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Common Ground with Jane Whitney
Overcoming Adversity
Season 2
Episode 209
We’re living in an era where optimism, inspiration and hope are rare. The “sledgehammer effect,” wrought by a historic number of overlapping crises, has helped spawn a mental health epidemic marked by surging incidence of depression, suicide and addiction. This show will profile those who have overcome adversity and trauma through grit, resilience and determination.
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How can we stitch our splintered country together again?