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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore how a young man in
Speaker 3: a psychiatric ward turns vulnerability into strength amidst the glow
Speaker 3: of Christmas lights, discovering the power of shared fears and
Speaker 3: newfound friendships.
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Speaker 1: Alvenjlave pradines, lasda curaciums namika v Kalideza, Alambian las ums
Speaker 1: brieven sumn Unapatita Garlanda, the verd ivarmeja, dur navala, salla
Speaker 1: da tapia onung group, the Parsona Seya and cerclas paranlinissid
Speaker 1: lasacio adria un jova and Balzui, sumiadur Sparra suvin marquats
Speaker 1: parlaciadad A, raulit ala seba, Kadidra mirav al zultras al
Speaker 1: su gustad laya ambun sumbriur and kura jado malgrad la tristeza,
Speaker 1: Calakumpayava cats mezzus dibn Lupserbaba, martis, tranquili, reservad suwin, pravaria,
Speaker 1: sculta pravuis and tia una yaugerat and sioux alaidra la
Speaker 1: sazio era parparlas o bra lapo la pocha in padesh biura,
Speaker 1: plenamen adria, savilla ca caste era al selmumen aracuza daban
Speaker 1: asperan calasparaoula, sutis in sensa, tramula, masa, sempreating good po dapaya, kumensa,
Speaker 1: nutang comlat and ziod laya i marti al rakumfurtaba aket,
Speaker 1: nadal bui, gaudid al catin sensa panza an al kapota
Speaker 1: a malamen unceillensi played, expectativa, ambultala, salah latta, peta ampasciensia, animadria,
Speaker 1: kuntinua e raspirapro fundamen ikumperti una, expariencia, rassen laltradia, intantabaa unsubada,
Speaker 1: nadal par lameva familiad astabatan pro kupad ca cavees, malamen
Speaker 1: canopudi a, niku mansa an akel, mumen laya, nutan cala,
Speaker 1: seba propia luita no ratan diferen a faji, tambeam costa,
Speaker 1: gaudid alas casas bunicas quana stick trista, krek can spudem
Speaker 1: ajuda marti parprimera bagada dees kavia rivatal group asbasantine pulsata
Speaker 1: parla la vulnerabilitat pot veepo proes part the settlemans la
Speaker 1: sevas paraula rasunaenam forsa a la vitasio kumbi dan ala reflexio, lubartura,
Speaker 1: dadria bay nicia una pluja, the kumpasions cada membradal group,
Speaker 1: bakum partis una parte des matsus cunac tanistorius IPOs and
Speaker 1: a patita spida, saguratad alfinald lasa SiO adrias and tika
Speaker 1: umpes liabilla stata, liverat saduna cal kumparti al faya mes
Speaker 1: fort no mes devil mentral advenav and saba adria tr
Speaker 1: vallaval and tia un altra apad nadalen a testada ambal
Speaker 1: record alsumas i paraoulas dal cells companj da trapia, pargiarlu
Speaker 1: las juns nukturna reflectidas and us and laven mens fra
Speaker 1: dasara comes si una calo internal a companies lasiabos da
Speaker 1: spara ansa, some brothers a la salada, tapia kreshi and
Speaker 1: lintamn prumaten una taurada, the naval plena, the nausi nisis
Speaker 1: iamistad sincedres.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Alven jalad buffaba fort travez la las finestras dl pavlosi
Speaker 1: kietric proadins las, the curasiuns, the naval lintan tavennata una mika,
Speaker 1: the kalidza a lambien.
Speaker 3: The icy wind blew strongly through the windows of the
Speaker 3: psychiatric ward, but inside the Christmas decorations tried to bring
Speaker 3: a bit of warmth to the atmosphere.
Speaker 1: Las uns bria ven su almen una patita verlanda, the
Speaker 1: vert ivarmea dur navala sala da tarapia onun group, the
Speaker 1: persona seya and cerclas paranli nisi the la sa sieux.
Speaker 3: The lights shone softly, and a small garland of green
Speaker 3: and red adorn the therapy room, where a group of
Speaker 3: people sat in a circle waiting for the session to begin.
Speaker 1: Adria un jovam balzui sumiadur spra suvein marquet parlancietad a
Speaker 1: raulit a la seva kidra miravalsaltras.
Speaker 3: Adria, a young man with dreamy eyes but often marked
Speaker 3: by anxiety, curled up in his chair, looking at the others.
Speaker 1: Al sau gustad Laya ambun sumbri ra and koura jeddo
Speaker 1: malgrad la tristeza Calakumpava gets mezzus di verne.
Speaker 3: Loups beside him. Laya with an encouraging smile, despite the
Speaker 3: sadness that had accompanied her these winter months, watched him.
Speaker 1: Martis tranquilis, reservad suvein prafaria, sculta bra vui sentia una
Speaker 1: yaga ten siu alaida.
Speaker 3: Mertis calm and reserved, often preferred listening, but today he
Speaker 3: felt a slight tension in the air La sa.
Speaker 1: Sieou Heraas.
Speaker 3: The session was to talk about fear la pocha.
Speaker 1: I pareeshaplen amin.
Speaker 3: The fear that prevents living fully.
Speaker 1: Adria savilla ca guestra al silmu min.
Speaker 3: Adria knew that this was his moment.
Speaker 1: Araculzan da van esparan ca lasparao la sur ti sin
Speaker 1: sin sa tra mula massa.
Speaker 3: He leaned forward, hoping the words would come out without
Speaker 3: trembling too much.
Speaker 1: Simpre tinguda faa kumansa nutan com la densieu d la
Speaker 1: ya imartill al racum.
Speaker 3: I've always been afraid of failing. He began noticing how
Speaker 3: Laya and Mardia's attention comforted him.
Speaker 1: Aged nadal this Christmas buigo thee del catin sin sapa
Speaker 1: n sa an al kapota na ma la min.
Speaker 3: I want to enjoy what I have without thinking about
Speaker 3: what could go wrong.
Speaker 1: Unsilensi ple the xpactativa ambultala sala.
Speaker 3: A silence full of anticipation enveloped the room.
Speaker 1: Laterabelta amparciencia Animadria kuntinua.
Speaker 3: The therapist with patience encouraged Adria to continue.
Speaker 1: E raspira prufun damn ikum partiuna expariencia rasin l'altradilla intantaba
Speaker 1: unsubada nadal par la meva familia.
Speaker 3: He took a deep breath and shared a recent experience.
Speaker 3: The other day, I was trying to prepare a Christmas
Speaker 3: dinner for my family.
Speaker 1: Astavatan pro kupatka cavez ma la mink nopudia niku mansa.
Speaker 3: I was so worried it would turn out bad that
Speaker 3: I couldn't even start.
Speaker 1: Anakemun men laya nutanka lua di faren al fagi tambam
Speaker 1: costa gaudi de las cosas unicas guana di trista.
Speaker 3: At that moment, Liya, noticing that her own struggle wasn't
Speaker 3: so different, added, I also find it hard to enjoy
Speaker 3: beautiful things when I'm.
Speaker 5: Sad grecnspue majuda. I think we can help each other
Speaker 5: Martida this cavilla rivat a group asbasantine pulsata parla la
Speaker 5: pot fepo pro is par de seumans.
Speaker 3: Mardi, for the first time since he had joined the group,
Speaker 3: felt compelled to speak. Vulnerability can be scary, but it's
Speaker 3: part of being human.
Speaker 1: La sebas paraula rasu reen amforsa a la vita SiO
Speaker 1: cumbidan a la reflexiou.
Speaker 3: His word resonated strongly in the room, inviting reflection.
Speaker 1: Lubartura da dria bay nicia una pluja.
Speaker 3: The coumforsiuns Adriaya's openness started a flood of confessions.
Speaker 1: Cada membra dl group bakum partis una part des matsius
Speaker 1: cunac tanistorius iposa nakel patita spai de saura tat.
Speaker 3: Each group member shared a part of themselves, connecting stories
Speaker 3: and fears in that small safe space.
Speaker 1: Alfinel de la sa siu adria sent co umpes lia
Speaker 1: villas tata liverat.
Speaker 3: At the end of the session, Adriai felt a weight
Speaker 3: had been lifted from him.
Speaker 1: Savuna cal cum partis al fei ya mess fort no
Speaker 1: mess deviille.
Speaker 3: He realized that sharing made him stronger, not weaker.
Speaker 1: Mentra ladvenavan sava adria, truvala valentilla una altra pad nadlen
Speaker 1: aguesta barada umbal record al sumbas ibaraoulas thl SIUs kumpanje
Speaker 1: da tapia bargierlu.
Speaker 3: As advent progressed. Adriai found the courage to prepare another
Speaker 3: Christmas meal, this time with the memory of the smiles
Speaker 3: and words of his therapy companions to guide him.
Speaker 1: Las us nukturna reflectidas and la neusa la ven mensch
Speaker 1: fra da zada comsi una calognterna la compagnes.
Speaker 3: The night lights reflected in the snow seemed less cold now,
Speaker 3: as if an internal warmth accompanied him.
Speaker 1: Lasievozda speranza, some brothers a la sella da terapia, kreshi
Speaker 1: and lintavin purumatin una tampurada, the nadal plena, the naosi
Speaker 1: nisis iamstad sincedas.
Speaker 3: The seeds of hope sown in the therapy room were
Speaker 3: slowly growing, promising a Christmas season full of new beginnings.
Speaker 3: And since your friendships, today's vocabulary words are coming up
Speaker 3: right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words,
Speaker 3: first in Carolan, then in English.
Speaker 1: Alvin jalat, alvin jalat, alven jalat, the icy wind, al pavajosikiatric,
Speaker 1: al pavayosikiatric, alpavaosikiatric, the psychiatric wardlmbian, lambian, lambian, the atmosphere, lagarlanda, lagarlanda, lagarlanda,
Speaker 1: the garland, LaSala da tapia, LaSala da tapia, las la
Speaker 1: da terapia.
Speaker 3: The therapy room.
Speaker 1: A rolite, a roulite, a rolite curled up, lucie atta,
Speaker 1: lancie attat, lanci atat, the anxiety ancura, jedo ancura, jeddo ancourado, encouraging, latricetezza, latriceteza,
Speaker 1: latrice deza, the sadness, drunquil, druquil, tranquil, come the reservat,
Speaker 1: the reservat, the reservat.
Speaker 3: Reserved, La po, la po, la po, the fear.
Speaker 1: Blenom in, blenom in, blenem in folly are raculsa, and
Speaker 1: the one a raculsa, and the one are raculsa, and
Speaker 1: the one leaned forward. Falta, falta, fulta, failing, alcileenci al cillency,
Speaker 1: alci lency, silence, luxpectativa, lux spectativa, lux pectrativa, anticipation, lettera,
Speaker 1: Pelta lettera, Pelta lettera, pelta the therapist, lapaciensia, lapacienzia, la pasciencia, patience,
Speaker 1: respira profunda min respira profundam in the respira proofundam in
Speaker 1: breathe deeply, in, pulsat in, pulsat in, pulsat compelled. La vulnerabilitat,
Speaker 1: la vulnerabilitat, la vulnabilitat.
Speaker 3: Vulnerability pepo pepo pepo scary.
Speaker 6: La reflexio, la reflexio, lara flexio, reflection, las comfacions, las comfacions,
Speaker 6: las compassions, confessions miss pepla, miss pepler miss veepla Weaker.
Speaker 1: La Valentia, La Valentia, La Valentia, Courage, la Compagnon, la compagnon,
Speaker 1: la compagnon Companion, La Kalideza, La Kalideza, la Kalideza, Warmth,
Speaker 1: Las yabos, lazy yabos, las yabos.
Speaker 3: The seeds.
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