Best Windhorse Zen Podcasts (2024)

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Ep. 118 - The Mindful Rebel: Holding Space To Just Be with Shawn J. Moore 50:16

27m ago50:16

50:16

Ethan talks to teacher Shawn J. Moore, aka The Mindful Rebel, aka "Part Buddha, Part Biggie" about his somewhat unique path to mindfulness and dharma, and about the meaning of holding space, allowing yourself to just be, and transformational leadership. Check out all the cool offerings at our sponsor Dharma Moon, including the Yearlong Buddhist Stu…

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Ep. 117 - Crucial Questions: On Remorse and The Four Powers of Karmic Transformation 43:35

1h ago43:35

43:35

Ethan provides a dharma talk on the relationship between Self, Non-Self, Guilt and Remorse, and delves into a classic teaching called the "four powers" for how we meet our habitual stuck places and negative behavior with an eye toward gradual transformation. Check out all the cool offerings at our sponsor Dharma Moon, including the Yearlong Buddhis…

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Ep. 116 - Finding The Source: Original Mind, Zen and Tantra with Dr. Gaylon Ferguson 1:06:01

12d ago1:06:01

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Ethan talks to one of his key teachers along the path, Dr. Gaylon Ferguson about Beginner's Mind, Original Mind and the relationship between Zen and Tantric Buddhism drawing from Dr. Ferguson's new book Welcoming Beginner's Mind: Zen and Tibetan Buddhist Wisdom on Experiencing Our True Nature. Check out all the cool offerings at our sponsor Dharma …

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Ep. 115 - Not One and Not Two: Unity, Cult-Thinking, And Meeting The Political Moment 42:48

29d ago42:48

42:48

Ethan continues his insights into our political moment after VP Kamala Harris ascends to candidacy. He reviews five practices for engagement with this season (reducing media intake, increasing volunteering and engagement, mindfulness meditation, body practice, and rest) and explores the Buddhist idea of "not one not two" for how we can experience u…

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Ep. 114 - Democracy is Something You Practice, Not Something You Watch 44:11

27d ago44:11

44:11

Ethan wades into the 2024 American election, first sharing some thoughts on recent events, the dystopian state of American media, and finally, five practices we can each do to feel more connected and empowered and less panicky as the crucial election approaches. And yes, he's an optimist about American democracy. Check out all the cool offerings at…

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Ep. 113 - David Nichtern: Windhorse, Confidence, And Riding The Energy of Life 55:56

2M ago55:56

55:56

Ethan and David Nichtern discuss the priniciple and practices of Windhorse meditation, and how to ride the energy of one's life and emotions, especially when showing up to do something that is hard to do. This is the second part of their recent conversation. The first part appeared on David's Creativitiy, Spirituality and Making a Buck podcast. Ple…

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Ep. 112 - Marianne Williamson: Spirituality, Politics, and a more Mystical Understanding of Jesus 56:28

2M ago56:28

56:28

Ethan and Marianne Williamson discuss her unique spiritual journey, her new book The Mystic Jesus: The Mind of Love, and her wisdom regarding the intersection of spiritual practice and political engagement. Her book is available everywhere in all formats now! Please remember to pick up a copy of Confidence: Holding Your Seat Through Life's Eight Wo…

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Ep. 111 - Is Confidence Gendered? Plus, Thoughts on Activism and The Eight Worldly Winds with Shannon Watts 31:18

2M ago31:18

31:18

Ethan and activist and author Shannon Watts recently had a conversation on confidence, gender and activism on IG live. Please remember to pick up a copy of Confidence: Holding Your Seat Through Life's Eight Worldly Winds out everywhere! Check out all the cool offerings at our sponsor Dharma Moon, including upcoming Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Tr…

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Ep. 110 - Can Racism End? A Conversation with Justin Michael Williams and Shelly Tygielski 50:41

2M ago50:41

50:41

Ethan interviews two teachers and co-authors of the bold new book How We Ended Racism: Realizing A New Possibility in One Generation, Justin Michael Williams and Shelly Tygielski. The conversation bridges optimism and pragmatism, along with inner and collective work. Take a listen! Justin Michael Williams brings people together across divides with …

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Ep. 109 - The Humility Olympics - Confidence Book Release Conversation with Jaimal Yogis and Lou Sharma 46:13

3M ago46:13

46:13

Ethan continues to explore the themes of his new book by discussing self-confidence, no-self, working with praise and criticism, and humility with Jaimal Yogis and Lou Sharma. Please remember to pick up a copy of Confidence: Holding Your Seat Through Life's Eight Worldly Winds out this week! Check out all the cool offerings at our sponsor Dharma Mo…

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Ep. 108 - Want Confidence? Practice Compassion 38:39

3M ago38:39

38:39

Ethan continues to explore the themes of his new book by looking at the first of the "four powers of confidence." Why does the practice of compassion help us overcome insecurity and show up when life gets hard? What are the three elements of compassion? Please remember to pick up a copy of Confidence: Holding Your Seat Through Life's Eight Worldly …

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Ep. 107 - Confidence: Running The Gauntlet of Hope and Fear 37:42

3M ago37:42

37:42

Ethan continues to explore the themes of his new book by looking at how the discussion of confidence can be seen as a discussion of our relationship to Fear and Hope. He explores the roots of Confidence is ancient Buddhism, as well as just beginning to unpack the ideas of the eight worldly winds, experiences that every human must face. Check out al…

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Ep. 106 - The Relationship Between Meditation and Confidence 38:28

4M ago38:28

38:28

Ethan begins to explore the themes of his new book by looking at how our meditation practice can help us to work with the crucial and elusive experience of confidence. He explores our attitude of how we enter into the meditation session and engage with our own sense of worthiness as our minds, and our lives, knock us around. How do we learn to "Hol…

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Ep. 105 - Crucial Questions: Can Buddhists Believe in Magic? 37:33

4M ago37:33

37:33

Using the recent solar eclipse (and a few suprising responses to Ethan celebrating it) as a jumping off point, Ethan looks at the worldviews of scientific materialism and animism, Ethan looks at the role of magic in developing a grounded but awe-inspired approach to our spiritual practice. Check out all the cool offerings at our sponsor Dharma Moon…

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Ep. 104 - Sass and Social Connection with Sah D'Simone 52:51

5M ago52:51

52:51

How do you go from a life in fashion to being a well-known and respected spiritual teacher and icon? Ethan is joined by friend, teacher and author of the brand new book Spiritually, We (out now) for a discussion of Sah's path into meditation, Buddhism, developing his own movement-based practice system and becoming a teacher and healer. Check out al…

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Ep. 103 - Overcoming Control: Discipline, Joy and Letting Go of "Biohack" Mentality 37:55

5M ago37:55

37:55

Starting off from the recent work—and calling out—of scientist and wellness personality Andrew Huberman, Ethan explores the relationship between trying to control one's biological reality in relationship to controlling one's environment and relationships. Ethan looks at discipline from a Buddhist perspective, and how the practice of discipline lead…

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Ep. 102 - No More Buddhist Guilt: Working With Obstacles in Meditation 43:05

5M ago43:05

43:05

Is "Buddhist Guilt" a thing? How does it stop us from meditating? Using his own experience with himself, students, and the classic teachings, Ethan's gives tips for how to work with obstacles that stop us from meditating and that obstruct our practice when we get to the meditation seat. Check out all the cool offerings at Dharma Moon, including the…

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Ep. 101 - Does Age Equal Wisdom? 36:20

6M ago36:20

36:20

Using American political media's obsessive focus on (only one of) the presidential candidate's advanced age, Ethan examines a Buddhist view on the ways in which aging brings about both greater wisdom and, perhaps, greater stuckness, and the ways in which youth includes great imagination and also impatience. Ethan examines the concepts of eldership,…

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Ep. 100 - Dr. Gottesman's Gift, Zuckerberg's Bunker, and Doing Your Taxes - Musings on Generosity 42:06

6M ago42:06

42:06

Ethan discusses the Buddhist practice of generosity by looking at an amazing billionaire's gift by Dr. Ruth Gottesman, another famous billionaire's apocalypse bunker, and, of course, the annual headache of doing your taxes. Check out all the cool offerings at Dharma Moon, including the upcoming Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training beginning Marc…

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Ep. 99 - Freaking Out, Small and Large - Anxiety Check-In and Guided Meditation 37:44

6M ago37:44

37:44

Holding the awful events of the world in mind, Ethan discusses anxiety as we try to hold together our personal world, our relationships, and the larger world in chaos. He goes further into the nooks and crannies of the four noble truths in relation to generalized anxiety, and closes by offering a guided meditation to work with your anxiety right no…

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Ep 98. - Apocalypse Now? A Buddhist Take On Our Obsession with THE END 51:05

6M ago51:05

51:05

In this inventive episode, Ethan discusses our obsession with apocalyptic thinking using the four noble truths. A lifelong fan of science fiction, he discusses the Buddhist roots of dystopian obsession, and the confusing craving to annihilate existence in the question for peace. Check out all the cool offerings at Dharma Moon, including the free on…

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Ep. 97 - Narrative Healing with Lisa Weinert 52:30

7M ago52:30

52:30

Ethan is joined by author, teacher and writing coach Lisa Weinert. They discuss the power of storytelling as both a spiritual and psychological method for healing. They also talk about why the act of writing is so excruciating, as well as the relationship between storytelling and embodiment. They definitely do not discuss their 9th Grade English te…

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Ep. 96 - Crucial Questions: What IS Basic Goodness, Really? 57:54

7M ago57:54

57:54

Ethan discusses the often confusing term "Basic Goodness." He breaks down some thoughts on why the term—and the transformative experience it points toward—can be elusive and confusing. He also goes into some of the historical origins of the term that illuminate its meaning and offers tools for how to work with it to ask wise questions about our exp…

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Ep. 95 - Eco-Dharma and Luminous Darkness with Deborah Eden Tull 50:18

7M ago50:18

50:18

Ethan is joined by author and teacher Deborah Eden Tull. Eden’s Buddhist teaching emphasizes the personal, interpersonal, transpersonal, societal, ecological, mystical, and global impacts of awareness practice. Her current focus is Sacred Activism, empowering people in conscious response and regenerative leadership as we collectively navigate the c…

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Ep. 94 - America Burnout: The 2024 US Election and The Three Aspects of Compassion 54:24

7M ago54:24

54:24

Ethan gives his "hot takes" as an active participant and casual observer of American politics on the severely compromised state of American democracy. He addresses the idea that we are all burnt out on America, and discusses the three aspects of compassionate action, and why, for the benefit of ourselves and others, getting off our screens and into…

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Ep. 93 - Dharma Dads, Courage, Curiosity and a World in Crisis with Oren Jay Sofer 55:24

7M ago55:24

55:24

Ethan is joined by author, teacher, Nonviolent Communication trainer and Somatic Experiencing practitioner Oren Jay Sofer. They discuss being "dharma dads," not having enough time to practice meditation with a kid, how to make classic teachings modern, Oren's new book Your Heart Was Made For This, and Oren's complex experience of being a Jewish and…

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Ep. 92 - Right Livelihood, Enoughness, Capitalism and Buddhism with Shelly Tygielski 57:50

8M ago57:50

57:50

Ethan is joined by friend, author, meditation teacher, and mutual aid activist Shelly Tygielski. They discuss the grind of modern work life, the experience of Enoughness, alternative economic models and the power of mutual aid. Shelly runs a popular Instagram feed, @mindfulskatergirl. As a philanthropist and social activist, Shelly Tygielski has be…

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Ep. 91 - Crucial Questions: Buddhism and God? 51:19

8M ago51:19

51:19

Ethan discusses the question of "God" from a Buddhist perspective, examining the ideas of theism, atheism, and non-theism. He delves into ways the concepts of God, gods, and goddesses are already relevant to Buddhist thought, and also talks about the salvation that does and doesn't happen at a Taylor Swift concert. For more info on Ethan visit Etha…

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Ep. 90 - Quitter's Day: Resolution, Intention and Aspiration 31:02

8M ago31:02

31:02

Ethan discusses the difference between resolution, intention and aspiration as we head into the New Year, along with the wellness phenomenon of "Quitter's Day." For more info on Ethan visit EthanNichtern.com and DharmaMoon.com Also, check out the upcoming free online lecture: Right Livelihood - What Buddhism Can Learn From Capitalism and Dharma Moo…

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Ep. 89 - The Astrology of 2024 (What the ---- is Going On??!!) with Juliana McCarthy 1:03:24

8M ago1:03:24

1:03:24

Ethan is joined by friend, bestselling author, dharma practitioner and astrologer Juliana McCarthy. They discuss the odd scientific precision of astrology and this moment in astrological history, which McCarthy calls arguably "the most significant astrological moment in human history." Juliana runs a popular Instagram feed, @etherealculture. She gi…

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Ep. 88 - Sharon Salzberg - Finding Stability in an Unstable World 54:50

8M ago54:50

54:50

In this episode, Ethan talks with his friend, mentor and teacher Sharon Salzberg about the power of studying Buddhism within a supportive community for working with one's mind and other's effectively and compassionately at a time of turmoil. Ethan also presents a deep overview of Dharma Moon's Yearlong Buddhist Studies Program which begins on Tuesd…

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Ep. 87 - 2023 "Wrapped" - Contemplating and Reflecting on The Year 26:07

8M ago26:07

26:07

In this episode, Ethan discusses the importance of reflecting in meditation on the past (the past year, in this case) as a means of working with our karma or habitual patterns before we set resolutions or intentions for the time ahead. He also wonders, as a parent, how so many Encanto and Taylor Swift songs made it onto his streaming service playli…

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Ep. 86 - DRAIN Meditation and Coping Skills For The Apocalypse with Lou Sharma 51:30

9M ago51:30

51:30

Ethan is joined by friend and Yearlong Buddhist Studies teaching colleague Lou Sharma to discuss her funny pandemic invention called DRAIN meditation, the pros and cons of the strategies we employ to deal with ourselves when the world is on fire, and the pitfalls of corporate life and trying to teach both mindfulness and ethics in the corporate wor…

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Ep. 85 - Is Dialogue Even Possible? 30:46

9M ago30:46

30:46

In this relaunch of the podcast, Ethan explores the dangers of trying to have emotional conversations in algorithm-driven online spaces, and explores the relationship between perception, emotion, and concepts when we try to listen to ourselves, listen to each other, and hold space for the atrocities of the world. Visit http://ethannichtern.com for …

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Rohatsu: The Buddha's Enlightenment 42:00

9M ago42:00

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This talk was given by Roshi Sunya Kjolhede at Windhorse Zen Community near Asheville, NC on Sunday, November 26, 2023. To donate or learn more about us and our dharma work, visit windhorsezen.org

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Samantabhadra Bodhisattva 51:58

9M ago51:58

51:58

This teisho was given by Roshi Sunya Kjolhede at Windhorse Zen Community in 2016. For more information visit windhorsezen.org, and consider donating to sustain our dharma work while you're there.

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Master Hakuin Part 3 39:17

10M ago39:17

39:17

Part three in Sunya Roshi's series on Zen Master Hakuin, given in August of 2020. Windhorsezen.org

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Master Hakuin Part 2 35:55

10M ago35:55

35:55

Part two in Sunya Roshi's series on Zen Master Hakuin, given in August 2020. Windhorsezen.org

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Looking Into Mirrors- Teisho by Roshi Sunya Kjolhede 47:27

1+ y ago47:27

47:27

This talk was given by Roshi Sunya Kjolhede at Windhorse Zen Community on July 12, 2020.

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Koan 36 in The Blue Cliff Record: Chosa Goes Picnicking 38:27

1+ y ago38:27

38:27

This talk was given by Sunya Kjolhede Roshi at one of our regular Sunday programs on May 2, 2021. To find out more about all the things the Windhorse Zen Center has to offer, please visit: windhorsezen.org Sunya is a sanctioned Dharma heir of the late, Philip Kapleau Roshi (author of the Three Pillars of Zen and former abbot of the Rochester Zen ce…

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Ep. 84 - Keep It Simple 43:49

1+ y ago43:49

43:49

Discussing the dharma of politics, Ethan Nichtern delves into the creation of suffering and shifting into a more intentional era in 2023. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/beherenow Registration is almost closed for Dharma Moon’s Yearlo…

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Ep. 83 – Communication and Community with David Nichtern 1:03:01

1+ y ago1:03:01

1:03:01

Ethan Nichtern welcomes David Nichtern back to the show for an extremely moist conversation around communication, community, interdependence, aging, and much more. David Nichtern is the Founder of Dharma Moon and the host of the Creativity, Spirituality & Making a Buck podcast on Be Here Now Network. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Clic…

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Ep. 82 – The Heart of Who We Are with Caverly Morgan 51:52

2y ago51:52

51:52

Exploring relativity and ultimate truth, Ethan Nichtern and Author Caverly Morgan discuss reconciling what we learn in our practice with the noise of the world. Caverly Morgan is a meditation teacher, author, speaker, and nonprofit founder. She is the founder and Lead Contemplative of Peace in Schools—a nonprofit which created the nation's first fo…

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Ep. 81 – How a Control Freak Lets Go 42:56

2y ago42:56

42:56

On the cusp of crucial midterm elections in America, Ethan Nichtern talks about finding the middle path between complacency and being a control freak, and why we need to let go of attachment to outcomes. “The control freak knows how to show up, but they don’t know how to let go. The complacent person knows how to let go, but they don’t know how to …

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Ep. 80 - Crucial Questions: Reincarnation 1:00:18

2y ago1:00:18

1:00:18

Explore reincarnation with Ethan Nichtern in this philosophically charged episode of The Road Home Podcast! “Consciousness is bigger than just this one finite lifetime in this biochemical human body.” – Ethan Nichtern

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Ep. 79 - The Buddhist Enneagram w/ Susan Piver 1:02:31

2y ago1:02:31

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This week on The Road Home Podcast, Ethan Nichtern discusses the intersection of Buddhism and enneagrams with internationally renowned meditation teacher and author, Susan Piver. Susan Piver has an international reputation as an exceptionally skillful meditation teacher. She teaches workshops and speaks on mindfulness, innovation, communication, re…

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Ep. 78 - Despair & Media: A Buddhist Perspective 54:43

2y ago54:43

54:43

This time on The Road Home Podcast, Ethan Nichtern explores the relationship between despair and media and offers a reflection on ways we can mindfully consume social media. “There is this constant stream of drama news. And it's not about policy and it's not about what can we do about stuff. It's about the drama of a world in the dramatized darknes…

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Ep. 77 – In Defense of Choice, Interbeing & Democracy 45:02

2y ago45:02

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On the heels of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision, Ethan shares on women's rights, pro-choice vs pro-life, interdependence and interbeing, fascism, neutrality, and community. Taking an honest look at politics, he offers Buddhist ethical perspectives on how to deal with injustice and fear, process our trauma, and find small functional ways to…

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Ep. 76 - American Detox: The Myth of Wellness w/ Kerri Kelly 53:51

2y ago53:51

53:51

Ethan Nichtern welcomes author, Kerri Kelly, onto The Road Home to chat about wellness after tragedy and her new book, American Detox. Kerri Kelly is the founder of CTZNWELL, a movement that is democratizing well-being for all. Kerri is a descendant of generations of firemen and first responders and has dedicated her life to kicking down doors and …

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Ep. 75 – The Assault Rifle & the Lotus w/ Shannon Watts 48:06

2y ago48:06

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In the wake of the recent gun violence tragedies in America, social activist Shannon Watts rejoins the podcast for a conversation on what we can do to prevent gun violence. This podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/beherenow Shannon Watts, a …

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