You Are Not Crazy

Why Closure Is a Myth with Najwa Zebian

You Are Not Crazy

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Najwa Zebian returns for a second conversation, and this one picks up exactly where the first left off. Her new book, The One Who Broke You Can't Heal You, comes out August 25th, and we talk through what it actually means to take responsibility for your own healing without slipping into self...

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