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Speaker 1: You're listening to I Choose Me with Jenny Garth. I'm

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Speaker 1: backstage at the first ever I Choose Me Live summit.

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Speaker 1: You guys. I am so excited today I am going

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Speaker 1: with some of the incredible women we have involved in

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Speaker 1: this event. Today is so special for me, you guys,

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Speaker 1: you don't want to miss this day full of incredible

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Speaker 1: women sharing their stories. We're going to laugh, We're gonna cry,

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Speaker 1: Hi doctor Eve, I am so thrilled to have you here.

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Speaker 2: Hi Jenny, thanks so much. I am so thrilled to

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Speaker 2: be here at this event. This is amazing.

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Speaker 1: We're backstage. Describe the energy. How are you feeling?

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Speaker 2: The energy today so far is so vibrant, It's so exciting.

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Speaker 2: What I feel is a gladness and a gratitude to

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Speaker 2: be here. It feels really empowering to be here, to

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Speaker 2: talk about these critical subjects, to contribute to these narratives

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Speaker 2: that we as women are participating in, but then also

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Speaker 2: then have the power to move forward and share with

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Speaker 2: each other.

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Speaker 1: Yes, that's what today is all about sharing. I love that.

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Speaker 1: Is there anyone you're excited to hear speak today?

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Speaker 2: I'm really excited for my panel with Tamson and Naomi.

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Speaker 2: So excited especially to balance and compliment the field that

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Speaker 2: I'm in, which is internal medicine and women's health, with

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Speaker 2: their amazing contributions through their documentaries, through the amazing products

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Speaker 2: and advocacy. You know, for example, that Naomi has really

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Speaker 2: put herself out there for so just a lot of gratitude,

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Speaker 2: Really honored to be with them on this panel.

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Speaker 1: I am excited for what we're going to talk about

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Speaker 1: on that menopause panel. It's going to be so good.

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Speaker 1: What does being a woman mean to you?

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Speaker 2: You know, I'm going to quote Walt Whitman here. I mean,

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Speaker 2: I think that being a woman means that I contain multitudes.

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Speaker 2: It really means that I'm dynamic. You know, I'm curious.

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Speaker 2: I'm an ever evolving, changing creature on this earth.

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Speaker 1: Oh I like that answer. Ever evolving. Very cool. What

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Speaker 1: does it mean to you to choose yourself?

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Speaker 2: That's such an important question. I have, you know, three

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Speaker 2: not choosing other people. It doesn't mean I'm not caring

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Speaker 2: for other people. But it does mean that I'm centering

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Speaker 2: myself in my own life. You know that I'm not

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Speaker 2: a supporting character or you know, Village Townsperson two in

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Speaker 2: it means that I need to take the time every

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Speaker 2: day to reflect, to give myself grace to change, you know,

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Speaker 2: to have aspirations and vision and ambitions, but also say

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Speaker 2: and I'm going to choose myself because this is who

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Speaker 2: and placing myself at the center of that.

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Speaker 1: That is such an important message to share. I love

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Speaker 2: I'm going to use a professional example because I think

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Speaker 1: That's good advice. Who are the women you most admi

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Speaker 2: It's a great question. I think I really admire the

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Speaker 2: I think that the authenticity, the competence with which she

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Speaker 1: I love that you said your three daughters. My daughters

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Speaker 1: inspire me all the time too. Doctor Eve Glazier, what

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Speaker 1: was your last I choose me moment?

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Speaker 2: You know what, I think I like to think that

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Speaker 2: I'm choosing myself. I mean, I think that even making

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Speaker 2: have to be giant. I choose me is I think

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Speaker 2: I choose honestly to love to wake up in the morning.

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Speaker 2: I love telling and I were just talking about just

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Speaker 2: I think I've chosen that for today. Choosing to come

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Speaker 3: So I would say that.

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Speaker 1: You are the best doctor.

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Speaker 3: Eve.

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Speaker 1: Thank you so much for being here today. Hi Jen,

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Speaker 1: thanks for being here today.

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Speaker 4: Hi Johnny, I'm so thrilled to be at your event.

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Speaker 1: We are backstage right now. Describe the energy back here.

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Speaker 4: The vibes backstage right now are definitely high. There's a

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Speaker 1: I know, it's so electric. I'm loving it. What does

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Speaker 3: That's a big question.

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Speaker 4: To me, being a woman means fully being able to

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Speaker 4: just being being everything all at once. I think women

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Speaker 1: Yes, powerful is the perfect word. What does it mean

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Speaker 4: For me, choosing myself means to always follow my heart.

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Speaker 4: And I know that's so cliche because it's something that's

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Speaker 1: I love that you've always followed your heart. That's a

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Speaker 4: I hope to walk away from all of us just

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Speaker 1: Listening is important, but I can't wait to hear what

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Speaker 1: you have to say. You're definitely going to inspire people today,

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Speaker 1: that's for sure. Is there anyone you're looking forward to

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Speaker 4: I'm actually really excited to hear from Sasha today. I've

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Speaker 1: I can't wait to hear Sasha speak to about her

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Speaker 1: health journey. That's going to be a good conversation. What's

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Speaker 4: The best advice I've ever gotten from another woman is

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Speaker 4: don't be afraid to tell your truth. I think a

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Speaker 4: But I think that if you're going to sugarcoat something

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Speaker 1: Yeah, telling your truth is such great advice to anyone

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Speaker 4: I mean, it feels incredible to be asked to be

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Speaker 1: We can choose the life we want to live. Yes,

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Speaker 1: that is great advice. Who are some of the women

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Speaker 4: I mean, to me, this one easily goes to my mom.

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Speaker 4: Like my mom is my biggest inspiration, and like everything

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Speaker 4: And She's been someone who's always been vulnerable and has

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Speaker 1: Moms are the best, Jen Tran, what was your last

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Speaker 4: Oh gosh, okay, it's pretty recent. My last I Choose

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Speaker 4: Me moment was deciding to go back to PA's school.

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Speaker 4: It's been a big year for me. It's been a

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Speaker 4: and I'm so excited.

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Speaker 1: For good for you. I'm so happy you're going back

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Speaker 1: I'm so happy you're here today. Thank you, Hi, Veronica.

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Speaker 1: I am so happy you're here with us.

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Speaker 3: Today, Jenny, Thank you so much for inviting me here

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Speaker 3: to be a part of the I Choose Me Live Summit.

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Speaker 3: This is an extraordinary experience and I am so grateful

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Speaker 3: for all of the lives that are going to be touched.

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Speaker 1: What conversations are you excited to hear today.

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Speaker 3: I'm really just excited to be in the energy of

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Speaker 3: all of these women. I feel their hearts are so open,

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Speaker 3: and I think that's really the biggest draw for me,

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Speaker 3: is that everyone is so present. We're hungering, we long for.

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Speaker 3: I think the depth of connection that this I Choose

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Speaker 1: Absolutely, yes, sisterhood. That is what I'm talking about. What

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Speaker 1: does being a woman mean to you?

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Speaker 3: Oh my gosh, so many things. Being a woman means

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Speaker 3: being fully alive. It means embodying my feminine and my

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Speaker 3: Living boldly and bravely and standing up for myself and

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Speaker 1: A role model to those who.

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Speaker 3: Have walked similar life paths to me, who need to

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Speaker 3: know that you can overcome any obstacle, no matter what

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Speaker 1: Yeah, oh wow, I love that answer. What's the best

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Speaker 3: I've had so many beautiful women in my life. I'll

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Speaker 3: tell you one of my mentors, Barry Roberts, she said

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Speaker 1: It's not the end.

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Speaker 3: Even when it feels like you've reached you've reached the endpoint,

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Speaker 1: So one life, many lifetimes, One life, many lifetimes. I

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Speaker 1: really like that. Use that. Who are some of the

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Speaker 3: for me to name all of them. My mother inspires me.

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Speaker 3: My mother is powerfully, she's she's beautiful, and she's kind

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Speaker 1: Zendeia is incredible. I love that answer, And your mom

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Speaker 1: sounds pretty amazing too. What does it mean to you

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Speaker 3: Choosing myself means loving myself, every single part of myself.

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Speaker 3: It means it means taking care of myself. It means

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Speaker 3: Like really checking in and not looking out for the

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Speaker 3: That's what choosing me is, listening to my inner wisdom

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Speaker 1: I like that. I like that listening to your inner

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Speaker 1: wisdom true. Veronica Linn Clark, What was your last I

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Speaker 3: Coming here, making the decision to say yes to being here.

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Speaker 3: Because I choose, I choose me, I choose to use

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Speaker 1: That, And I love that you chose to be here

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Speaker 1: today with us. You are so incredible. Thank you, Hi, Samantha,

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Speaker 1: I'm so excited to have you here.

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Speaker 5: Ah Jenny, I am so excited to be co hosting

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Speaker 5: this event and seeing your beautiful I Choose Me event.

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Speaker 5: Thank you for having me.

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Speaker 1: How did you feel about the event? What was your

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Speaker 5: It was so fun being able to actually talk to

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Speaker 5: what they took away, because that was the whole point

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Speaker 5: give a lot of great takeaway insight and value. And

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Speaker 1: That means so much. Wow. Love that. What do you

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Speaker 5: For me and what I shared, my biggest takeaways for

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Speaker 1: Was there a conversation that stood out to you or

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Speaker 5: Well, first of all, the menopause conversation itself is so

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Speaker 1: Exactly, we shouldn't have to suffer through anything, because it's natural.

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Speaker 5: Choosing myself used to seem like a selfish act, and

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Speaker 1: You are so right, my self care is not selfish.

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Speaker 1: Listen to Samantha everyone. Who are some women you look

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Speaker 5: It's going to sound cliche, but the woman I admire

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Speaker 1: That is such good advice. Listen to your bodies, my friends.

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Speaker 1: Samantha Harris, what was your last. I choose me moment.

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Speaker 5: choose my clean skincare, my toxin free beauty, my nourishment

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Speaker 1: I love that. Thank you, Samantha,