"Now I understand the importance of perspective, mindfulness and free will"
The M Word

"Now I understand the importance of perspective, mindfulness and free will"

Before I took this program, I felt like I was fighting to stay alive in a hostile sea. I didn't know what to do or who to turn to. Now I understand the importance of perspective, mindfulness and free will, all of which have helped me put my once-shattered life back together.

Alicia Elliott

Writer

Brooklyn, United States

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