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Sep 2019
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23. Negative People

THE TEEN LIFE COACH
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Negative people often feel unavoidable. How do you spend time with other negative people without being consumed by negativity? Tune-in to this episode to learn how to stay positive, even when people around you are being negative. Don't forget to grab the anxiety challenge at www.palmstreet.co/anxiety 
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