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Speaker 2: Hey everyone, Emily Aboudy here bringing.

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Speaker 1: You another installment of Hurdle Moment from Hurdle and I

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Speaker 1: Topics that have come up on Hurdle Moment in the

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Speaker 2: My name is Emily.

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Speaker 1: I am a freelance journalist, a podcaster, a wellness coach.

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Speaker 2: I live currently on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

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Speaker 1: I have been here for almost ten years come April.

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Speaker 1: what I want finally feels like a really viable thing

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Speaker 1: that is out there for me. So thank you for

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Speaker 1: being a part of this community, for listening to me

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Speaker 1: unpack a bunch of stuff in this Hurdle Moment episode.

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Speaker 1: I am so so excited to continue this journey with

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Speaker 1: you in the new year. And like I said earlier,

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Speaker 1: if there's anything that you need, anything that I can

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Speaker 1: help you with, I'm always a dm away hurdle over

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Speaker 1: at Hurdle Podcasts, Emily me over at Emily a Body,

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Speaker 1: and of course over email it's Emily at hurdle dot Us.

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Speaker 2: Another hurdle conquered. Catch you guys next time.