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Divas That Care Network
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The #DivasThatCare movement is a dynamic force of positivity and progress. It's a collective of empowered women united by a shared vision: to pave the way for future generations. These women are not only breaking barriers—they’re also committed to equipping the next generation with the tools, resources, and confidence to lead with purpose.
By discovering and defining your purpose, you unlock the power to uplift those around you and contribute to a better world—every single day.
The Divas That Care Change Makers lead by example. They’ve walked the path, and now they’re using their voices to inspire others—one intentional day at a time.
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Come Home to Yourself
2d ago00:40:24Tap to summarizeCome and listen to our Host, Gia-Raquel Rose, for our "Victory Over Fear" Podcast Mini-Series.This powerful series explores what it truly means to move forward despite uncertainty, self-doubt, and life's challenges. Through authentic conversations, personal stories, and practical wisdom, we uncover how courage is built one step at a time. Fear may be loud, but it doesn't have to have the final say.Together, we'll discover how healing, faith, resilience, and action can help us overcome the barriers that keep us stuck. Whether you're facing a major life transition, stepping into a new opportunity, or simply learning to trust yourself again, these conversations will encourage you to embrace bravery and move confidently toward your purpose.Join us as we celebrate the strength found in vulnerability, the growth that comes from taking risks, and the victories that happen when we choose courage over fear.Gia-Raquel Rose, owner of Airs Above Yoga, LLC and a real estate sales associate in Tewksbury, New Jersey has had a love for horses stemming from early childhood. Growing up in “horse country” afforded her the privilege of beginning to ride from the tender age of four. It was a childhood illness, which brought her riding aspirations to an abrupt halt. It took twenty years before she was able to reunite with her long lost passion for horses and their ability to heal. In that time, she received a Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Communication from Arcadia University and became a twice two hundred hour certified yoga instructor in both Hatha and Vinyasa. It was the loss of her mother, Rose, to breast cancer, which ultimately shifted her trajectory from the corporate world to the internal work for which yoga, as a practice, is renowned.I guide a live style meditation built around one goal: creating a safe inner home you can return to when fear, anxiety or uncertainty kicks up. We use breath, grounding and a vivid doorway visualization to strengthen self trust and leave the session feeling lighter and more anchored.• the month’s theme of working with fears and the fear of the unknown• why a strong sense of self becomes a “port in the storm”• how to create an inner refuge without escaping reality• practical meditation setup options for comfort and safety• grounding basics to support nervous system regulation• a guided visualisation of a door and a protected inner home• leaving doubt and shame outside the threshold• gratitude practice and “committing to memory” the feeling of peace• closing the meditation and returning to the body with grounding• aftercare tips like water and a small snackI ask that you please feel free to share the same with your loved ones. For more goodness, follow me on all the socials at Above the Ground Podcast and visit my website, airsaboveyoga.com.For more Divas That Care Network Episodes visit www.divasthatcare.com
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Stand in Stillness
2d ago00:35:38Tap to summarizeCome and listen to our Host, Gia-Raquel Rose, for our "Victory Over Fear" Podcast Mini-Series.This powerful series explores what it truly means to move forward despite uncertainty, self-doubt, and life's challenges. Through authentic conversations, personal stories, and practical wisdom, we uncover how courage is built one step at a time. Fear may be loud, but it doesn't have to have the final say.Together, we'll discover how healing, faith, resilience, and action can help us overcome the barriers that keep us stuck. Whether you're facing a major life transition, stepping into a new opportunity, or simply learning to trust yourself again, these conversations will encourage you to embrace bravery and move confidently toward your purpose.Join us as we celebrate the strength found in vulnerability, the growth that comes from taking risks, and the victories that happen when we choose courage over fear.Gia-Raquel Rose, owner of Airs Above Yoga, LLC and a real estate sales associate in Tewksbury, New Jersey has had a love for horses stemming from early childhood. Growing up in “horse country” afforded her the privilege of beginning to ride from the tender age of four. It was a childhood illness, which brought her riding aspirations to an abrupt halt. It took twenty years before she was able to reunite with her long lost passion for horses and their ability to heal. In that time, she received a Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Communication from Arcadia University and became a twice two hundred hour certified yoga instructor in both Hatha and Vinyasa. It was the loss of her mother, Rose, to breast cancer, which ultimately shifted her trajectory from the corporate world to the internal work for which yoga, as a practice, is renowned.Mother’s Day brings up grief, fear, and a very personal link to cancer, so I talk about yoga asana in a way that honours what hurts. I explore why stillness, surrender, and listening to the body can be a form of courage when life feels out of control.• Mother’s Day as a triggering day and a doorway into grief• Cancer as an unwelcome invader and the limits of “fight” language• Fear of mortality and the unknown as a daily human theme• Stillness as my answer for meeting fear and grief• Mountain Pose (Tadasana) as facing reality with roots• Key alignment cues for a stable, supported Tadasana• Forward folds and Child’s Pose as surrender and release• Reframing fear as something to embrace without giving up• Hero Pose (Virasana) as grounded, quiet strength with props• Heart openers like Camel and Wheel as an arc toward joy• Nurturing yourself first and listening before the body “screams”please feel free to share the same with your loved ones.For more goodness, follow me on all the socials at Above the Ground Podcast and visit my website, airsaboveyoga.com.For more Divas That Care Network Episodes visit www.divasthatcare.com
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Death and Taxes
2d ago00:33:47Tap to summarizeCome and listen to our Host, Gia-Raquel Rose, as she chats with inspiring guest Susan Goodhand for our "Victory Over Fear" Podcast Mini-Series.This powerful series explores what it truly means to move forward despite uncertainty, self-doubt, and life's challenges. Through authentic conversations, personal stories, and practical wisdom, we uncover how courage is built one step at a time. Fear may be loud, but it doesn't have to have the final say.Together, we'll discover how healing, faith, resilience, and action can help us overcome the barriers that keep us stuck. Whether you're facing a major life transition, stepping into a new opportunity, or simply learning to trust yourself again, these conversations will encourage you to embrace bravery and move confidently toward your purpose.Join us as we celebrate the strength found in vulnerability, the growth that comes from taking risks, and the victories that happen when we choose courage over fear.Susan Goodhand is a CPA who loves what she does, helping people know about their business, bookkeeping, planning, taxes and whatever else comes along with that. Susan grew up in Martinsville, NJ and has kept the small town approach to most aspects of her life, including work. Susan is a graduate of St Elizabeth University. Outside of work, Susan enjoys spending time with family, taking adventures that often include a hike, and being with friends. If you have a question, contact Susan, she may be able to help you or steer you in the right direction: https://forms.gle/AZnaEJvGvAuEqfoD9We talk with CPA Susan Goodhand about smart business setup choices, clean bookkeeping, and realistic cash planning so you keep control of your money.• choosing a business structure based on protection and simplicity• LLC basics and how a single member LLC is often taxed• why an S-corp requires a reasonable W-2 salary• the real difference between employees and independent contractors• having key conversations before launch to avoid costly pitfalls• separating business and personal spending with dedicated accounts• paying yourself with owner draws and keeping records clean• using QuickBooks, Xero, or simple bank download spreadsheets• why outsourcing payroll can prevent expensive mistakes• setting aside 25% to 33% and making estimated tax paymentsFor more Divas That Care Network Episodes visit www.divasthatcare.com
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Trigger Warning
2d ago00:36:56Tap to summarizeCome and listen to our Host, Gia-Raquel Rose, for our "Victory Over Fear" Podcast Mini-Series.This powerful series explores what it truly means to move forward despite uncertainty, self-doubt, and life's challenges. Through authentic conversations, personal stories, and practical wisdom, we uncover how courage is built one step at a time. Fear may be loud, but it doesn't have to have the final say.Together, we'll discover how healing, faith, resilience, and action can help us overcome the barriers that keep us stuck. Whether you're facing a major life transition, stepping into a new opportunity, or simply learning to trust yourself again, these conversations will encourage you to embrace bravery and move confidently toward your purpose.Join us as we celebrate the strength found in vulnerability, the growth that comes from taking risks, and the victories that happen when we choose courage over fear.Gia-Raquel Rose, owner of Airs Above Yoga, LLC and a real estate sales associate in Tewksbury, New Jersey has had a love for horses stemming from early childhood. Growing up in “horse country” afforded her the privilege of beginning to ride from the tender age of four. It was a childhood illness, which brought her riding aspirations to an abrupt halt. It took twenty years before she was able to reunite with her long lost passion for horses and their ability to heal. In that time, she received a Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Communication from Arcadia University and became a twice two hundred hour certified yoga instructor in both Hatha and Vinyasa. It was the loss of her mother, Rose, to breast cancer, which ultimately shifted her trajectory from the corporate world to the internal work for which yoga, as a practice, is renowned.I share why the macrobiotic diet is a major trigger for me, rooted in my mother’s breast cancer journey and the way food can become tangled with fear and hope. I break down what macrobiotic eating is, what it gets right about mindful living, and why I believe listening to your body matters more than following perfect rules.• my mother’s choice to start with a macrobiotic lifestyle after diagnosis and what that brings up for me• the difference between macrobiotic and vegan eating, including limited animal protein and strict rules• how family culture and eating out can make any diet feel isolating• women’s changing nutrition needs across puberty, perimenopause, and menopause• macrobiotic principles around unprocessed foods, sourcing, storage, and avoiding plastic• the idea that cooking and eating carry “energy” and how intention can shape self-care• potential downsides, including deficiencies, weight loss risk, and the cost of eating this way• warm cooked foods, gentle digestion, and parallels with AyurvedaPlease feel free to share the same with your loved ones. For more goodness, follow me on all the socials at Above the Ground Podcast or visit my website, airsaboveyoga.com. For more Divas That Care Network Episodes visit www.divasthatcare.com
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You Can Feel Afraid And Still Act
3d ago00:56:04Tap to summarizeCome and listen to our Host, Tina Spoletini, as she chats with inspiring guest Shawna MacNeil for our "Victory Over Fear" Podcast Mini-Series.This powerful series explores what it truly means to move forward despite uncertainty, self-doubt, and life's challenges. Through authentic conversations, personal stories, and practical wisdom, we uncover how courage is built one step at a time. Fear may be loud, but it doesn't have to have the final say.Together, we'll discover how healing, faith, resilience, and action can help us overcome the barriers that keep us stuck. Whether you're facing a major life transition, stepping into a new opportunity, or simply learning to trust yourself again, these conversations will encourage you to embrace bravery and move confidently toward your purpose.Join us as we celebrate the strength found in vulnerability, the growth that comes from taking risks, and the victories that happen when we choose courage over fear.Shawna MacNeil is an entrepreneur, business consultant, digital creator, and co-founder of Soultuary Wellness Center.With a background in business, marketing, finance, operations, and leadership, Shawna helps entrepreneurs and organizations build strong foundations, create clear strategies, improve systems, and grow with authenticity.Her work blends practical business development with mindset, communication, and relationship-building, helping businesses become more aligned, profitable, and purposeful.As co-founder of Soultuary Wellness Center, Shawna is passionate about creating spaces that support nervous system regulation, healing, renewal, and whole-person wellness. At the heart of everything she does is a commitment to helping people and businesses grow with integrity, intention, and impact.www.soultuary.cahttps://www.facebook.com/share/1CQaKcKwDR/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://www.instagram.com/soultuarywellnesscenter?igsh=bGsxZzcxcmQ3NzQ4&utm_source=qrFear gets loud when we’re growing, and we can still take the next step even while we feel it. We talk with Shauna McNeil about impostor syndrome, visibility, and nervous system tools that make courage easier to access in real life.• why impostor syndrome shows up at every level of business• redefining “expert” as experience and results• treating mistakes as feedback instead of failure• why praising effort builds braver humans than praising “smart”• choosing the right people to share your ideas with• how childhood programming shapes adult fear responses• discernment as a skill for decisions, money, and risk• why being seen triggers judgment fears for many women• how fear lives in the body through fight, flight, freeze, fawn• practical regulation supports like floating, neurofeedback, massage, and cold exposureFor more Divas That Care Network Episodes visit www.divasthatcare.com
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Fear To Forward
3d ago00:47:43Tap to summarizeCome and listen to our Host, Tina Spoletini, as she chats with inspiring guest Lisa Andria for our "Victory Over Fear" Podcast Mini-Series.This powerful series explores what it truly means to move forward despite uncertainty, self-doubt, and life's challenges. Through authentic conversations, personal stories, and practical wisdom, we uncover how courage is built one step at a time. Fear may be loud, but it doesn't have to have the final say.Together, we'll discover how healing, faith, resilience, and action can help us overcome the barriers that keep us stuck. Whether you're facing a major life transition, stepping into a new opportunity, or simply learning to trust yourself again, these conversations will encourage you to embrace bravery and move confidently toward your purpose.Join us as we celebrate the strength found in vulnerability, the growth that comes from taking risks, and the victories that happen when we choose courage over fear.Lisa Andria is an Emotional Transformation Coach, founder of Ladies Who Leap Coaching and podcast host of the popular Ladies Who Leap podcast. She helps women over 40 build —for the first time — the identity they never embraced.Using The Identity Bloom Method— a four-stage identity construction system — Lisa produces a transformation so complete that clients’ lives restructure around who they’ve become. A signature part of her program goes into the unconscious mind to a level where the Identity Void actually lives and clears old programming, constructs the client's genuine self and then, through their new reality, grounds this leap on a permanent basis so they can move ahead confidently.ladieswholeap.com/quiz https://www.facebook.com/groups/ladieswholeapclubhttps://www.instagram.com/ladieswholeap/https://www.tiktok.com/@ladieswholeaphttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lisaandria/https://ladieswholeap.podbean.com/Fear does not disappear when we reinvent ourselves, but we can stop letting it drive the bus. With emotional transformation coach Lisa Andrea, we connect unconscious patterns, identity voids, and self-love to the real-world courage it takes to be seen and move forward.• confidence as something we grow and rebuild over time• unconscious mind as the driver behind triggers, reactions, and habits• releasing stored events and reframing beliefs to change behaviour• Identity Bloom Method stages and why awareness comes first• self-love as the common root issue and why it must be felt• fear versus anxiety and how both can guide smarter action• identity voids like shapeshifter, people pleaser, mirror gazer, high achiever• learning to enjoy being alone through acceptance and reduced judgment• courage as pushing the comfort-zone boundary step by step• why support matters and how coaching accelerates changeFor more Divas That Care Network Episodes visit www.divasthatcare.com
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Identity, Advocacy, and the Art of Repair
May 100:19:53Tap to summarizeCome and listen to our Host, Candace Gish, as she chats with today's guest, Candace Klein, for our “Unapologetically Unique” Podcast Series.This mini-series serves to distill success into its truest form—standing firmly in your own identity. We are moving beyond the comparison game to help you lead with unapologetic confidence. By anchoring your habits in self-belief rather than outside expectations, you’ll shift from chasing temporary inspiration to becoming a changemaker with lasting, year-long momentum.Candace Klein is a lawyer, entrepreneur, and transformational leader whose work spans finance, technology, and human development. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, she graduated from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law and practiced law before founding and leading multiple mission-driven companies. She served as CEO of Bad Girl Ventures, a microfinance firm investing in female founders, and later founded Somolend, one of the first nationally available crowdfunding platforms. Through this work, Candace played a key role in shaping the JOBS Act, the legislation that made securities-based crowdfunding legal in the United States.Over the past fifteen years, Candace has served in senior executive and C-suite roles across venture-backed startups and global payments companies, including Chief Commercial Officer of Lynx, a healthcare payments company, and Senior Vice President of Embedded Finance at FIS, a global payments firm with more than 66,000 employees. She is also the former co-author of Typhoon Honey: The Only Way Out Is Through, a book on emotional intelligence and transformational growth. Today, Candace leads The Liberation Company, where she facilitates emotional intelligence, somatic healing, and identity-based workshops designed to support deep personal and collective transformation. She lives on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, with her husband Andrew, their son Ivar, and their two dogs, Pan and Cinder.Social Links:Website: https://www.polyagony.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/candace.klein/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidethemindofcandaceklein/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/candacesjogren/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@candacesjogren7056 We sit down with Candace Klein, an attorney, entrepreneur, and author who lives openly as a bisexual, polyamorous, queer woman and refuses to shrink for anyone’s comfort. We talk about how her family lost a custody fight because they are polyamorous, and why she’s turning that pain into a mission to normalize non-traditional families and teach practical relationship repair.• owning identity without playing the comparison game• building companies, writing crowdfunding legislation, and learning from failure• a custody loss that exposes bias against polyamorous families• why Klein believes love is abundant even when time is not• Polyagony trilogy overview: The Foundation, The Expansion, The Reckoning• communication tools drawn from 100 family interviews plus nonviolent communication and conscious uncoupling• focusing on your family first before expanding into new relationshipsmake sure that you check out this podcast, send it to your friends and family. make sure that you like, share, and comment on that.For more Divas That Care Network Episodes visit www.divasthatcare.com
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What If Your Differences Are The Advantage
May 100:28:35Tap to summarizeCome and listen to our Host, Tina Spoletini, as she chats with today's guest, Belinda Sandor, for our “Unapologetically Unique” Podcast Series.This mini-series serves to distill success into its truest form—standing firmly in your own identity. We are moving beyond the comparison game to help you lead with unapologetic confidence. By anchoring your habits in self-belief rather than outside expectations, you’ll shift from chasing temporary inspiration to becoming a changemaker with lasting, year-long momentum. Belinda Sandor is the founder of The VA Connection, a community of more than 60,000 Virtual Assistants across 47 countries, and VA School, where she teaches women to build profitable Virtual Assistant businesses from home.She started her own VA business, RocketGirl Solutions, in 2010 and spent the next decade billing more than 20,000 hours and earning over a million dollars serving clients. In 2019, she began teaching others how to build a successful Virtual Assistant business.Her signature message, Live Your Best Life as a Virtual Assistant™, is a promise she's lived out herself. Today she runs her business from a farm in rural Virginia, where she lives with her husband Greg, tends an orchard, and keeps chickens between coaching sessions.https://www.instagram.com/thevirtualassistantconnection/https://www.facebook.com/groups/thevaconnectionWe talk with Belinda Sandor about being unapologetically unique and making decisions that protect joy, honesty, and self-trust. We dig into comparison, ADHD management, and why confidence grows after courage and action, not after perfection.• using “will this make me mad later” as a regret filter• choosing joy instead of people pleasing• reframing ADHD as an asset you can manage• picking one priority to get back on track• avoiding comparison and writing in your true voice• defining success away from status and external pressure• holding on to personal power and giving yourself permission• building confidence through action and repetitionIf anything in today’s episode stirred something in you I want you to sit with that gently not to rush into fixing or changing but just to notice what feels true to youYou can find all the details in the show notes if you feel called to explore thatFor more Divas That Care Network Episodes visit www.divasthatcare.com
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Hold My Beer I’m The Auctioneer
Apr 2100:23:06Tap to summarizeCome and listen to our Host, Candace Gish, as she chats with today's guest, Erin Ward, for our “Unapologetically Unique” Podcast Series.This mini-series serves to distill success into its truest form—standing firmly in your own identity. We are moving beyond the comparison game to help you lead with unapologetic confidence. By anchoring your habits in self-belief rather than outside expectations, you’ll shift from chasing temporary inspiration to becoming a changemaker with lasting, year-long momentum.Erin has worked in many areas of fundraising and has made it her life’s mission to study and explore the most effective means of fundraising possible. With over 10 years of fundraising success, helping hundreds of nonprofits raise millions of dollars by creating exceptional donor experiences. She has a bigheart for and background in social change and activism. She has sat in everyone’s seat to special events and understands the problems and has found solutions to create events that leave donors happy and bank accounts full. She is very passionate about affecting change in the world.Being a mission ambassador, professional public speaker, fundraising auctioneer and nonprofit trainer, Erin utilizes a smart, eloquent, energetic approach to engaging donors in the event venue and changing trajectories for organizations in the boardroom. As an educated, well- cultured and traveled individual with an amazing life story, her empathy and passion allows her to tell amazing stories and inspire hearts to give. https://www.starbenefitauctions.com/Videos of Erin:● Inspire Hearts Performance https://youtu.be/8-zDjIxipIY● Erin performing with Doug Aiken https://youtu.be/n4KudDKAj8U● Video of Star Benefit Auctions Team https://youtu.be/NoasM4_0moQWe talk with fundraising auctioneer Erin Ward of Star Benefit Auctions about what really makes charity galas succeed and why the most powerful fundraising moment is often a simple gift from the heart. We dig into identity-led confidence, donor psychology, and practical stage tips you can use even if you never touch a gavel.• Erin’s path as a third-generation auctioneer and why being a female auctioneer still breaks expectations• Building a fundraising-only auction business and refusing the “side gig” model• What a fundraising auctioneer actually does before the event through consulting and planning• How the paddle raise fund-the-need creates inclusivity and drives donor engagement• Auction school basics versus the real skill of reading the room• Sales craft and professional development through fundraising trends and donor challenges• How gala strategies shift from selling items to mission-first direct giving• Finding an auctioneer who aligns with an organisation’s mission and values• Confidence and public speaking tips like squeezing your toes and focusing on impactMake sure that you take this call and you send it to your friends and family. Make sure you share, like, and comment because that's how we get this the word out there.For more Divas That Care Network Episodes visit www.divasthatcare.com
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Trance, Trust, And Spirit
Apr 2000:38:43Tap to summarizeCome and listen to our Host, Gia-Raquel Rose, as she chats with today's guest, Barbra Banner, for our “Unapologetically Unique” Podcast Series.This mini-series serves to distill success into its truest form—standing firmly in your own identity. We are moving beyond the comparison game to help you lead with unapologetic confidence. By anchoring your habits in self-belief rather than outside expectations, you’ll shift from chasing temporary inspiration to becoming a changemaker with lasting, year-long momentum. Barbra Banner's story started with 35 years as a marketing and advertising maven in Los Angeles. Then with the Pandemic came flying objects, mysterious orbs, and a push from Spirit that was impossible to ignore . She had no idea that her decades of volunteering for a woman's crisis hotline, the LA Crisis Response Team (with the police and a body on site), and the busiest ER in the city had been divinely guided stepping stones to finding her true purpose in life. And that her gifts ran in the family.Fast forward, she is now a Certified Medium with Helping Parents Heal, Find a Certified Medium with Mark Ireland and Very Soul. She supports grieving families with a mix of compassion, startling evidence and a touch of humor. She loves when mental health, Psychic/Evidential and Trance Mediumship, and the science of how laughter heals, all come together to raise everyone's spirit.https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbrawitzer/https://bannermedium.com/https://www.instagram.com/bannermedium13/We talk with psychic medium Barbara Banner about how mediumship, psychic reading, and trance work actually function and what it feels like to receive information through energy. We also get honest about trust, boundaries, and why intuition can guide us well while still being easy to second-guess.• the difference between psychic information and evidential mediumship• what trance mediumship feels like and why Barbara is not fully aware during it• aligning frequency and energy to create a clear connection• a Reiki story that shows intuitive data can involve living people• a late-life spiritual awakening during the pandemic and the role of training• family gifts, past lives, and why abilities can skip generations• “downloads,” crown chakra sensations, and meditation versus trance• protecting the sacred space of a reading and handling skepticism• crisis response work, grief, and staying steady for families• building trust in intuition and separating guidance from projectionbannermedium.comFor more Divas That Care Network Episodes visit www.divasthatcare.com
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