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The author of “You Were Not Born to Suffer,” Blake Bauer and Paula talk about the themes of initiation, struggle, and hardship as a path to knowing yourself and finding your purpose wove through the conversation and finding joy in the messy middle.
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- Early joys of falling in love
- His “initiation” into adulthood in high school, when he was arrested for a DUI and was deep into addiction and drug use.
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