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Speaker 1: to reduce awareness of anxiety, and recognizing that both fight

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Speaker 1: and flight are reactions to fear. So today we've covered

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Speaker 1: in total. I would definitely do a part two. If

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Speaker 1: you like this episode, make sure you let me know

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Speaker 1: in the reviews, make sure you tag me on Instagram,

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Speaker 1: and let me know that you want a part two

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Speaker 1: of this to go over the other three. Remember, I

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Speaker 1: was reading from David Daniel's book The Essential Niagram. It's

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Speaker 1: a short book, really simple, and I really wanted to

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Speaker 1: focus on it today because I think it covers so

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Speaker 1: much ground in such simplicity. I really hope this episode

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Speaker 1: helped you today. I'm so grateful to each and every

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Speaker 1: one of you for listening. I can't wait for part

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Speaker 1: two and I'll see you soon. Thanks for listening, everyone,