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Feeling confident requires an audit of your language around growing older.
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You won't cultivate deep connections until you learn to make your tender, fearful core self feel loved and safe.
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How can you be more consistently engaged and supportive when it comes to the people, places, and things you love the most?
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It's time to leave this ghost behind and focus on what's real instead.
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If your needs weren’t met as a kid, you might avoid the things you want the most simply because wanting itself feels so vulnerable.
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The acclaimed essayist explores "fantasy as portal to liberation."
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You won't accept real love into your life until you stop hiding from yourself.
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A patriot can only say yes. A good citizen knows when to say no.
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