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How Anxiety Tells Us What We Need

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What do you do when you feel anxious? In this episode I talk about how we need to not only manage the symptoms of anxiety, we need to understand what our anxiety is telling us and actually make structural changes to bring ease to our lives. In particular, I unpack why we are seeing such high rates of Postpartum Anxiety and what we should be doing about it.
12 Jan 2024 English Explicit South Africa Self-Improvement · Relationships

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