Overcoming global despair with local action with Karla Pretorius
Published 29 Jan 20261 min 7 sec watch
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Feeling overwhelmed by global crises? Psychotherapist Karla Pretorius explains how shifting from global empathy to local action can restore your sense of urgency: https://patient.info/features/mental-health/why-our-brains-are-hooked-on-bad-news
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