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Podcast: Young People Nation
Episode: The Effects of Abandonment and Rejection
Description: Eugene and Donna Perry talk with Michael Fortino this week, an actor deeply involved in his community who you may have seen in “Stranger Things” on Netflix. In our second session we continue our conversation about Michael’s childhood, how abandonment and rejection affected his parents, and how that influenced him growing up.
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