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Have you seen this Brene Brown clip on Braving the Wilderness? In it, she gives an interesting breakdown on the components that are necessary for building and maintaining trust in…
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Hello dear readers. I am popping in with another gem from the School of Life. They consistently offer up some of most sage wisdom on all manner of topics, but…
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Do you know Mary Pipher? She is a psychologist and gifted writer who has written seminal books that cover many of the developmental passages we traverse in our lives, from…
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