Welcome to The Playground, a space for spiritual exploration, personal development, self-healing, wellness, and mysticism for the modern millennial - all while having fun! Hosted by Shanila Sattar, author of Breathe, creatrix of FLOW Breathwork Facilitator Training, and the Healing Arts Practitioner Training Immersion. She is the founder of AlwaysPlay Studios which trains sound healers and breathwork facilitators, and THE PLAYGROUND which mentors healers. Her background is in tech, having co ...
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292. What to do when you’re juggling multiple passions and can't focus (3s Method)
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If you're someone who has multiple passions and interests, you know how difficult it can be to FOCUS. There are so many options on the table that sometimes it feels like you either don't know how to make the "right choice", or feel paralyzed by having to make choice! In this conversation, I'm going to give you a simple method to narrow down what's …
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Life’s algorithm is changing. Quick shifts and deconstruction of previous thoughts, behaviors, and actions are along this pathway. As you continue to download new codes, feel free to delete all programs that are malfunctioning. Your work in liberation, social justice, and healing all require evolution 💕 ⭐ ⭐ Free community for healing arts practitio…
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290. Dance as Liberation and Culture Movement with Faye Beard Wright
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Meet Fabienne Beard-Wright, an esteemed cultural movement specialist, and the driving force behind Lift Off Special Programming, Inc. with a deep, rooted passion for dancing education, Fabienne has committed her life to empowering others through the art, providing valuable resources, and fostering creative growth. Fabienne has become a thought lead…
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289. Energy Forecast: Massive Energy Upgrades (May 2024)
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So…now that we’re out of this eclipse situation, you’re going to start feeling some BIG personal AND collective upgrades. Now, whenever you talk to me about astrology or energy, we’re always talking practical and grounded - keeping in our vision world events and cultural context as well.By Shanila Sattar
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Your inner teenager is contacting you, again. There are four crucial ways that you know your inner teenager is trying to get in contact with you...or is ruling your life! Which do you resonate with? Catch the previous series (Episodes 172-175). ⭐ ⭐ Free community for healing arts practitioners: https://tinyurl.com/playground222 __________ ⭐ Breathw…
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287. Spiritual Psychosis, Disassociation, and Red Flags on your Spiritual Journey with Shanila Sattar
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We’re talking spiritual psychosis, disassociation, and other red flags on your healing journey. We're kinda talking about a sensitive subject. There's a very common occurrence that happens on the spiritual, self-exploration, healing, personal development journey that not a lot of people know about and these are definitely red flags you need to look…
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286. Rewilding, Liberation, and Black Girl Country Living with Hillarie Maddox
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Flow Breathwork Facilitator Student Spotlight Series Meet Hillarie Maddox of @blackgirl.countryliving Hillarie is a nature connection educator who experienced a profound shift after moving from the city to the country and connecting to her roots. She believed that a good job was the key to happiness, until she found deep healing and joy in being in…
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285. Practitioners' Challenge (accept if you dare 👀)
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Healers! Wellness Practitioners! I have a challenge for you this month. I'm a broken record when I say folks in the healing arts need to step into their light and out of fear. This month's challenge is COLLABORATION. I invite you to collaborate with other healing arts practitioners and support each other! Be BRAVE and initiate contact with someone …
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Move over boss babes. This era is over. We’ve come a full circle from girl bossing too close to the sun and now you can relax. Many entrepreneurs are going to realize that the hyper GO GO GO styles of entrepreneurship are not sustainable, especially in the healing arts. You’re not really meant to follow pathways of being in business that are totall…
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283. Aries Season and The Goddess Rising (Energy Forecast)
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We talked about the spring death, renewal, and birth vibes, but are you feeling what this Aries season is throwing down? Let's talk. __________ ⭐ Breathwork Facilitator Certification: https://www.flowbreathworktraining.com ⭐ Discover your healer archetype: https://www.alwaysplay.org/healerarchetype ⭐ Free download: Somatic Flow Breathwork Technique…
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Who here is experiencing the WITCH WOUND? It’s the fear of been seen and perceived, built from generations and generations of our ancestors who were not able or allowed to be in their light. They had to assimilate to survive. They were disconnected from nature and intuition through settler behaviors that removed the witch’s power. The witch, means …
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The hardest part of getting started in the healing arts is really identifying yourself into the healing arts. It can feel so icky to say you're a "healer" or whatever other title you're struggling with, but the journey is really about your own self-inquiry and commitment to study. There is always a call from WITHIN that says, "let's go deeper". Som…
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280. Do you feel the death and rebirth in spring?
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Here's what you need to know about the death and rebirth energy in spring. Do you feel this shift? __________ ⭐ Breathwork Facilitator Certification: https://www.flowbreathworktraining.com ⭐ Free download: Somatic Flow Breathwork Techniques for Coaches and Healers: https://flowbreathwork.lpages.co/somatic-flow-breathwork-techniques-freebie-download…
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279. Spring Energy Forecast: 3 pieces of *Magic*
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As we transition from the winter season into spring energy, you'll start to feel the energy SHIFT. Your mood, emotions, motivation...all of it will start to come alive again. With the Spring Equinox around the corner, get ready to harness these 3 pieces of MAGIC. You won't be disappointed! __________ ⭐ Breathwork Facilitator Certification: https://…
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278. Self-love, emotional fragility, and outsourcing self-worth: A Reflection with Shanila Sattar
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In this episode, reflect with me about self love, emotional fragility, and outsourcing self-worth to others. Let's talk about why a sense of self can be the catalyst to inner healing, growth, and resiliency. Train in the healing arts: www.alwaysplay.orgBy Shanila Sattar
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277. The plague that's destroying your soul
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Are you ready for a firey conversation? We're talking about the plague that is destroying your soul - especially if you're a woman or from an underrepresented, underserved, and/or marginalized community. This plague has been normalized so hard that you probably don't even understand in what ways it has ruined your creativity, intuition, and goals.…
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276. Procrastination to Shame pipeline (Perfectionism Series)
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Procrastination to Shame pipeline (Perfectionism Series) This type of perfectionist leads with AVOIDANCE and then it leads to SHAME. It’s like, when you avoid doing something for so long that it actually feels shameful to start it. You didn’t send that text, so the longer time goes by, the harder it feels to say “hey”. The avoidance makes you procr…
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275. Overdoing to BITTERNESS pipeline (Perfectionism Series)
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Overdoing to bitterness pipeline (Perfectionism Series). This type of perfectionist does everything for the love and approval from others. This is our classic people-pleaser who tends to absorb other people’s energies and generally feels separated from a sense of self. From a nervous system perspective, this overdoer is in hyper arousal mode - alwa…
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274. Procrastination to imposter syndrome pipeline (Perfectionism Series)
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Procrastination to imposter syndrome pipeline (Perfectionism Series) This type of perfectionist leads with procrastination, indecisiveness, and fear of commitment. And imagine, how big of an imposter you’re likely to feel if you don’t really commit to anything. You’re never putting in the practice hours of being a sucky beginner long enough to see …
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273. Overachieving to burnout pipeline (Perfectionism Series)
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Overachieving to burnout pipeline (Perfectionism Series) This type of perfectionist is not afraid of success, but rather what's going to happen if they stopped achieving. Will people still like you? Will people still find you valuable? Will you still be and feel worthy? This burnout has long term consequences on your health that take YEARS to recti…
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272. What type of a perfectionist are you? The four perfectionist archetypes
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Not at all perfectionism looks alike, because there are different motivations behind each archetype. Some perfectionism can actually be healthy ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mItTKzfiK8&t=191s), but most perfectionism can be crippling and limiting. In this conversation, we're exploring the 4 archetypes of perfectionism coming from the maladapti…
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If you're a perfectionist or have imposter syndrome, listen to this. What you might not know is that there are two dimensions of perfectionism and...one of them is not that bad. Question for you: Do you find yourself on the adaptive or maladaptive pathway? If you want to explore this further, IMPERFECT waitlist is open: https://tinyurl.com/imperfec…
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270. Somatic practices every girlie should know
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As coaches, healers, and wellness practitioners, you're getting privy to how somatic practices and nervous system regulation are KEY to *sustainable* change. Dive into the essence of somatic healing, a practice rooted in the body's innate intelligence. "Soma" simply means BODY. Somatic is the wisdom that arises from within and the way that we can u…
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269. Unlock Epic Codes in 2024 || What you need to know
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If you're feeling that new era, new chapter, that new vibe...but you can't put your finger on it? EPIC codes are unlocking in the next 3 months. Here's what you need to know. Energy Forecast of 2024: https://youtu.be/Df46zi-OinM __________ ⭐ Breathwork Facilitator Certification: https://www.flowbreathworktraining.com ⭐ Free download: Somatic Flow B…
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Is motivation made up? It is a concept that actually exists? In this episode, I'm proposing a spiritual question for you! At least, it feels super spiritual to me. Can motivation exist without passion? What do you think? __________ ⭐ Breathwork Facilitator Certification: https://www.flowbreathworktraining.com ⭐ Free download: Somatic Flow Breathwor…
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267. Wellness industry is changing in 2024 and how you can adapt (Practitioner's Chit Chat)
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I wanted to personally reflect how the energy of 2024 is going to shift how wellness practitioners are able to thrive in a completely different wellness market in the upcoming year. Many folks doubled down on the internet for wellness in 2020, but that energy, including buyer behavior, social psychology, and the NEED for human connection is going t…
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266. Ways to introduce breathwork to your therapy practice
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If you're a therapist who's been wanting to add more body based healing practices into your therapy practice, this is a super quick and practical video for you on how you can introduce breathwork to your clients. If you're completely new to the concept of breathwork, breathwork is the practice of regulating your breathing in a specific way that hel…
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If you’ve been hearing the word “somatic healing” or "nervous system regulation" lately, but have no idea what that actually is, let’s do a somatic healing 101 overview so you can understand what the heck people are talking about and how it’s a game changer for emotional, mental, physical, and energetic wellbeing. __________ ⭐ Breathwork Facilitato…
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Our word for 2022 was SOFTEN. 2023, we were ready to PLAY. For 2024, it's... The energy of 2024 is way more grounding than the last few years. Here is what you can expect. __________ ⭐ Breathwork Facilitator Certification: https://www.flowbreathworktraining.com ⭐ Discover your healer archetype: https://www.alwaysplay.org/healerarchetype ⭐ Free down…
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263. Activism in spiritual and wellness communities - What's your role?
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It wouldn't be the playground if we didn't keep it real. There's a desire to bypass discomfort in spiritual and wellness communities. What's our role in liberation? What's our role in the healing arts? __________ ⭐ Breathwork Facilitator Certification: https://www.flowbreathworktraining.com ⭐ Discover your healer archetype: https://www.alwaysplay.o…
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262. Seasonal Saddies for year long baddies
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The seasonal saddies are around the corner and it's at this point we can call it a pattern! The emotions, sleep, digestion, and energy WILL shift; we can act like this is a surprise or actually come up with a game plan that's going to be supportive to your mind, body, and life. As seasons change, know that you are a part of NATURE. You are beginnin…
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261. Avoid these practices during an eclipse
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Eclipse season (before, during, and a bit after), often amplify emotions and energies in a dense way. Everything just feels heavier and more magnified than they really are, making us spiral into our feelings! There are a few practices to avoid during this time - especially if you're sensitive to shifts of energy, world events, and are generally fee…
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260. Fall Equinox 2023 - It's not time to hibernate just yet
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No, no, no. Conservation season hasn’t started just yet. You first get to harvest before you hibernate. Fall equinox marked the beginning of fall a few days ago, and this super full moon (harvest moon) indicates energy, vitality, and resourcefulness. You’re going feel an uptick of energy for about one month until it reaches its peak and THEN you wi…
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If you’re building your yoga, reiki, doula, health, coaching, or healing business, you can’t just manifest it. Sowwy. A successful healing arts business is created both by matching the energetics of being an abundant practitioner and taking the proper actions towards the vision of service. Practitioners start and quit, become riddled with overthink…
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258. Flow Breathwork Facilitator Training OPEN HOUSE
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You are invited to Flow Breathwork Facilitator Training OPEN HOUSE @breathworkfacilitatortraining Wednesday 9/13 11:15-12:15pm CT We’re hosting aspiring breathwork and healing arts practitioners in a 1 hour discovery of our world-class Flow Breathwork Facilitator Training certification program. In the open house: 💞Overview of the program 💞Our signa…
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257. Is your calling in the healing arts? Here's how you know
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Is your calling in the healing arts? Have you been feeling a call to become a coach, healer, wellness practitioner, nurse, doula, or some one in the helping professions? You have a desire for service and help. You want to help others while healing yourself too. You might have a calling in the healing arts. In this episode, we'll chat about the thre…
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256. Release Fear (Guided Breathwork - 3 mins)
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Welcome to your guided breathwork meditation to release fear. What is the fear here to show you and how can you transmutate this energy in your favor? __________ ⭐ Breathwork Facilitator Certification: https://www.flowbreathworktraining.com ⭐ Discover your healer archetype: https://www.alwaysplay.org/healerarchetype ⭐ Self-guided Courses and Explor…
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Listen, if you're in your 20s, there's some weird advice going around for you! There are so many beautiful things about your 20s that you can only appreciate in retrospect. And some of the advice you're getting, comes from people who were in their 20s a looong time ago, or from a place of what they "wished they did", vs things they were glad they d…
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The new characters and plot points are here. You've already shed the old skin and began this new chapter. Let all that is, be true. The exhaustion, the fear, the excitement, the unknown. __________ ⭐ Breathwork Facilitator Certification: https://www.flowbreathworktraining.com ⭐ Self-guided Courses and Exploration in the Healing Arts: https://www.al…
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Whether you've just entered your healing era or your've been dabbling in and out for a while, you'll literally never be the same again. You're learning to regulate your nervous system, live in joy and expansion, and honestly, learning to like yourself! Everything within you will continue to shit and change, emotionally, mentally, physically, and sp…
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252. Activate Your Spiritual Gifts - Guided Breathwork Meditation (6 mins)
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In this 6-minute guided breathwork meditation, be transported into your body and connect with your innate spiritual gifts. Which part of your body has been speaking to you? What inner knowledge will you re-discover? __________ ⭐ Breathwork Facilitator Certification: https://www.flowbreathworktraining.com ⭐ Self-guided Courses and Exploration in the…
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251. Boundaries for Empaths and Highly Sensitive People
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Let's talk Boundaries for Highly Sensitive People & Empaths! If past trauma and life events have led you to prioritize others' needs over your own, setting boundaries becomes crucial, especially for those in the healing arts profession. Doubts, energy leaks, and feeling energetically overwhelmed can be addressed by prioritizing your own needs, lear…
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250. The Universe gave you 3 Spiritual Assignments!
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You have a spiritual assignment right now - some homework to do. There are three big assignments for us right now as a collective and it's important to reflect on how it's showing up for your personally in your life and evolution. In this episode, let's discover the three big keys to your assignment and take it from there!…
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If you’re a beginner with no experience in somatic healing, you really shouldn’t be doing it by yourself. Somatic healing like breathwork, meridians, movement, and certain types of tapping, can trigger the nervous system into a HYPER survival mode. Somatic healing has layers and the types of safety to be considered has levels too! In this episode, …
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248. Somatic Flow Breathwork Techniques for Coaches and Healers
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Why are somatic flow breathwork techniques crucial for coaches and healers? The body has all the answers; well, most of them. Every fiber of our bodies hold intelligence, wisdom, and depth - much of which we have forgotten how to interpret over time. Coaches and healers who are focusing heavily on mindset, linear, logical, and systematic ways of he…
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247. Nervous System Regulation Tools for Coaches
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The biggest flex a regulated nervous system and when you know how to guide your clients and community to regulating theirs, phew! Many of us don't know we have dyregulated nervous systems because we've normalized living in a state of survival (sympathetic state). We become immune to the cues our bodies send us or struggle to interpret them. But as …
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246. Super charge your manifestations with a regulated nervous system
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If you want to manifest faster, learn the secrets of your nervous system. Do you know that if your manifestations aren't coming through you're likely acting from an incredibly dysregulated nervous system? And the way that your nervous system regulates has everything to do with whether or not you're manifesting from a place of force or from a place …
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245. Explore Synced Cycles and the Path to Creating Flow with Feminine Wellness Coach Jodi Campbell
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Flow Breathwork Facilitator Student Spotlight What an amazing conversation with our Flow Breathwork Student - Jodi Campbell! In this convo, we talked about: moving from corporate sales to helping women sync and understand their cycles incorporating the unique feminine approach of flow breathwork @breathworkfacilitatortraining and how her clients ar…
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244. Scholarships for aspiring healers! Run! Don't walk!
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$1000 scholarships for aspiring healers! If you were at our summer solstice partay, I announced that we're giving away $1000 scholarships to Flow Breathwork Facilitator Training! We've been proud to support hundreds underrepresented, underserved, and marginalized practitioners through $150k in scholarships, mentorship, and business training. If you…
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243. Why we don’t see momentum in life and what to do about it
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Do you ever feel like you’re stuck? Like you’re doing the same thing over and over again but nothing is moving the needle? Well, welcome to this conversation. There’s something really important that’s happening here and it’s going to be really obvious when we start talking about it. Our brains almost want a more complex answer and sophisticated res…
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