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Turning Trauma Into Flourishing | Frank Ritchie

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Show Notes

Frank Ritchie is a man who has lived his life at the intersection of the sacred and the everyday. For years, you’ve heard his voice as a broadcaster on Newstalk ZB, podcasts, and across Christian media such as Life FM and Rhema, but his deeper work hap...

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