A podcast from a therapist, life coach and fellow human about living a better life through awareness, intention and laughter.
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Helping coaches, trainers, gym owners, and entrepreneurs in the fitness and wellbeing space grow their business. With a mix of expert guests, candid stories from founders, and my own insights, this is a great place to hear stories, learn how to think like a CEO, and navigate through the fitness industry.
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How to be a great Personal Trainer - with Gunnar Peterson
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How to be a great Personal Trainer! Today I'm joined by the fitness legend, Gunnar Peterson. Gunnar is a Beverly Hills-based personal trainer whose clients include celebrities, professional athletes, and everyday people. Gunnar was formerly the Los Angeles Lakers’ Director of Strength and Endurance. He is widely recognized for his expertise in func…
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Writing a Book - with Leanne Maskell
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Today I chat with Leane Maskell, the former International Model and Author of two books and an ADHD Coach. In this fun conversation, we discuss how to write a book and get it published. We also chat about ADHD, organisation, Instagram, podcasts, having an entrepreneurial mindset and the concept of being a bit scared but doing it anyway! Leanne's la…
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How coaches can use Video - with Richard Playfair
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Video is a powerful way for fitness businesses/coaches to connect with their audience and build their brand. Since the start of the pandemic, this is more true than ever. Today I chat with Richard Playfair, owner of Sweatlife Films, a leading video production company for the UK fitness industry, whose clients include Les Mills, UK Active, Beachbody…
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My guest today is the renowned Gym Designer Cuoco Black A former faculty member of the New York School of Interior Design, Black advocates for the development of conceptual and theatrical gym models that dominate consumer attention in any fitness marketplace. Cuocopromotes an ideal that fitness facilities must embrace design attributes that embrace…
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Having a customer-centric business will help you waste less time marketing badly, get more sales, build a brand quickly and make your company more fun to work for. In today's episode in look at the 4 key areas. After listening you will look at the way you use social media, design products, create policies and write ads in a new way. I place added a…
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Becoming a Celebrity Trainer. With Ashley Borden
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Ashley Borden has over 40,000 hours of experience as a coach and is one of the USA's most recognised and respected personal trainers. She has toured with Christina Aguilera been the trainer to Ryan Gosling, Mandy Moore, Rummer Willis, Jeremey Piven, Nick Swisher, UFC champ Matt Hughs and countless others. Most recently she was one of the stars of t…
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In todays' episode, I talk to Marion Rabate, CEO/Founder of the chic active-leisurewear company, Ernest Leoty. We discuss her vision and the good, bad and ugly truths behind building a brand from scratch. We learn the benefits of being lean and agile and how manufacturing, marketing, pricing and distribution models are never set in stone. Marion sh…
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Welcome to my new weekly podcast show. The Business School Podcast is an educational show for Trainers, Coaches, Instructors, gym owners and fitness entrepreneurs. We will cover all the real, raw, practical, fun (and unsexy yet essential) elements of running and growing a business along with chats with noted experts and success stories from within …
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78 - Time to Conduct an Honest Self-Inquiry
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Leanne walks us through the steps of an honest self-inquiry to assess what things are going well, what things you're struggling with and what areas you want to focus on now. We've got to set aside time to contemplate how we're feeling regularly. Be kind to yourself and know that much of our development and growth will happen underground at first. T…
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Last year Leanne got a tiny bit caught off guard by the end of the year so this year she's developed a complete End-of-Year Wrap-up series to help us get things settled and to help us bridge over to the new year smoothly! Today's end-of-year topic is relationships. How are you feeling in your friendships, work and personal relationships? Do you fee…
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Last year Leanne got a tiny bit caught off guard by the end of the year so this year she's developed a complete End-of-Year Wrap-up series to help us get things settled and to help us bridge over to the new year smoothly! Today's end-of-year topic is space. How do you feel in your home or in your office? Is it how you want to feel? Leanne has 3 tip…
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Last year Leanne got a tiny bit caught off guard by the end of the year so this year she's developed a complete End-of-Year Wrap-up series to help us get things settled and to help us bridge over to the new year smoothly! Today's end-of-year topic is money. What were your financial goals for the year? Did you meet them? Next, briefly analyze your s…
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I’m not a mind reader. You are similarly not a mind reader. So, why are we so certain others will be able to step in and help us well and we’ll be able to help others well? Leanne recently was the recipient of so much loving help since she’s had her baby and she’s realized some super interesting things about service that she wants to share today. O…
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73 - How to Make Family Time Actually Fun
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Do you ever think that things are not quite as fun as you thought they would be? Today Natalie tells a couple stories from her recent summer vacations and Leanne offers some really solid therapy tools to help with getting clear on what fun looks like. She teaches us how to "play the tape forward" so we can see how things will likely go. She wants u…
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Welcome to Take the Upgrade Podcast Episode 72! Your host is Leanne Peterson and today she’s back with her co-host Natalie to catch us up on her big life transitions and her return from maternity leave. Usually we can manage our own exposure to others pretty well, but during a major life event, we are likely to have a little bit of an audience. We …
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71 - Very Scary Episode About Hair Coloring Incident and “Painting Done”
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Today in Episode 71 Leanne tells why unmatched expectations can be a very scary thing and how to communicate in a way that promotes understanding on both parties. We’ll be back next week with another dose of soulful guidance! Leanne is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Houston and she works with clients all over the country. She is committed to …
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70 - Design a Routine that Works for You and the Newest Trick on the Block
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Episode 70 is all about designing a routine that works for you! Thanks for tuning in to Take the Upgrade. Your host is Leanne Peterson and she’s here today to teach us the newest tips and tricks to make the most out of your day. We’ll be back next week with another dose of soulful guidance! Leanne is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Houston and…
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69 - Intuition vs. Emotion and How to Tell the Difference
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Thanks for tuning in to Take the Upgrade! Today in Episode 69 Leanne is giving you the tools to distinguish between Intuition and Emotion. And, since they both feel about the same but mean two very different things, this is a good thing to practice! We’ll be back next week with another dose of soulful guidance! Leanne is a Licensed Clinical Social …
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68 - Knowing When Fear Can Be Your Teacher and Friend
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Welcome to Take the Upgrade! In Episode 68 Leanne and Natalie are talking about the aspect of intuition that we most often try to ignore: fear. We have the gift of sensing when something isn’t right, similarly we all too often quiet that fear. We even try to talk ourselves out of it! Leanne wants us to pause and honor our intuition. Check on your s…
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67 - Moving From Codependence to Empowerment
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Welcome to Take the Upgrade! In Episode 67 Leanne and Natalie discuss what’s happening when you get too invested in other people. This is a pretty common pattern that can begin from a place of wanting to help others, to love and be loved. Remember to keep a dividing line between your job and the other person’s job. Learning how to share kindness, e…
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Welcome to Take the Upgrade! In Episode 66 Leanne and Natalie talk about your relationship with your future self. It’s so fascinating to think about who you’ll be in the future. Leanne wants us to consider whether we are doing things for our future self or whether we’re expecting our future self to do things for us. The truth is that you are the on…
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65 - What Everyone Else is Doing is an Illusion
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Welcome to Take the Upgrade! In Episode 65 Leanne and Natalie talk about comparison and the illusion of what everyone around us is doing. Obviously many social scientist of our day are concerned with the effects that social media is having on issues like depression, inter-connection and debt. Leanne really wants to offer you a clear vision to cut t…
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64 - Learn What Jealous Feelings Are Actually Showing You
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Welcome to Take the Upgrade Podcast Episode 64! Today Leanne and Natalie dig deep into analyzing what feelings of jealousy can teach us. Leanne doesn’t subscribe to the old narrative of jealousy being “bad” and immediately shutting it down. Pondering your feelings of jealousy will actually give you insight into what you value in life and what you f…
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63 - Gearing up for a Big Life Change the ‘Take the Upgrade’ Way
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Welcome to Take the Upgrade Podcast Episode 63! Your host is Leanne Peterson and today she’s back with Natalie to talk about the best way to prepare for a big life change. There are things that you can plan out ahead of time that will really help you be supported during a time of transition. Leanne calls this “padding.” Listen in to learn more. Whe…
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62 - Aligning Your Physical and Emotional Health
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Welcome to Take the Upgrade Podcast Episode 62! Your host is Leanne Peterson and today she’s joined by Erin Thole to present another amazing aspect of the Align Program which is aligning your physical and emotional health! Erin Thole is a Certified Natural Healthcare Professional. Align is designed to help you get all areas of your life working in …
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61 - Using Your Enneagram Profile to Become the Best Version of Yourself
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Welcome to Take the Upgrade Podcast Episode 61! Your host is Leanne Peterson and today she’s joined by Carolina and Brooke to discuss how to use the Enneagram to discover your strengths and the strengths of those around you. Align is designed to help you get all areas of your life working in harmony together. We’ll feature a Marie Kondo consult, En…
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60 - Align Your Home With Marie Kondo Consultant Ashely Barber
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Welcome to Take the Upgrade Podcast Episode 60! Your host is Leanne Peterson and today she’s joined by Carolina Vennie and Ashley Barber to discuss how to decluttering the right way! Align is designed to help you get all areas of your life working in harmony together. We’ll feature a Marie Kondo consult, Enneagram expert, of course lots of yoga goo…
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Welcome to Take the Upgrade Podcast Episode 59! Your host is Leanne Peterson and today she’s joined by Carolina Vennie to introduce their new program called Align! Align is designed to help you get all areas of your life working in harmony together. We’ll feature a Marie Kondo consult, Enneagram expert, of course lots of yoga goodness and much more…
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58 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert - Join Leanne’s Book Club
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Today you can join our book club discussion of City of Girls and all things Elizabeth Gilbert! We're taking a look at her books, career and life over the years. We're covering themes of feminism, shame, creativity and the magic of diversity. Have a question for Leanne? Email her at connect@leannepeterson.com Want to keep tabs on what Leanne is read…
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Welcome to Take the Upgrade Podcast Episode 57! Your host is Leanne Peterson and today she’s teaching us how to not take things too personally. Join us! The Third Space is a visualization tool to protect you and slow down situations where impulse reactions don’t serve you. It’s a buffer between you and other people and things. When a comment or act…
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If you are interested in Aligning your life and working with Leanne and Carolina one on one here is a program you will love: https://www.leannepeterson.com/course Welcome to the Take the Upgrade podcast with your host Leanne Peterson. Today we’re talking about the constant pressure to be good enough and realizing a few inside secrets about how valu…
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Our culture is basically obsessed with confidence. We talk about it like it's the first step to making our capabilities grow. Leanne wants to clear up this confusion for all of us. Confidence actually comes after our capabilities grow. After you've achieved the new skill or level, that's when you gain confidence! Welcome to Take the Upgrade Podcast…
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54 - When Perception Gets in the Way of Our Experience
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Today on Take the Upgrade Leanne is talking about how our perception of something gets in the way of our actual experience. This is what is happening when you take something personally or get stuck in your own story. She calls it distorted thinking patterns, and there is a way to overcome. Let Leanne teach you about the emotional intelligence it ta…
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53 - Take Control of Your Life by Mel Robbins - Join Leanne’s Book Club
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Welcome to our special book club episode of Take the Upgrade! Join Leanne, Carolina, Rachelle and Natalie as they dissect Mel Robbin's awesome new audiobook Take Control of Your Life! This book is a collection of 6 life coaching sessions that tackle topics related to overcoming fear in its many forms (e.g., following your passions, perfectionism, d…
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52- Telling the Difference Between What You *Think* You Want and What You *Really* Want
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Welcome to Take the Upgrade. In today’s episode Leanne is going to help you finally figure out want you REALLY want. There’s an exploratory process you can go through that will actually help you identify your core desires. For example, what were your childhood passions? These can often remind you of your strengths and once you know your strengths l…
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51- Timing in Your Life is Delicate: Don't Burn the Popcorn!
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Welcome to Take the Upgrade Podcast with your host Leanne Peterson. Timing is delicate. Sometimes there are short windows in our life. Think about cooking popcorn in the microwave. There is a window of time for optimal cooking. When we have life events with similarly delicate timing, we have to trust the plan. Yes, be proactive. But also realize th…
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50 - How to Actually Do Summer, as an Adult
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Welcome to Take the Upgrade Episode 50! Today Leanne and Natalie talk about how to make the most of your summer. Life has many seasons. When “summer” comes around, whether literally or figuratively, you should enjoy it! Life is short so treat yourself every once in a while. Leanne encourages us to create space for something new to emerge in this se…
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49 - Loving What Is by Byron Katie - Join Leanne’s Book Club
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Welcome to our May book club episode of Take the Upgrade! Today Leanne is joined by Rachelle and Natalie to discuss Loving What Is by Byron Katie. Byron Katie teaches that we can, not only accept, but embrace our lives by performing an inquiry work on our thoughts. Listen in to learn how it works and the benefits we’ve seen from putting the inquiry…
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48 - Enjoy a Season of Coasting After a Season of Constant Striving
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Welcome to Take the Upgrade Podcast with Leanne Peterson! Being in the hustle is great. Life will have seasons of striving where we are working really hard to achieve a goal. Just know that striving is a stressed state. Your body, and especially your mind, are under a lot of stress when you are pushing yourself. Be sure you know how to switch gears…
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47 - Curating a Life that is for the Real You
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Welcome to Take the Upgrade Podcast. Today Leanne is talking to us about her recent spring cleaning adventures! There are some tricks you need to know about de-cluttering so that you can make quick and easy decisions. Curate your belongings based on who you really are and not who you wish you were. It's going to feel really good!Thanks for tuning i…
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46 - Building a Life that Works for You - Join Leanne’s Book Club
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Thanks for tuning in today to Take the Upgrade Podcast Episode 46! We're joined by a few members of Leanne's book club to discuss The Not So Big Life by Sarah Susanka. The book draws comparisons between making your home work for you and building a life that works for you. Bigger isn't always better. How can you have relationships, a career and a li…
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45 - What Does Tired Look Like? Adults Misbehave When Stressed, too
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Welcome to Take the Upgrade Episode 45 where Leanne Peterson teaches us how to set ourselves up for success. What environment helps you thrive? Do you take the time to surround yourself with those conditions? Because when you aren’t able to be your best self, it’s probably just because you’re stressed. True: Children misbehave when they are tired. …
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44 - Knowing When it's Time to Make a Change: The Serenity Prayer
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Do you have the guts to make make a change in your life when the time is right? When it’s time to leave or when it’s time to speak up - do you do it? Or do you stay put and stay quiet? This episode today is such an inspiration for those of us who are ready for a course correction. Thanks for tuning in! Have a question for Leanne? Email her at conne…
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43 - So, What's the Catch? Bringing Hidden Expectations to Light
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Maybe you thought you were serving someone, expecting nothing in return. No strings attached. But what happens when the recipient of your goodness doesn’t treat you the way you thought they would? Do you feel like because you had been serving them and treating them a certain way - they should act a certain way in return? This is called “giving to g…
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42 - The Real Heart of Self Care is Protection
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Welcome to Episode 42 of Take the Upgrade! You can study and practice self care and that is wonderful, but the real heart of caring for yourself is protection. Are you managing your needs and protecting yourself from harm? Leanne has some amazing insights to share on the podcast today. Have a question for Leanne? Email her at connect@leannepeterson…
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41 - A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle - Take Away Messages Just for You
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A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle is definitely profound, to say the least. It’s an eye-opening step in anyone’s journey to enlightenment. Today Leanne, Rachelle and Carolina are diving right in, so let’s go! The book club conversation covers concepts from A New Earth concerning the ego, pain bodies, and emotional triggers and roles vs. functions. We in…
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40 - Tuning in to Cycles, Seasons and Rhythms of Life
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Have you ever noticed how nature is replete with little reminders of patterns? Welcome to Episode 40 of Take the Upgrade with Leanne Peterson. Thanks for joining us! Leanne is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Houston and she works with clients all over the country. She is committed to helping you find peace in the midst of difficult life situat…
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39 - How to Make Big Decisions When Timing Is Everything
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Whether you’re trying to decide if it’s time to have a baby, move to a new city or make a career change you know the anxiety that comes along with big decisions. Welcome to Episode 39 of Take the Upgrade with Leanne Peterson. Thanks for joining us! Leanne is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Houston and she works with clients all over the countr…
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38 - Start Seeing Self-Sabotage for What it Really Is
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Have you ever thought you might be guilty of self-sabotage? We hear this term a lot. In a moment of truth you can’t quite live up to the goal you had in mind and so you blame yourself for ruining everything. Sound familiar? Stay tuned for today’s episode of Take the Upgrade to learn what’s really going on. Welcome to Take the Upgrade with Leanne Pe…
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37 - The Four Agreements Make You Free - Join Leanne's Book Club
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Have you read The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz? This little book is chock full of life-changing thoughts. It suggests a way to live that is free from offense and misunderstanding. Join Leanne’s book club to discuss applying these truths! Welcome to Take the Upgrade Podcast Episode 37! Your host and therapist is Leanne Peterson and she’s joine…
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