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    Episode 67 features J.D. the founder of Veritas Fit and a mental health coach and advocate who is here because we should all be challenged more to discuss our mental health. We discuss anxiety, starting conversations around mental health, storytelling and filling in the blanks, knowledge and not knowing, speak generationally, and much much more.

    Throughout the conversation, we discuss:

    • Helping vs. Supporting
    • Mental Health
    • Anxiety
    • Not Knowing
    • Self-care
    • Storytelling
    • The journey
    • The Speed of Information
    • Algorithms and Comfort Zones
    • Generational Differences
    • Apologizing to our parents
    • Taking pictures
    • Remembering phone numbers
    • Balance
    • And much more

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