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Apr 2019
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78. Resisting V. Allowing Negative Emoti...

KARA LOEWENTHEIL
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Join me on this episode to discover how to start implementing the practice of truly allowing your negative feelings. Baby steps are crucial in working on your skeptical brain, and starting here is going to help you tremendously with your self-coaching.

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