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Are You Trying So Hard to Do It Right That You’re Losing Yourself?
Are you trying so hard to be a good parent, partner, professional, helper, or human that somewhere along the way, you’ve lost yourself inside the role?
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Melissa Franzen, counselor, educator, international speaker, and creator of the Abound Framework, to explore what she calls durable presence: the capacity to show up regulated, connected, intentional, and still authentically yourself.
Melissa shares the personal journey behind her work, from pursuing a dream she had carried since seventh grade, through marriage, divorce, single parenting a child with…
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