But definitely I've had some anxious tendencies like if I think back as a kid I mean in high school I used to like throw up before every single school dance like I was so nervous about that sort of thing

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This show does cover a wide variety of topics related to mental health and life in general,

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Hello, friends of all varieties, this is the Hardcore Health Health Podcast, episode 284.

I'm your host Dr. Robert Duff, aka Duff the Psych.

I make mental health content for real people just like you.

And today I have a not question and answer episode. I'm doing a kind of more

informal off the cuff episode and we're going to focus on

predictably the New Year and in particular I want to talk about just sort of my approach to

New Year's in general and also how I'm looking to approach this coming year for myself. So this will be more of a personal episode, you know sharing what's working for me, what my hopes for the year are, things like that.

If that's interesting to you, stick around.

I know you guys tend to respond well to these types of episodes, but if it's not your bag your bag no problem I'll see you for the next

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