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3 Tips For Managing The Collective Pain of 2022

The reality of the Ukraine invasion is painful to hold

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Joe Gibson
Feb 27, 2022
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My housemate stayed away from the news in the run-up, and during, the initial stages of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. I didn’t understand why until I ranted to myself about the insanity of it all one morning only to turn around and see her in tears.

The world is in pain right now.

And those of us who have any sort of outward awar…

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