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Mar 2020
19m 45s

Your Brain In A Pandemic (Turn Panic Int...

KARA LOEWENTHEIL
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Join me today to gain a deeper understanding of what is going on in your brain right now. This first step is crucial to changing the state of panic that you might be experiencing. I’ll also be highlighting how the news and social media can feed into the frenzy that your mind is going through.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://unfuckyourbrain.com/pandemic-peace-1

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