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I’m Not O.K., You’re Not O.K.—And That’s O.K.
By Sylvia Boorstein — 2018
When we read the news, we might find ourselves overwhelmed with “non-OK-ness,” but Sylvia Boorstein says there are ways we can work with that feeling.
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