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Ep. 95: You are not your thoughts, motherhood, & choosing hope, with Valeriya Hjertenæs
I sit down with Valeriya Hjertenæs, PhD researcher, international speaker, and Mrs. World Congeniality.
Valeriya's story starts in an unexpected place: a mental institution in Ukraine, in her pajamas, just weeks after adopting her daughter.
She opens up about the moment her first intrusive thought hit, a terrifying image that felt completely opposite of who she was, and how not understanding what was happening led her down a dark path toward a suicide plan.
Her mother's quiet intuition, noticing Valeriya packing winter clothes in the middle of summer, became the turning point that saved her…
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