Real Adult Wisdom-Live In Confidence

Mar 06 2025 37 ep. 28 mins 46

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Becky Shaffer: RAW: Real Adult Wisdom A Kinda funny, Kinda Serious Podcast for Anyone's Ears..... Welcome to the RAW, Live in Confidence Podcast, where we believe in the power of personal transformation. We're here to reignite your passion and redefine your path. Join me, Becky Shaffer, as we delve into the depths of self-discovery, explore strategies for building unshakeable confidence, and uncover the secrets to living a life you love. Sit back, take a listen to topics that affect all of us.

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It seems that human nature is such that we balk at changing things until things get really bad and we're so uncomfortable that we can no longer go on. We wait for a crisis, trauma, loss, disease, and tragedy before we get down to looking at who we are, what we are doing, how we are living, what we are feeling, and what we believe or know, in order to embrace change. I call thi

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