Paralysing grief, collective dread, crushing anxiety, acute self-loathing, debilitating panic - are you feeling it all right now? Well, we have an authority on the podcast this week. Donna Lancaster is a therapist, facilitator and healer. She has 30 years of experience in her back pocket: she was head of teaching at the Hoffman Institute and is a co-creator of the Bridge Retreat, a six-day personal development experience where you can overcome grief and loss and step into wholehearted living. Now she’s a written a book, The Bridge, which is a gift for people seeking peace. A guide to help us to return to the person we were before our hearts were broken one too many times. Oof. 
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