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This episode is hosted by psychotherapist and bestselling author Amy Morin. Now let's get into the episode.

Okay. You're listening to the Friday fix.

Every Friday, I share a quick mental strength strategy that can help fix the thoughts, feelings, and actions that can hold you back in life.

Today is our 200th episode.

We started the podcast during the pandemic at a time when I was hearing from lots of people who wanted to know how to grow mentally stronger.

And at first, it was just Nick and I recording from a sailboat, which made for a lot of fun

adventures.

Like we interviewed Dan Harris during a tropical

storm. And there was a time that we had to use a lasagna pan filled with ice to keep Nick's

laptop from overheating when we talked to Bill Cartwright. But then we partnered with very well

mind, the biggest mental health side in the world to expand the show. And we're thrilled to still

be doing this 200 episodes later. We've had some

really cool guests, some interesting challenges recording from a boat, and lots of fun,

even though we talk about some pretty serious things. One of the best things about hosting a podcast

is I get to hear from you, our listeners. You shared with me

stories and struggles and your ideas about this show. So I want to say thank you to everyone

who supports this show by listening, sharing, and leaving reviews. And today, to celebrate

episode number 200, I'm going to share the top 20 mental strength lessons we've learned so

far. I pick 10 tips from our guest episodes, which air on Mondays, and 10 strategies from

the Friday fixes, which obviously air on Fridays. And while all of our guests have shared

some really good mental strength building tips, the ones I chose are the ones that you talk to me

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