{"id":12385,"date":"2020-04-09T15:47:59","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T12:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=12385"},"modified":"2020-09-08T14:22:30","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T11:22:30","slug":"what-if-chapter-2-how-we-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/what-if-chapter-2-how-we-start\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;What if&#8230;&#8221; Chapter 1, How We Start"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Friends many people are struggling with worry, fear and anxiety during these unusual times. I decided to record a few chapters from by book <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00N2KRTXQ\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00N2KRTXQ&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sukfam-20&amp;linkId=7KGAPI4RZ64B4FQ4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;What if&#8230; How to Kill Worry and Anxiety Before They Kill You.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope this recording will help calm your worries and anxieties. 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