Dedicated to sharing the stories of business visionaries who are intentionally establishing a purpose beyond profit. From economy building to the refugee crisis. From climate change to equity. Listen in to hear how business visionaries are having a positive impact on the world by using their brand.
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Unfolding with Kathy Varol: Each episode shares one perspective - in 3 to 20 minutes - that will let you see yourself and the world better. One perspective at a time we’ll pull back layers of conditioning to find the truth underneath. A change in perspective has the power to change everything. If you feel stuck, if the boxes no longer fit, it might be time to try on a new perspective. This is the art of unfolding into the fullest expression of you. Your vastness is waiting. Pull up a seat, t ...
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It’s amazing how a tree can have an entirely hollowed-out section in its trunk, and still be thriving. I bet our higher selves think the same thing when they look at us humans.Kathy Varol による
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89. Breene Murphy on a “Divest, Reinvest, Pressure the Rest” Climate Investing Strategy
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Breene Murphy is the president of Carbon Collective, a climate investment advisor. They create low-fee investment portfolios for employer 401k plans and individuals that divest from fossil fuels and reinvest in climate solutions. They have launched two Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs): a climate solutions equity ETF (ticker: CCSO), and a green bond fun…
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S2 E20. The Weight of Believing People Want to See You Fail
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I have been carrying around the weight of believing people want to see me fail for as long as I can remember. This belief has made me feel guilty, or that I don’t deserve success. What if, instead, I believed everyone wanted to see me succeed? Let me tell you how this perspective shift changed my inner landscape.…
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A lesson from the universe that I wasn’t expecting, delivered by a wild bird that keeps visiting and pecking at my office window.Kathy Varol による
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S2 E18. The Importance of Frequency for Behavior Change
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Finding a way to have frequency/repetition for practicing a new habit is incredibly important for creating lasting behavior change. If it only happens once a month, the change you’re trying to create is hard to remember and almost impossible to keep top of mind. In a relationship, find ways for the new pattern to take up more space - an out-weighed…
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S2 E17. To the Eternal Optimist, Remember, the Sun Is Blinding
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Always being a ray of sunshine has its downsides. Remember, the sun is blinding.Kathy Varol による
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S2 E16. The Entrepreneurial Journey Is a Spiritual Journey
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Entrepreneurship is a spiritual journey. I don’t think this is talked about enough. The spiritual aspect of jumping off the corporate cliff took me by complete surprise. Let’s dive into why the entrepreneurial journey is a spiritual journey.Kathy Varol による
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S2 E15. The Addiction of Worry, and What to Do About It
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Worrying about the future can become addictive. Believing you can control what happens by worrying and thinking about it enough. If you find yourself stuck in a worry loop, it’s important to find a way to step outside of it, so you can gain a new vantage point.Kathy Varol による
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S2 E14. Spanking as a Form of Discipline - My Evolution of Thinking
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When I grew up, spanking was a common practice. Now, many countries have outlawed spanking children (the USA isn’t one of them). Here I share my personal experience with being spanked as a form of discipline, how my views on it have changed, plus some science.Kathy Varol による
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S2 E13. Self-abandonment and an Invitation to Be Selfish
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When you have practiced the habit of self-abandonment, to break out of those deep worn patterns, you need to allow yourself to move to the other side of the spectrum. Give yourself permission, an invitation, and a challenge to be selfish. More selfish than you’ve ever been. Try it out. Try it on. See what feels right, and what doesn’t through your …
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S2 E12. Scars on Our Physical Body and Our Energetic Body
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Meditating this morning, an analogy between scars on our physical body and scars on our energetic and relationships bodies surfaced. I’d love to share it with you.Kathy Varol による
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For everything in life, there’s a tipping point where more is worse instead of better. Empathy is no different. Identifying too strongly as an empath can have its pitfalls. When empathy becomes central to your identity, you may start to over-empathize. This creates a risk of neglecting your own lived experience. This can make setting personal bound…
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88. Julia Marsh on Seaweed-Based Plastic Packaging
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Julia Marsh is the CEO and co-founder of Sway, a clean tech startup scaling seaweed-based, home-compostable packaging. Sway’s patented products match the vital performance attributes of conventional plastics and are designed to plug into existing infrastructure, enabling scale and massive impact. Julia’s work is driven by a deep passion for regener…
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S2 E10. Your Unhealed Parts Don't Only Hurt Yourself
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Not healing ourselves doesn’t just hurt our own ability to fully engage in the world, but it hurts those closest to us too. Our armor cages out and contracts our partners as well. One of the most important things we can do for our loved ones is take time to heal ourselves.Kathy Varol による
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S2 E9. My Subconscious Mistake in Picking Previous Partners (Hoping to Keep My Heart Safe)
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In the past, I was compromising with the partners I chose, because I thought I was a compromise. And I thought over-compromising - if the “pros” in my list were more than the “pros” in their list - would keep my heart safe. But it doesn’t work that way.Kathy Varol による
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S2 E8. Let's Talk About Energetic Grounding. Try This.
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I recently heard a definition of grounding that resonated deeply. I hadn’t heard it explained this way before. In this episode, I’ll share that definition with you, and offer a new visualization to try in your grounding practice.Kathy Varol による
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S2 E7. If You're Feeling Fragmented and Ungrounded
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Each of us has a gravitational force. When you allow yourself to sink into the depths of your being, and call all of your energy back into you, you become a force that is felt deeply. Not only by yourself - allowing yourself to be cocooned in your gravity - but also by everyone who encounters you. But when you allow your energy to be pulled into a …
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I recently went to a wake held for the passing of a friend's dog. It got me wondering why wakes for pets aren’t a common thing. Pet’s become true family members, and yet their loss is usually marked in relative isolation. Grief is a hard, heavy, and ferrell emotion. Community is a key part of being supported through the grief journey.…
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S2 E5. Dystopian Energy and the Rabbit Hole of Global Doom
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Dystopian story energy (Aliens, mad max, horror), is the same frequency as the doom and gloom addiction to the future and current state of our world. Many people fall into an addictive trap, feeling compelled to know about all the suffering in the world and embody it. This addiction causes an unrooted overwhelm that’s driven by guilt, a sense of re…
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87. Dalila Wilson-Scott on the Holistic Approach to Diversity & Social Impact
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Dalila Wilson-Scott serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer of Comcast Corporation, and President of the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation. Dalila oversees all Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives and philanthropic strategy with a focus on advancing digital equity and economic mobility through Project UP, which is supporte…
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S2 E4. Do You Have the Capacity to Hold Space Right Now?
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It’s important to ask others before unloading on them if they have the capacity to hold you in this moment. This question acknowledges that as humans we don’t always have the capacity to support others. And it’s important to check in with yourself - if someone doesn’t check in with you first - to see if you have the capacity to show up for how some…
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S2 E3. Chemistry Is Like Magic and Each of Us Is a Magician
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Each of us holds the potential to be a magician. Consider how we influence those around us. Our energy shapes meetings, events, and interactions. Our actions trigger responses. The frequencies we operate on ripple out, leaving an imprint around us wherever we go. To harness this power, you must be intentional about the reactions you wish to ignite.…
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S2 E2. Are You Unintentionally Bringing Into Your Life the Thing You Want to Avoid?
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Many times the way we contort ourselves to behave in an aim to prevent something, causes that thing to happen. Once you become aware of this counterintuitive truth, you start noticing this mind-boggling pattern everywhere. In this episode, I share an example of how I was bringing people who wanted to see me fail into my life.…
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Welcome back to the Unfolding podcast! It’s been a bit of a break, and I’m so excited to share new perspectives with you, starting with this season's kick-off reminder about how uniquely extraordinary, delightful, and awe-inspiring you are. Anytime you need a reminder of how special your you-ness is, listen to this.…
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86. Staff Sheehan on Greening the Aviation Fuel Industry
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Dr. Stafford (Staff) Sheehan is an American scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur at the forefront of the carbon capture and utilization industry. Staff is the Co-founder and CTO of AIR COMPANY, a business converting captured carbon dioxide, water, and electricity into the fuels and chemicals that we get from fossil fuels today. He is the inventor …
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85. Alex Lauver on Innovating Solutions for a More Sustainable Outdoor Industry
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Alex Lauver has been in the Outdoor Industry his entire career. Alex is currently Sr Director Materials, Innovation, & Sustainability at Outdoor Research (OR) where he specializes in advanced materials, sustainability, and high-performance apparel. Since 1981, Outdoor Research has created outdoor apparel, accessories, and equipment for outdoor enth…
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84. Rob Acton on Creating Impact by Serving on a Nonprofit Board
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Rob Acton is the Founder & CEO of Cause Strategy Partners. Through his firm’s signature program BoardLead, Cause Strategy Partners has placed nearly 3,000 professionals in the United States and the United Kingdom on nonprofit boards, while training tens-of-thousands more in high-impact nonprofit board service. Rob is a recognized expert on nonprofi…
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83. Anna Hammond on Creating Access to Nutritional Food From Excess
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Anna Hammond is the Founder and CEO of Matriark Foods, a social impact business on a mission to scale access to healthy food for the benefit of people and the environment. Each year in the USA, roughly 33 million tons of perfectly healthy vegetables never make it to the table. That’s a waste of food, water, and greenhouse gasses. It’s bad for farme…
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82. Shawn Seipler on the Power of Purpose, and the Power of Soap
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Shawn Seipler is the founder and CEO of Clean The World, a social enterprise that offers sustainable, socially responsible programs to the hospitality and meetings industry. Their mission is to prevent millions of deaths caused by acute respiratory infection and diarrheal disease. Clean The World started in Shawn’s garage in 2009, recycling leftove…
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81. Hannes Schoenegger on Questioning the Fashion Status Quo
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Hannes Schoenegger is the co-founder and CEO of Swiss bag brand QWSTION and its “spin-off” company Bananatex®. QWSTION has been making bags from plants since 2008, combining functionality and timeless design with the smallest ecological footprint and biggest social footprint possible. Their efforts have been honored with several international award…
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80. Kimberly Shenk on Bringing Transparency and Trust to the Beauty Industry
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Kimberly Shenk is the co-founder & CEO of Novi Connect, a company that was inspired out of transparency pain points Kimberly experienced firsthand launching an indie clean beauty company. Novi Connect is the first data-driven marketplace for personal care product development. Novi helps brands create clean and sustainable products by working with s…
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79. Glen Delaney on Creating an Economic Valuation for Nature
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Glen Delaney is a project director at the nonprofit Earth Economics. Earth Economics quantifies and values the benefits nature provides, driving effective decisions and systemic change through a combination of education, natural capital analysis, and policy recommendations. As businesses begin to explore their impact and dependency on nature, valua…
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78. Senan Ebrahim on Solving the Maternal Health Crisis
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Senan Ebrahim is a physician-scientist and entrepreneur dedicated to creating technology to improve global and maternal health. Senan is the founder and CEO of Delfina. He developed Delfina to create lifesaving AI-powered pregnancy care after personally witnessing the challenges faced by pregnant patients and their care teams. Senan previously foun…
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77. Shola Richards on Toxic Culture and Workplace Bullying
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Shola Richards’ life’s mission is an ambitious one: To end generations of professional suffering, simply by changing how we treat each other at work. An advocate for positive change, Shola addresses the often-ignored issue of workplace bullying by highlighting its impact on trust, communication, and company resources. With a focus on unveiling the …
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76. Cassandra Zentner on a Nontoxic Solution to the PFAS Crisis
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Dr. Cassandra Zentner is the Vice President of Technology and Sustainability at actnano, the global leader in PFAS-free nanocoatings used to protect circuit boards across industries. Actano was created after the CEO, while working at a different company, saw factory workers getting sick from handling traditional coatings. Actnano’s technology is cu…
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75. Sam Shiroff on Energy Storage and a Renewable Energy Future
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Sam Shiroff is the Senior Director of Global Sustainability for EnerSys. A multibillion-dollar business serving over 10,000 customers in 100 countries, EnerSys is an industrial technology leader offering stored energy solutions that meet the growing need for energy efficiency, reliability, and sustainability. The company’s purpose is “Powering the …
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74. Amelia Nickerson on Seeing the Value of an Unseen Workforce
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Amelia Nickerson is the CEO of First Step Staffing, an organization that connects people experiencing homelessness, veterans, and recently incarcerated individuals to sustainable employment and income. The First Step team has created an ecosystem for success, coordinating closely with other nonprofits to help provide clients with resources and serv…
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73. Ken Cook on Hidden Dangers In Our Shopping Carts
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Ken Cook is the president and co-founder of Environmental Working Group (EWG), whose mission is to empower individuals with breakthrough research to make informed choices and live a healthy life in a healthy environment. EWG lives its mission by empowering American families with easy-to-use, data-driven tools to help reduce their exposure to potent…
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72. Marissa Fayer on Redistributing Resources for Global Women’s Health
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Marissa Fayer is the founder and CEO of HERhealthEQ, a global non-profit with the mission to improve women’s health in developing countries by providing access to medical devices & equipment, creating an equitable standard of care. Here are two 2020 statistics from the World Health Organization that highlight the inequitable standard of care for wo…
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71. Carrie Freeman on Creating Communities for Change
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Carrie Freeman is the Chair of the SecondMuse Group, which includes SecondMuse, the SecondMuse Foundation, and SecondMuse Capital. Carrie is also the Interim Executive Director for the SecondMuse Foundation, a non-profit focusing on advocating for building relational wealth as an approach to building inclusive and resilient economies. SecondMuse fo…
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70. Rukaiyah Adams on Catalyzing Change Through Community Investment
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Since 2023, Rukaiyah Adams has served as CEO of the 1803 Fund, an innovative firm that seeks to grow shared prosperity through the alignment of financial investments and investments in community-based organizations. It is not a conventional investment firm, and it is not traditional philanthropy—its work includes aspects of both and is ultimately a…
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69. Mary Harvey on Bringing Human Rights to Sports
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Mary Harvey is an accomplished sports governance and sustainability executive with 15+ years of leading worldwide initiatives to achieve societal change and gender equity through sports. As Chief Executive of the Centre for Sport and Human Rights, Mary oversees the Centre’s vision, including facilitating the deliberations of the Centre’s multi-stak…
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68. Maximilian Winter on Investing in the Future of Healthcare
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Maximilian Winter is the Founder and General Partner at Harmonix Fund as well as a fourth-generation entrepreneur. Having successfully deployed two funds, Maximilian has invested in over 40 early-stage companies, resulting in an enterprise valuation of $5 billion. Maximilian invests in scalable technological breakthroughs to advance human health an…
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What an amazing season of Unfolding. 108 episodes delivered three times a week. This podcast has been a remarkable journey for me. I hope it’s been a delightful journey for you too. As we wrap up this season, I wanted to share my thoughts.Kathy Varol による
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107. The Longest Journey Begins With a Single Step
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A thousand-mile journey sounds daunting, even impossible. At the start, when the path forward is filled with uncertainty, there is an equal measure of doubt. But the truth is, each of us will complete multiple thousand-mile journeys in our lives.Kathy Varol による
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106. When the Safety Net Becomes the Straight Jacket
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I had always thought of my job as a privilege. And it was. I had an amazing job, at an amazing company, doing things other people dream about. And it was my dream job for a while....until it wasn't. Until one day the perceived safety net of my position and all that it provided transformed to feel like a suffocating straight jacket.…
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My brother recently shared this analogy with me, and I can’t stop thinking about it.Kathy Varol による
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67. Walden Lam on Innovating Zero Waste Fashion Solutions
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Walden Lam is the co-founder and CEO of unspun, whose mission is to reduce global human carbon emissions by 1%. To get there, unspun is focused on zero-waste production and circular reuse for clothing. In their aim to remake the fashion industry, unspun had to remake how clothes are made. They started with digital fit jeans, and then created VEGA, …
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104. No One Has the Answer And Everyone Has the Answer
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I always felt like other people knew something I didn't. That other people had "the answer". That there even was "an answer", and I was already behind. Turns out, to any meaningful question, there is no "right answer".Kathy Varol による
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Today’s episode is a guided meditation. Find a quiet spot, take a seat, and let’s look inward to find your expansiveness.Kathy Varol による
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