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    You Can Have a Healthy Family (Even if Yours Wasn’t)

    Nov 21 2019
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    You Can Have a Healthy Family (Even if Yours Wasn’t)

    Date: Nov 21, 2019

    Guests: ​Elizabeth Oates

    In a discussion based on her book Mending Broken Branches, Elizabeth Oates describes the negative impact that previous generations of your family can have on you, sharing about her own dysfunctional past that's marked by divorce, neglect, and addiction. She suggests practical ways you can reclaim your family tree to become the spouse and/or parent God wants you to be.

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