi Benjamin, best friends who share both a passion for work that creates positive change in the world AND practically identical reading taste (as you’ll hear, one of their favorites is shared). Today Anne, Phimy, and Erika chat about the book that taught them radical self-care, how literature has helped them dive more deeply into ... Show More
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