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Aug 2019
18m 32s

92. Numbing + Compulsive Behavior Vol. 2

KARA LOEWENTHEIL
About this episode

I've got two tools that are seemingly straightforward in helping you break any of your ingrained numbing habits, but it's going to require lots of practice in order to use them to your advantage. Breaking habituated patterns takes effort because most of the time it's happening unconsciously, and it often makes us feel anxious when we act against our own will, which is why these tools are going to be challenging but life-changing.

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