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[Unedited] Parker Palmer with Krista Tippett

On Being with Krista Tippett

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How to Be Silent in a Quaker Community

Parker Smith was diagnosed with depression in the early 1990s. She says she had a friend who massaged her feet every day to keep her from going mad. He would give no advice, just say he could feel her struggle and that it made him feel better. The act of Massaging My Feet kept me connected with the human race, writes Smith.

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