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Speaker 3: and crowded aisles as he conquers anxiety with humor and
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Speaker 1: In the still Rama from the Patria pas duc de
Speaker 1: nomal het niuyar Boma and bashin de pobird, spin moment, court,
Speaker 1: brenhardbric Cake, out of dram, snail flocker, dwarld a, zachis
Speaker 1: narbenete and bedetted the wild. In the twit had contrast
Speaker 1: med sam bineverd full, the scre arn Anika, quam Binemette
Speaker 1: and warmer Himloch Swen thees a harsh stem Zocht and
Speaker 1: rus s talent Joey von Dachen outstopped united, Winkle Llemache, Swen,
Speaker 1: bade obsen lip and Adam the deep inn equilled Bobierre
Speaker 1: on toward the her Arsland had ide from Winkler marked
Speaker 1: the hem neer fos Mayhi wist dot had muss Bobierre
Speaker 1: on its font ulavunkle, the kate Tourtevina tom and on
Speaker 1: the Pashent the alted and joppaatot soot untaffeled and leaned.
Speaker 1: The after over marchis heinzorg swen else is stressed, quat
Speaker 1: wilt fortell iqueal a mob over mental pickupup, audiar's aphant
Speaker 1: lochte hey zen O twinkland sam and for tokus, the
Speaker 1: off dailing out Anika and sven Zede and tom ran
Speaker 1: forbee opened as of hey open afron to your hing,
Speaker 1: the winkle lochnit fervech mardor the snail and the drug
Speaker 1: the lake, the offstant Lummer, the winkle was full at
Speaker 1: manside and dark lexeboat Shappadata and the lads to over
Speaker 1: blaze a carestey co orazis in the out for Cope
Speaker 1: Corte sven Adam, the deep in Tunhei, the fell for Licht,
Speaker 1: the winkle petrot, the ray of var Alone and the
Speaker 1: shop a fall hey fool, the zen hard snell a
Speaker 1: clopper trevells a lippe whoor the sveen Anika's calm stem
Speaker 1: in zen oer you do the trut sven Latin Metalasia
Speaker 1: martoum sebet hung pot for Persola for sworfings articular quama
Speaker 1: on Dector s fen to brocl Schampo and Nitas Panique
Speaker 1: Bohon opt borel then Adam Hahling Ward Snell and upper flocker,
Speaker 1: the heloader from the winkle Bohona Devrava and the mr
Speaker 1: Lake dichter Beta comb tom dead opmert bohonan flower hop
Speaker 1: over the fall of inkle warns parom reaken is the
Speaker 1: cast spirit hood copper off On. That's the boats hop Vi,
Speaker 1: the latter roller Anika lechta high hunt O sven shrouder,
Speaker 1: swinn cake my aunt jays a Combe Adam deep indoor
Speaker 1: your nose and out do your mond so also heber
Speaker 1: ophand long sam marsacre fort, the sveenhar instructions met Elka
Speaker 1: Adam hahling full the headed panick of name, the heload
Speaker 1: of from the winkle where they were dawdlek and the
Speaker 1: swop stnleveer still naw empire minute fool, the s fancy
Speaker 1: stav her bedunked flows to the hay and half Anika
Speaker 1: and schwacher himlach hay for vordesa and zuktocht and cozen
Speaker 1: under the shampo hadwas miss knit senfa for it martwas
Speaker 1: for doun defnou tonse the winkle for lite fool. The
Speaker 1: sveencer oprelcht headwas incliner overwinning Madame belongreku stop richting merezell
Speaker 1: for drauer haht and technique cleared and whizzed that I
Speaker 1: k need a laine was Annika cake and free the
Speaker 1: leak an ye hepta triveldre dan fonda fuln de kiir
Speaker 1: ward normachleker mete co op unwanga and lichte harte lipasitruch
Speaker 1: nay the psithiatrica off dailing sfen vistat ouda no saud
Speaker 1: coom mahe fool desif clar umse andram for staerct door
Speaker 1: humor and the stone fonse niho frinde k k hopeful
Speaker 1: neither tu comst.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed in the.
Speaker 1: Still chamma from the psifatrisa afteing vass drucer del normal.
Speaker 3: In the quiet corridors of the psychiatric ward, it was
Speaker 3: busier than usual.
Speaker 1: Had niullar vas nat bahoma and the bashin de pobier
Speaker 1: de siffe and routine tahaude.
Speaker 3: The new year had just begun and the patients were
Speaker 3: trying to establish a routine again.
Speaker 1: Schfen yomamment court branhar and entruche tro koblik kiek alta tram.
Speaker 3: Schfen. A young man with short brown hair and a
Speaker 3: withdrawn expression looked out the window.
Speaker 1: Snail floko dvold zarchyies narbinete and bedette de velt inn.
Speaker 3: Twit snowflakes gently drifted down and covered the world in white.
Speaker 1: Head comtrast met sem binevelt fool the schre bam.
Speaker 3: The contrast with his inner world felt sharp.
Speaker 1: Anika combine metem war machimloch.
Speaker 3: Onika entered with a warm smile.
Speaker 1: Sfin zz har stem zocht e rus stelen show you
Speaker 1: fon dach an out stop thenardevinkle ville.
Speaker 3: March schfen, She said, her voice soft and reassuring. Would
Speaker 3: you like to take a trip to the store to
Speaker 3: day sfen.
Speaker 1: Bait opsein lip and adem the deep.
Speaker 3: Inn Schfen bit his lip and took a deep breath.
Speaker 1: Iq villetpobire on toward the he arsland.
Speaker 3: I want to try, he replied, hesitantly.
Speaker 1: Hedyde from vinkle mark tehem ner firs mahe vit d'atte
Speaker 1: mus pobre um itch from umaphon col Kate Totevin.
Speaker 3: The idea of shopping made him nervous, but he knew
Speaker 3: he had to try to regain some independence.
Speaker 1: Tom an ont pashint the alte e en roparatot jat
Speaker 1: Antafel and lend arterofer.
Speaker 3: Tum, another patient who always had a joke ready, sat
Speaker 3: at the table, leaning back. Markishen zorg Sfinn, don't worry,
Speaker 3: sven El.
Speaker 1: She is stris kwait wilt fertil Iguel mopov mental pikable
Speaker 1: audiarsafont lochte haye en o twinklend.
Speaker 3: If you want to relieve stress, I'll tell you a
Speaker 3: joke about mental peaking on New Year's Eve. He laughed,
Speaker 3: his eyes twinkling.
Speaker 1: Sam of for Tokus of the off dailing out anika
Speaker 1: as Finn said, and tomram forbe opened also of hel
Speaker 1: open afontur hing.
Speaker 3: Together they left the ward Anika at sfenaz side, and
Speaker 3: Tom walking past them as if he were going on
Speaker 3: an adventure.
Speaker 1: The vinkle lochnit Fervech murdered the snail and the drukta
Speaker 1: lake the off stant Lummer.
Speaker 3: The store wasn't far away, but due to the snow
Speaker 3: and the crowds, the distance seemed longer.
Speaker 1: The vinkle was full of mensidy unda luksa boatshpadde and
Speaker 1: the lasts the overblef a carestak Oatsi's in the out
Speaker 1: for cob Korte.
Speaker 3: The store was full of people doing their daily shopping
Speaker 3: and buying the last remaining Christmas decorations on sale.
Speaker 1: Sfen adam the deep in tunheide fell free lichtevin un
Speaker 1: called putrot.
Speaker 3: Spen took a deep breath as he entered the brightly
Speaker 3: lit store.
Speaker 1: The rey evar along and this shop a fall.
Speaker 3: The lines were long and the shelves were full.
Speaker 1: Hey fool the zen heart sneller klope.
Speaker 3: He felt his heart race.
Speaker 1: Devel zelippe hoordis fin anikas call mu stem in zen Or.
Speaker 3: As they walked, Schwen heard anika as calm voice in
Speaker 3: his ear.
Speaker 1: You do to troute Sfin.
Speaker 3: You're doing well, Schwen.
Speaker 1: Lots of the metelliche. Let's start with a list martum
Speaker 1: sebet hung pot for persol, looka for zorins articular clam
Speaker 1: un dictis Finn's champo ernitos.
Speaker 3: But when they reached the aisle for personal care items,
Speaker 3: Schwen discovered that his usual shampoo was not there.
Speaker 1: Baniku bohom obole.
Speaker 3: Panic began to bubble up.
Speaker 1: Then adam ahling there snell and oper flucker.
Speaker 3: His breathing became fast and shallow.
Speaker 1: The halloud of from the vinkle boholud forfa and de
Speaker 1: mure lake dichterbe to comb.
Speaker 3: The sounds of the store began to fade, and the
Speaker 3: walls seemed to close in.
Speaker 1: Tom die opmerket boholan flower hop over to full of
Speaker 1: inkle varens barm reaching the case spirit rut kopra off.
Speaker 3: Tom, who noticed, started a corny joke about overcrowded shopping carts.
Speaker 3: Why do they price the Christmas Spirit cheaper d's.
Speaker 1: The boats hop ville la to roller.
Speaker 3: Because they want to let the message roll.
Speaker 1: Anika lech ther hunt ops finshowder.
Speaker 3: Anika placed her hand on Schpene's shoulder.
Speaker 1: Sfin keke ma'am jes a com.
Speaker 3: Sfen look at me, she said, calmly.
Speaker 1: Adem deep indoor yr nurse and out ur ya mond
Speaker 1: sauce fehberhophuns.
Speaker 3: Breathing deeply through your nose and out through your mouth
Speaker 3: as we practiced.
Speaker 1: Lung sam marsacre fool the sfen her instruxis.
Speaker 3: Slowly but surely, Schfen followed her instructions.
Speaker 1: Met elka adem hahling fool the headed by nik of name.
Speaker 3: With each breath he felt the panic decrease, the.
Speaker 1: Hlaud de fondevinkle verde viedaoudlik and the shop stol livie still.
Speaker 3: The sounds of the store became clear again, and the
Speaker 3: shelves stood still.
Speaker 1: Na mbire minute fool the spencer stay for her.
Speaker 3: After a few minutes, Schpen felt more grounded.
Speaker 1: Bedunct flows to de hay and half anika and zwachhimlach.
Speaker 3: Thank you, he whispered, giving Anichar a weak smile.
Speaker 1: Hey fervolte zen zukto and causen under the champo.
Speaker 3: He continued his search and chose a different shampoo.
Speaker 1: Hertlos miss nitain fa forit maretvos fu dum defourniu.
Speaker 3: It might not have been his favorite, but it was
Speaker 3: sufficient for now.
Speaker 1: Dum setevinko frilite fool des fencerroreleurt.
Speaker 3: When they left the store, Schen felt relieved.
Speaker 1: Hethlosen clina o fervening mariame belong rei gestoprichting merzelftrau.
Speaker 3: It was a small victory, but an important step towards
Speaker 3: more self confidence.
Speaker 1: Hey halten technik cleared invist delte need a layinvos.
Speaker 3: He had learned the technique and knew he wasn't alone.
Speaker 1: Anika keikm frin del cam. Anika looked at him kindly,
Speaker 1: you have treveldam Funda. You did great today, fund quir
Speaker 1: vort normachleker. Next time will be even easier. Metico op
Speaker 1: and lichta harteatrisa off.
Speaker 3: Dealing with the cold on their cheeks and light hearts.
Speaker 3: They walked back to the psychiatric ward.
Speaker 1: Sfen vist dot alda com mah fool clar m andrachm.
Speaker 3: Schpen. New challenges would still come, but he felt ready
Speaker 3: to face them.
Speaker 1: For staered door vumor and the stone fifrinde kk hopeful
Speaker 1: neither two.
Speaker 3: Comst Strengthened by humor and the support of his new friends,
Speaker 3: he looked hopefully to the future.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Dutch, then in English.
Speaker 1: Hummah haman hung corridors, shifiatrica of daling, shifiatrica off, daling,
Speaker 1: shifiatricia off, dailing, psychiatric ward to to withdrawn, contrust, contrust, contrust, contrast, rust, stellend,
Speaker 1: horust stellen, rust stellend, reassuring arsiland arsiland, arsilent hesitantly to
Speaker 1: ruvine to ruvinen to ruhvine, regain crop crop crop joke, twinkerland, twinkland, twinkland, twinkling, Deruchte, deruchte, deruchte, crowds, decorazis, decorazis, decazis,
Speaker 1: decorations o prelut o prelut o prelut relieved on of
Speaker 1: honk lakate, on of honk lakate, on of honko lakhate, Independence, nervus, nervous, nervous, nervous, learned, learned, loned.
Speaker 3: Leaning off, stumped off, stumped off, stones, distance, adam, howling, adam, hailing, adam, hailing, breathing, bannique, banique, bynique, panic,
Speaker 3: oper flucker, oper flocker, oper flock, shallow, calm, calm, calm, come,
Speaker 3: stave her, stay for her, stay her grounded, full doom
Speaker 3: for doomed, full dun sufficient.
Speaker 1: Overvening, overvening, overveaning, victory, zel for traw zel for trawing,
Speaker 1: zel for traw self Confidence technique, Technique, technique technique for Vaugh,
Speaker 1: for Vaugh for Vaugh, Faded Stone, Stone Stun Support, afful Tutor, Affumtuur,
Speaker 1: Affultuur Adventure, Shimbo Shimpo Sulmbo shampoo in Struxie in Struxie
Speaker 1: in Struxie Instruction.
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