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I found out I was related to the guy that I was dating.

I don't feel emotions correctly.

I collect my roommate's toenails and fingernails.

Those were some callers from my call-in podcast, Therapy Gecko.

It's a show where I take phone calls from anonymous strangers as a fake gecko therapist and try to learn a little bit about their lives.

I know that's a weird concept, but I promise it's very interesting.

Check it out for yourself by searching for Therapy Gecko on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Hi, I'm Sam Mullins.

And I've got a new podcast coming out called Go Boy, the gritty true story of how one man

fought his way out of some of the darkest places imaginable.

Roger Caron was 16 when first convicted.

Has spent 24 of those years in jail.

But when Roger Caron picked up a pen in paper, he went

from an ex-con to a literary darling. From Campside Media and IHeart Podcasts, listen to Go Boy,

on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

The best things in life are on the other side of difficult conversations.

But if we're honest, most people run from them, staying silent, missing chances, and holding themselves back.

I know this is true because I used to be like that, until I realized that negotiation isn't a talent.

It's a skill that anyone can learn.

And once I did, everything changed. I went

from people pleaser to confident communicator and now I teach Fortune 500 leaders and top executives

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