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Let me throw you a lifeline&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Breakthrough to radiance\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marniepehrson.com\/radiance.php\" target=\"_blank\">Join me for Break Through To Radiance and let&#8217;s get you out of the quicksand<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever been caught in quicksand? No, I&#8217;m not talking about the phenomenon found in nature. I&#8217;m talking about emotional quicksand, where one thing goes wrong and then another and then another, until you become paralyzed&#8230; you&#8217;re in over your head and you don&#8217;t know how to find your way back out. 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