A Drummer’s Guide To...
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’A Drummer’s Guide To...’ is the podcast that dives into everything it takes to thrive as a professional musician beyond the practice room.
Hosted by Emily Dolan Davies, a drummer since 1999, pro since 2008, and a passionate mentor since 2018, this show unpacks the real-world challenges, triumphs, and strategies for building the career of your dreams.
Whether you’re chasing gigs, navigating the music industry, or balancing passion with practicality, Emily’s got your back with honest insights and inspiring stories.
Find out more about Emily at EmilyDrums.com
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221 - The One Shot Myth (Q from Anonymous)
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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220 - The Myth of the Big Break (Q from Jon Raynor)
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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219 - Heartbreak on the Setlist (Q from Anonymous)
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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218 - Starting the Year With No Gigs (Q from Anonymous)
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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217 - Grateful, Successful… Still Wanting More (Q from Dom Ritchie)
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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216 - Underpaid, Overworked, Resentful Q from Anonymous
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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215 - Women’s Health on Tour (Q from Suzy)
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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214 - Recording Your In Ear Mix - Do You Need To? Q from Joe Threlfall mp3
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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213 - Why Trust Gets You Hired (Q from Rob Quinn)
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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212 - Tempo Wars (Q from Anon)
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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211 - Breaking Out of the Pub Circuit (Q from Pete)
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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210 - Word of Mouth vs Social Media (Q from Charlie Purdie)
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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209 - Get Fixers’ Attention Fast (Q from Joe Threlfall)
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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208 - Podcast Format Change
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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207 - Confidence No-One Can Give You
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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206 - The Dark Side of Being Easy to Work With
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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205 - The Fear Of Silence
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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204 - Social Media Balance
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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203 - Money, Music & Shame
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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202 - Courage Over Perfection
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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201 - Build It and They Will (NOT) Come
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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200 - Live & Unfiltered
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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199 - Getting Called Out!
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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198 - Rejection Redefined
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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197 - Posting Isn't Enough
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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196 - Letting People Down
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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195 - Self-Inflicted Failure
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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194 - Is It Too Late?
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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193 - Hard Truths
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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192 - Rehearsal Rundown 101
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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191 - The Lone Wolf Trap
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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190 - Broke, Big and the Bit In-Between
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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189 - A Social Media Deep Dive
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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188 - The Overwhelm Fix
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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187 - Reigniting Your Spark
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May 30, 2025 |
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186 - Shaken, Then Stronger
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May 16, 2025 |
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185 - The Skill of Being Seen
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May 09, 2025 |
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184 - Showing Up Strong
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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183 - From Hobbyist To Hired
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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182 - Gig Vid Glow-Ups
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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181 - Before You Quit...
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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180 - The Invisible Goal Gap
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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179 - Hyper-Focus Highs and Lows
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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178 - Pricing Your Passion
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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177 - Building Confidence After Criticism
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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176 - Teaching, Touring and Transitions
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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175 - Sacrifice
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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174 - Big Gig Ready
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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173 - Where Are All The Musicians?!
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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172 - Pro Procrastination
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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171 - Playing vs Posting
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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170 - Creating Brilliance from Bias
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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169 - Making Space
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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168 - 5 Destructive Beliefs
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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167 - 3 Signs of Perfectionist Sabotage
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Nov 02, 2024 |
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166 - Developing Your Inner Compass
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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165 - In-Between The Big Gigs
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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164 - How I Got My Gigs
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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163 - Instagram
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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162 - Burnout
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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161 - (are you) Pro Gig Ready?
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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160 - Common (mis)Beliefs
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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159 - Saying No
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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158 - Professional Musician Myths
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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157 - Mistakes
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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156 - Being Sick As A Session Musician
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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155 - Optimising Instagram For More Gigs
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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154 - Balancing Creativity Day-to-Day
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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153 - Performance Anxiety
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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152 - Uncomfortable Truths
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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151 - Acceptance
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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150 - Embarrassment
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Jun 29, 2024 |
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149 - Patience
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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148 - Community
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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147 - Navigating Egos and Personalities
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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146 - Job Insecurity
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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145 - Session Musician Misconceptions
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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144 - Introverts Unite!
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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143 - The 6 Human Needs
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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142 - My Favourite Mantras
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Mar 16, 2024 |
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141 - Process Goals
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Mar 09, 2024 |
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140 - Shortcuts
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Mar 02, 2024 |
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139 - Hot Cross Buns!
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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138 - Hyper-Focus and Flow
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Feb 17, 2024 |
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137 - Perfectionism Revisited
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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136 - Identity Pitfalls
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Feb 03, 2024 |
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135- Developing Complexity in your Playing (Question from Lindsay Roberts)
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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134 - Finding Your Rhythm
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Jan 13, 2024 |
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133 - Setting Goals for 2024
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Jan 06, 2024 |
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132 - Looking Back At 2023
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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131 - Normalisation
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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130 - Rest
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Dec 16, 2023 |
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129 - Recent Musings
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Dec 02, 2023 |
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128 - Self Talk
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Nov 25, 2023 |
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127 - Faffing
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Nov 11, 2023 |
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126 - Feathers and Cogs
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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125 - Positive Imposter Syndrome
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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124 - Feeling Unmotivated And Defeated
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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123 - Your Inner Critic Compass
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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122 - Finding Your Superpower
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Oct 06, 2023 |