89: A hidden behaviour that's keeping you stuck in picking & pulling
Beyond Skin Picking & Hair PullingShow Notes
When you STOP venting, you'll take huge steps towards accessing freedom from chronic skin picking and hair pulling. And when I say "venting", I mean the cathartic act of complaining or offloading about your problems onto a loving and listening ear. We've all done it/do it. Don't even try to deny it! I struggled with chronic skin picking for 15 years, and venting was one of those hidden behaviours that was holding me back. Is it doing to you what it did to me? Find out in this episode what ven...
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