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  . . Phil Kaye, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.   Transcript provided by YouTube: 00:22 It is summertime 00:24 In the 90s 00:27 before the internet 00:29 and nine year old me 00:31 Is sitting on the couch with Ben, my best friend, who has a bowl cut 00:35 Like I do and I asked Ben what he wants to do and Ben says what he always says: 00:40 I don’t know dude, what do you wanna do? 00:43 audience: [laughter] 00:44 And I don’t know either because it’s already two months in the summertime and we have done everything 00:48 We think we can do, played basketball so many times Ben knows I will never go left...

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99 Free (Or Affordable) Self-Care Ideas For Your Wellness Routine

Do You Need More Self-Compassion? After the year-that-shall-not-be-named, we find ourselves needing a hard reset, a re-focusing on our wellness. We’re all carrying something more tender than what we share on the stage of social media, but the performance of face masks and bubble baths won’t heal those deeper heartaches. We need real self-care. “We’re all carrying something more tender than what we share on the stage of social media. But the performance of face masks and bubble baths won’t heal those deeper heartaches. We need real self-care.” Taking care of ourselves is hard work. Especially if we have other obligations: family, work, pets, bills, homes—the bare minimum can feel excruciatingly out of reach sometimes, and self-care just adds another...

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