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Life Branches

Ellen Scherr, Jennifer Heinen, Maria Cassano
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I'm a therapist who talks about the parts nobody warns you about when everything stops making sense, whether you're 45, 60 or 80. I give you: clinical validation + lived experience + permission to stop explaining yourself.

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