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Episode 253: True To Yourself with Kristen Chase

Kate resonates with her word of the year and Doree feels stronger than yesterday. Then, author and podcaster Kristen Chase joins them to discuss dealing with the complexities of her own mother-daughter relationship while writing her novel A Thousand Miles to Graceland, how the best skincare recommendations come from her kids, and how tattooed quotes are a form of her self-care. 



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