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How to thrive as a highly sensitive person

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August 15, 1:30 pm

How to thrive as a highly sensitive person
Plus: Honing attention through dance; the value of scribbling; and navigating life without faces  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏  ­͏ 

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