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Growth Practices

Motion Is a Great Place to Hide

I can spend a whole day being incredibly busy and produce absolutely nothing. And I never feel lazy doing it, because it is work. Real…

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Recovery & Healing

Oversharing Is Caring

If you’ve been following my blog lately, you may have noticed a pattern. I wrote about my approval addiction. I wrote about my ongoing battle…

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Identity & Worth

Approval Addiction: The Performance Treadmill

Hi, my name is Justin, and I’m an approval addict.There, I said it. If you’ve ever found yourself rehearsing a conversation in your head for…

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