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Plus 5 things you may not realize can affect your mental health. [View this email in your browser]( Welcome to your weekly mental health break. Keeping you updated on all things psychology, relationship & mental-health related. [Is Emotional Baggage Blocking Your Life Transformation?]( You may be walking around making "baggage-based" decisions, without even realizing it. [What Dr. King Understood About Rage and the Trauma of the Unheard]( Two years after California’s Watts riots in August 1965, Dr. King specifically addressed rioting in a speech. [When Clients Talk to Me About Their Dogs and Cats]( Here's what it's like for an ethical vegan therapist to hear upsetting things about animals from clients. [6 Healing Habits of Adults Who Recover from Childhood Emotional Neglect]( There are some healthy practices that seem to literally smooth the path of recovery for people with childhood emotional neglect. 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