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Dial Down the Drama
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Dial Down the Drama

by Colleen O'Grady
November 2015
Intermediate to advanced
256 pages
6h 14m
English
AMACOM
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CHAPTER 5

How to Reclaim Your “I Feel Good” Energy

You would love Cindy. She’s bright, intelligent, has a great sense of humor, and owns her own business, a counseling center for women. Cindy is married and has a seventeen-year-old son, Mike, and a thirteen-year-old daughter, Addison. “Mike is easy, but Addison is another story,” Cindy said. “I hope to God I can make it through these teenage years.”

Cindy was tired from having to stay on top of Addison for several hours every evening to get her to do her homework. The hardest part was all the mean things Addison would say. “After all I do for Addison…,” Cindy continued. “I make sure she has private ...

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