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Apr 2018
25m 5s

Maggie: When good moms need to be bad

CBC
About this episode
Sometimes we use thrills - even illegal ones - to lift our mood when we're feeling down. Maggie is a stay-at-home mom who struggles with the humdrum of raising little ones. But can she find a way to feel proud and powerful without resorting to destructive thrills? 
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