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The Dr. Laura Podcast

I Need Direction

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2022

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

I Need Direction - Amaya says she's ready to “right the ship” after doing several of the 10 stupid things Dr. Laura warned would mess up her life. - Dr. Laura: "Make guiding your girls into adulthood the primary focus of your life." - Have you done any of the "10 Stupid Things" Dr. Laura warns about in her books? Email me your thoughts at: drlaura@drlaura.com | To participate on the radio program; call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment - https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment. Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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0:00.0

Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from two to five PM Eastern time on serious XM triumph 11.

0:11.0

I'm Maya. Welcome to the program.

0:14.0

Hi, how are you? Good. What can I help you with?

0:18.0

Okay, I started listening to your show three months ago.

0:24.0

Um, and so I kind of know you're going to rip me, but I need some direction.

0:30.0

So if you absolutely know I'm going to rip you, I'd rather not do the call.

0:36.0

Well, I need some direction.

0:39.0

So I just I'm going to, you know, admit to my mistakes and take the direction for the mistakes.

0:47.0

I never, I never rip people who own their mistakes, who take responsibility for their mistakes.

0:54.0

Never, never there's no point in it.

0:56.0

The music just came up. Are you willing to hold through the top of the hour break?

1:01.0

Sure.

1:02.0

Okay, Maya, you hold on. I'm going to put you on hold, which turns you from pink to yellow to white.

1:08.0

That's how that goes. All right, we're going to take a break.

1:11.0

Come back with your calls at 1-800-7-5-28-72.

1:19.0

Amaya, thank you for waiting. How can I be useful?

1:23.0

Hi, I've been listening to you for three months.

1:26.0

And everything that you talk about is everything that I always knew to be right

1:34.0

and how I wanted to live my life, but never how I implemented it or not any of the decisions that I made.

1:44.0

And that came from a huge lack of guidance earlier.

1:48.0

And I find myself at 41 trying to write a ship that's been really wrong for a really long time.

1:58.0

Well, I admire your desire to do that.

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