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Sep 2020
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267: Think Critically...Because You Don'...

Thrive Therapy - Colter Bloxom, Lauren Mokarry, and Cayla Bozovich
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Critical thinking is an important skill to develop both individually and with your partner. With our current social and political stage, learning to think critically is more important than ever before. Learn tools to think critically and to talk to your partner about developing the skill together. In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that ... Show More
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