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Nov 2020
14m 30s

144 - The Game Of Emotions

NOAH RASHETA
About this episode
In this podcast episode, I will share some thoughts around the idea that we can change our relationship to our emotions by pretending that we're playing a game where the goal is to experience the full range of possible emotions.

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