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Hey, this is Alexis Haines and welcome to Recovering from Reality,

where I illuminate the messy and magical path of coming home to yourself.

Whether you're on the road to recovery,

seeking self-care techniques for surviving the capitalist machine,

or just need a moment to remember that you're not alone in your loneliness,

we're serving up the ultimate truth.

Your challenges don't define you, how you deal with them does.

So are you ready to recover from reality?

I have yet to meet someone who is truly a normie,

who has their entire life lived just a really balanced, peaceful,

engaged, connected life since their childhood.

I mean, the vast majority of people in my circle of friends,

in my spiritual circle and my online community,

that I've come in contact with have been through some really challenging things in their life.

And as a result, they knew that they had to get on a different path.

So with regards to my kids, you know, I do the best that I can to provide a trauma-free

environment. I also fully wholeheartedly believe that before we come here to have this human

experience, we know who we're choosing as our parents.

We know all of the experiences that we will go through for this

soul's journey to come here and evolve and grow and change.

And so I realize also that I can't protect my kids from everything,

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