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Whitney, welcome to the program.

Hi, Dr. Laura. How are you?

Good. Thank you. What's happening?

Well, I am calling not with a problem, but with a profoundly grateful heart for you.

I called you about two years ago. I am 57 and finishing my PhD. And I called because I was concerned

about my needing to leave and find a job maybe away from my husband for three years.

And he had wanted me to stay with him. And I was very concerned about maximizing, you know,

myself and really reaching my potential. And you really set me straight. You said, you know,

you have a man that loves you and wants to be with you. And is putting your relationship first.

And you need to do that too. You need to recognize your, you know, but gift you have there.

I'm paraphrasing, of course, because you said it in a beautiful, amazing, Dr. Laura way.

And what has been amazing since then is that by recognizing the gift he was giving me and by

taking your advice, I have gotten so much more in return than I, you know, than I could have

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