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Weekly Cycle Check In: Waxing Moon & Eclipse Energy · Healing Her Story with Riva Jean-Paul

• 0:15
  SPEAKER_01: Hello and welcome to this week's episode of the Healing Her Story podcast.
• 0:22
  SPEAKER_01: This week is another cycle check-in, and I'm really looking forward to exploring the opportunities and themes that are coming up as we're moving through this week's lunar phase.
• 0:38
  SPEAKER_01: What I'd like to do today to get started is something a little different than what I've done in previous cycle check-in episodes.
• 0:47
  SPEAKER_01: Today, I would love to start with a minute of silence.
• 0:52
  SPEAKER_01: And this minute is here for you to check in with yourself.
• 0:59
  SPEAKER_01: Maybe notice how you're feeling and what you're coming into the podcast with today.
• 1:06
  SPEAKER_01: You could also, especially if you've had a very full and busy day or past couple of days, or maybe it's a week or a season that you're in right now.
• 1:19
  SPEAKER_01: Perhaps you can allow this minute of silence to be a moment of peace, a moment of taking an exhale.
• 1:31
  SPEAKER_01: And just kind of giving yourself a moment.
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  SPEAKER_01: I find moments like this throughout the day to be so helpful for me, especially as I'm transitioning from one thing to the next.
• 1:44
  SPEAKER_01: And chances are you might be driving or doing something while you're listening to this.
• 1:50
  SPEAKER_01: And so if that's you today, there's no need to stop what you're doing.
• 1:57
  SPEAKER_01: You can maybe just get curious about what this moment of silence might have to offer you, even as you're maybe doing something else.
• 2:09
  SPEAKER_01: And while you're doing that, you're welcome to connect with your breath.
• 2:14
  SPEAKER_01: You're welcome to connect with any physical sensations that might be standing out to you either inside or outside of you.
• 2:24
  SPEAKER_01: You could also really tune into the environment that you're in, just kind of taking a look around and coming into this present place.
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  SPEAKER_01: So the one minute will start now.
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  SPEAKER_01: As I was sitting here in silence, I was really connecting with my breath.
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  SPEAKER_01: And as I was connecting with my breath and just noticing the breath moving in and out, I found that with the silence, I was able to breathe a little deeper.
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  SPEAKER_01: I found myself doing that big exhale that I had mentioned earlier.
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  SPEAKER_01: I've had a pretty full day myself today.
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  SPEAKER_01: I noticed myself relaxing a little bit more into the support underneath me.
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  SPEAKER_01: And I got some confirmation from my system that that minute of silence was really working for me.
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  SPEAKER_01: That my system really enjoyed having that minute of silence.
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  SPEAKER_01: And if that was uncomfortable for you or awkward or maybe challenging in some way, that's okay too.
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  SPEAKER_01: I think it's really interesting to notice the things that come up in the stillness and in the silence.
• 5:56
  SPEAKER_01: More often than not, we're moving through very busy days where we are constantly being stimulated.
• 6:08
  SPEAKER_01: Where we are sometimes it feels like we're being bombarded with notifications, emails, messages.
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  SPEAKER_01: And that doesn't even include any other obligations that you might have, like tending to a home or taking care of children.
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  SPEAKER_01: And sometimes just a minute in the fullness of our lives to sit and breathe and be can be deeply nourishing and very helpful.
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  SPEAKER_01: So if this did feel nice for you today and supportive, I would encourage you to play with maybe introducing just a minute of silence and stillness throughout your day as you're transitioning from one thing to the next.
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  SPEAKER_01: And that came through pretty intuitively today.
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  SPEAKER_01: And it's interesting that it came through intuitively during this week, where we might be feeling this sense of a lotness even more than maybe we have been, or maybe another times of our life.
• 7:34
  SPEAKER_01: And that makes a lot of sense to me because where we are right now in the lunar cycle is the waxing gibbous phase.
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  SPEAKER_01: This means that the light and the energy in the moon is building.
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  SPEAKER_01: And by the end of the week, we will have gone through or we will be in the full moon eclipse portal, if you will.
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  SPEAKER_01: This waxing moon time is associated with the season of late spring, and the full moon time is associated with the season of summer.
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  SPEAKER_01: So we're moving from this late spring energy into a summer energy.
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  SPEAKER_01: Through the lens of traditional Chinese medicine, this is associated with the element of wood, the waxing moon time.
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  SPEAKER_01: And the full moon is associated with the element of fire.
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  SPEAKER_01: In the menstrual cycle, the waxing moon time is associated with the pre-ovulation time or the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle.
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  SPEAKER_01: And the full moon is associated with ovulation.
• 9:02
  SPEAKER_01: And this week, at the time that it's being shared, and at the time it's being recorded, we're talking about the week of March 10th.
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  SPEAKER_01: And as we're in this late spring to summer energy, this waxing gibbous to full moon energy, you might be noticing some things.
• 9:27
  SPEAKER_01: And this week, I will say, is not just any full moon, it's also a total eclipse.
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  SPEAKER_01: So in addition to feeling the fullness of life as spring is approaching, with calendars filling up, maybe new things are beginning, you also might be noticing loss or perhaps sudden or unexpected changes.
• 9:58
  SPEAKER_01: So, needless to say, this week might feel like a lot.
• 10:04
  SPEAKER_01: And it may continue to feel like a lot for the rest of this month.
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  SPEAKER_01: There is a lot happening astrologically, and I think it's worth mentioning here.
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  SPEAKER_01: I mention it not to scare you, but to let you know that what you're feeling is normal, and that there's nothing wrong with you if things feel a little bit overwhelming right now.
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  SPEAKER_01: And that too, you're not alone.
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  SPEAKER_01: Many of us, myself included, are feeling the alotness of life right now.
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  SPEAKER_01: And to a certain degree, there may not be much you can do about it.
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  SPEAKER_01: We still have work, bills to pay, maybe children, pets, or home to take care of, and obligations that we want to show up for.
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  SPEAKER_01: As we're in this Venus retrograde and approaching a Mercury retrograde, I know that's coming about mid-March.
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  SPEAKER_01: This can be a great time to slow down, specifically with the retrograde.
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  SPEAKER_01: And with the waxing moontime, it can be an opportunity where we might want to review.
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  SPEAKER_01: Is there a small shift that you might be able to make inside of yourself?
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  SPEAKER_01: Is there a simple practice that you can introduce to get through this season?
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  SPEAKER_01: Are you in need of more support?
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  SPEAKER_01: These are great questions to be asking yourself right now.
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  SPEAKER_01: And as always, feeling very much in alignment with this waxing moon energy.
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  SPEAKER_01: This is a time where we are invited, or where we have the opportunity to do what I like to call receive and recalibrate.
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  SPEAKER_01: The receiving can be receiving information.
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  SPEAKER_01: And this is information perhaps from your own internal guidance.
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  SPEAKER_01: So, for example, if you are feeling overwhelmed with whatever's happening in your life right now, that sense of overwhelm is great information.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's letting you know that something is too much, or that perhaps something isn't enough.
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  SPEAKER_01: And instead of maybe judging yourself for feeling overwhelmed or making it a big problem that you need to solve, you can receive this information that is being expressed through this feeling or sense of overwhelm, and then use it to recalibrate.
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  SPEAKER_01: You also might receive this information from maybe a higher power or a greater intelligence if that resonates with you.
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  SPEAKER_01: This can be communicated through synchronicities, through small miracles that might happen in our life.
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  SPEAKER_01: We also might experience it as angel numbers, repeating numbers such as three three three or four four four.
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  SPEAKER_01: Maybe you're somehow interacting with someone that interestingly enough has a message to share with you that seems to land in some kind of way.
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  SPEAKER_01: Maybe it comes from a stranger, even maybe it's not even from someone you know.
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  SPEAKER_01: You could also receive this information from a trusted source, whether that's through something like this that you're listening to, or perhaps a therapist, or a coach, or a healer that you might work with.
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  SPEAKER_01: Or perhaps this comes in the form of something else you might use in your practice, whether that's tarot cards or oracle cards.
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  SPEAKER_01: There's so many ways that we can receive information.
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  SPEAKER_01: Right now is a wonderful time to pay attention and to notice what information might be coming through for you.
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  SPEAKER_01: Especially if there's a healing, um, I don't know if goal is the most fitting word.
• 15:33
  SPEAKER_01: But if you're really wanting to work on something, let's say, for example, you're having some digestive or GI issues, this might be a great work to really notice anything that might set that off.
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  SPEAKER_01: Maybe there's a food, or perhaps maybe there's a way of being, or maybe an environment that might be triggering any episodes of inflammation or discomfort.
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  SPEAKER_01: As you're gathering all of this information, the next step is to use this information to recalibrate.
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  SPEAKER_01: So, as I've mentioned, when we get this information, we then want to allow this information to perhaps move us in a different direction.
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  SPEAKER_01: And maybe this isn't a huge shift in your direction.
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  SPEAKER_01: Maybe this is just a two-degree shift in whatever it is you might be doing or working on.
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  SPEAKER_01: And the idea here is that we are always being guided, whether that's through our own internal guidance or perhaps our bodies.
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  SPEAKER_01: So, for example, right now, as I'm speaking and as I'm sharing what I'm sharing, I'm getting these little goosebumps on my forearms.
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  SPEAKER_01: And for me, that's always a confirmation sign that I'm on the right track.
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  SPEAKER_01: You're on to something, is what my body has told me that means.
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  SPEAKER_01: And so as I receive the information, ah, I'm on to something.
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  SPEAKER_01: Great, let me lean in here.
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  SPEAKER_01: I can recalibrate myself internally or maybe externally to really align myself with whatever information I'm receiving.
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  SPEAKER_01: As we reach the peak of the cycle, which comes with the full moon, perhaps by this time you may have a more clear direction about something that you maybe need to let go of.
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  SPEAKER_01: So, for example, going back to the GI or digestive issue example, you might have a flare-up.
• 18:29
  SPEAKER_01: You might some receipt receive some information from your internal guidance system that lets you know what might be contributing to it.
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  SPEAKER_01: You make the adjustment, you recalibrate.
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  SPEAKER_01: Maybe you take something out and you try it again, or perhaps you take something out and you notice it doesn't happen again, and by the full moon, you have an understanding.
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  SPEAKER_01: Ah, this is what is triggering it.
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  SPEAKER_01: Now that I have come to this understanding, I can come to a completion with this trigger and maybe let it go if I'm ready to do so with the waning moon.
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  SPEAKER_01: I really encourage you and invite you to notice what's coming up for you this week, especially as we're moving through the eclipse season.
• 19:39
  SPEAKER_01: And as we approach the full moon, this is a time where, specifically with this full moon eclipse, where we can allow the eclipse to sort of do the work for us, if you will.
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  SPEAKER_01: This isn't necessarily a time where we want to be inviting in a whole lot, and that's because the eclipses are working very hard to get us to wherever it is that we might need to be.
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  SPEAKER_01: All of it seems to magically just happen.
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  SPEAKER_01: And so, what if we leaned into this and maybe again trusted in this natural unfolding, in this healing intelligence that lives within you.
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  SPEAKER_01: I believe on our healing journeys that the healing really comes from within.
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  SPEAKER_01: And while tools and modalities might support us.
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  SPEAKER_01: Ultimately, it's this greater intelligence that lives inside of us that really facilitates the healing process.
• 22:14
  SPEAKER_01: Right now I have a cut on my pinky.
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  SPEAKER_01: I was doing flower arrangements over the weekend and admittedly was not paying enough attention, clearly.
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  SPEAKER_01: And I cut open the top part of my pinky.
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  SPEAKER_01: And I've cleaned it, it's gotten wrapped up, it's on the mend now, and it's getting a little bit better each day.
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  SPEAKER_01: And this is such a beautiful reminder of how wise our bodies are.
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  SPEAKER_01: What if your body knew exactly how to heal and repair?
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  SPEAKER_01: And this goes beyond just a cut.
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  SPEAKER_01: And just as our body does know how to naturally heal and repair a cut, that might need some support and mild interventions, yes, but ultimately the body's doing it and it knows what it's doing.
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  SPEAKER_01: Could this same healing intelligence also know exactly how to heal any other ailments that we might be dealing with, like the GI or the digestion or the anxiety or the depression?
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  SPEAKER_01: This healing intelligence is communicating to us through the language of sensations through the body.
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  SPEAKER_01: And outside of us, it's communicating or could be communicating in any of those in any of those ways that I've already mentioned here today.
• 24:09
  SPEAKER_01: You'll have to feel and sense into how this greater intelligence communicates with you.
• 24:19
  SPEAKER_01: And to help you do that, I'm offering a breathwork meditation over on Insight Timer this week called Breathwork to Receive and Recalibrate.
• 24:32
  SPEAKER_01: And this breathwork practice will help bring you inside to your inner world.
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  SPEAKER_01: It will help connect you with that greater intelligence, with that healing intelligence.
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  SPEAKER_01: And the intention of the practice is that you're able to gather some information.
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  SPEAKER_01: If you've been feeling overwhelmed or disconnected, or maybe like you need a reset, this practice will help ground, will help you to ground, tune in, and ultimately restore balance.
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  SPEAKER_01: Specifically, balance inside of yourself.
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  SPEAKER_01: You can find the link for that breathwork practice on Insight Timer in the show notes.
• 25:29
  SPEAKER_01: And I'd love to hear how this week unfolds for you.
• 25:35
  SPEAKER_01: If you've done the practice on Insight Timer, you're very welcome to leave a comment.
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  SPEAKER_01: I read all of the comments and reviews and I respond to each and every single one.
• 25:47
  SPEAKER_01: It might take me a little bit, but I eventually do respond.
• 25:53
  SPEAKER_01: And if you're on Insight Timer this week on Thursday evening, Pacific Standard Time, we will be meeting for our live Soma Circle and meditation over on Insight Timer.
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  SPEAKER_01: We'll be working with this full moon eclipse.
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  SPEAKER_01: And as I shared earlier, there's not going to be a whole lot of intending any sort of thing to happen or to be released.
• 26:27
  SPEAKER_01: This week will really be about grounding and tuning into what's happening inside of ourselves as things are being illuminated and shifted outside of ourselves.
• 26:43
  SPEAKER_01: So lots of support available to you this week if you need it.
• 26:48
  SPEAKER_01: You can find the link to register for the Soma Circle on Insight Timer on my Insight Timer profile.
• 27:00
  SPEAKER_01: So after you've done perhaps maybe the breath work meditation, you can head on over to the events tab on my insight timer profile.
• 27:10
  SPEAKER_01: And under the events, you will see the full moon eclipse soma circle.
• 27:19
  SPEAKER_01: I hope to connect with you either in this week's breath work practice or perhaps over on Insight Timer for our live Soma Circle.
• 27:32
  SPEAKER_01: We're also still moving through this Venus retrograde, as I've mentioned.
• 27:39
  SPEAKER_01: And so on Wednesday, we'll be doing another solo episode.
• 27:44
  SPEAKER_01: I'm very excited and delighted for this solo episode talking about how we can be the parent that we never had.
• 27:57
  SPEAKER_01: So lots of things to explore and reflect upon over the coming weeks.
• 28:05
  SPEAKER_01: If you have any questions, you're very welcome to reach out.
• 28:09
  SPEAKER_01: You can find my email in the show notes.
• 28:12
  SPEAKER_01: And if you found today's episode helpful for you, what would be so helpful for me and the show, and helpful for this feminine frequency, this feminine rising that we're holding space for collectively, is to share this episode with a friend or perhaps a colleague or someone that you might care about and maybe let them know what was your one takeaway from today's episode?
• 28:50
  SPEAKER_01: How did today's episode help you?
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  SPEAKER_01: Or maybe open up a different perspective that you might be able to lean into.
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  SPEAKER_01: In the meantime, take care of yourself and take care.