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In this episode, we'll explore how a man finds hope
and healing through the transformative power of art therapy in
the shadow of Halloween's Past. Right after this commercial break.
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mortde formont apido, Coula, viev di contrete, Avec, triste, santerier
de rique, lere te free, chargis del del and monsoon
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proche de Lowine, la fette, gerdesoius fece Rosier, giluis de
souvenir dan France dolore. It's the santetem prison a percipency,
desire de treuvee and pedolinaire anjeur Marcel and anfierni tu
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poor allowen buquesite lapuveti rempez du laer finan mont uncle
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valipreneformin Sandes Sonan France, in reconcilation Cristave de fontaine de passy, demosion,
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Chamando sadierism Luton de van Sudancino, nindo reneuvau in uncel
monde souvenir, Paula premier free de pilenton, jon visa gelavnier
ve campe PRIs de sergniti.
Speaker 4: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: Nonsien si luneur blon de courcn d'ou ton ric supromee lent.
Speaker 4: In a room with white walls and autumn decorations, Luke
was walking slowly.
Speaker 1: Le fey morte d'ance de vli finette fonmont te pid
cou la vive qu contraste avecquie triste santerie de ricu.
Speaker 4: The fallen leaves danced in front of the windows, forming
a carpet of bright colors that contrasted with luke As
internal sadness.
Speaker 1: Lere te free charge de lu del dichenment and monsoon
la rivee de luine.
Speaker 4: The air was fresh, laden with the scent of change,
heralding the arrival of Halloween.
Speaker 1: De sitriisquete SuRie timid mond de pilicour.
Speaker 4: Carved pumpkins smiled timidly from the corners.
Speaker 1: Lestoil d'ar regnier bienc poucierrouse anjoute in touchi di coo mebe.
Speaker 4: The cobwebs, though Dusty added a playful touch to the furniture.
Speaker 1: Rique aname da la fand de SnO vive de jo
di ficill d'arini di de somp citietrique.
Speaker 4: Luke, a man in his late thirties, was going through
difficult days in the psychiatric care unit.
Speaker 1: Lisson rods s perci lan voupe chertoue la proche de luines.
Speaker 4: The shadows of his past enveloped him, especially as Halloween approached.
Speaker 1: La fete ger dijoyeuse fuserus giro luis de souvenirs d'un
fance du lur.
Speaker 4: The celebration, once joyful, brought back painful childhood memories.
Speaker 1: Us sante to prison parsonci disierre de Treuville and pe
de lunaires.
Speaker 4: He felt imprisoned by his thoughts, longing to find a
bit of light.
Speaker 1: Anjour marcel anna fiermi tu jour suriel, the proposa de
rog andrencision d'arterra pie piciel poora Louine.
Speaker 4: One day, Marcel, an ever smiling nurse, suggested he join
a special art therapy session for Halloween.
Speaker 1: Buci cite luke hesitated la pouvetirem pisi du.
Speaker 4: Les could art really soothe his pain?
Speaker 1: Finand Mont and courage par Marcelli percience ilex ceptin.
Speaker 4: Ultimately, encouraged by Marcel and his patients, he accepted.
Speaker 1: De la grand Pierce Comune di passion, terrasson leou tour
de tableu couverte de pancurre de per pier.
Speaker 4: In the large common room, patients were gathered around tables
covered with paint and paper.
Speaker 1: Elodi in pascion te lees cricree tif viete de ja
pungin an sin propre moun d'artistique.
Speaker 4: Elidi, a creative minded patient, was already immersed in her
own artistic world.
Speaker 1: Excre de tableou coluri prain dr rille.
Speaker 4: She was creating colorful and lively paintings.
Speaker 1: Soon sourier rechau felience.
Speaker 4: Her smile warmed the atmosphere.
Speaker 1: Lyc seci iten de volat tulvierge.
Speaker 4: Luc sat down, hesitating before the blank canvas.
Speaker 1: Soon ceretelleu lngoise sierren saint poetrine.
Speaker 4: His heart was heavy, anxiety tightening his chest.
Speaker 1: Nelisson courage mon de marsell e lisitya de rie de
lu di lanciterai si ye, but.
Speaker 4: The encouragement from Marcel and Ilodiaz bursts of laughter urged
him to try.
Speaker 1: Soon Pinsu tombre de beau ne biento yuniepan.
Speaker 4: His brush trembled at first, but Soon he began to paint.
Speaker 1: De couler soon to bienere susi dui fumont de x
images vive de sisunir.
Speaker 4: Dark colors swirled under his fingers, forming vivid images from
his memories.
Speaker 1: Allor quitee de la mu couler sou si joux.
Speaker 4: As he painted, tears flowed down his cheeks cheques.
Speaker 1: Coudu pin sou soon lesli berri in pardo son fardeu.
Speaker 4: Each brush stroke seemed to release a part of his burden.
Speaker 1: De voni prene f sin de sounant france in reconcilercien
triste ve de fonte.
Speaker 4: Diti Before him, a scene from his childhood took shape,
a sad reconciliation with ghosts of the past.
Speaker 1: De monsieur ri couler smele tondique said u er sixrinen fin.
Speaker 4: Emotions and colors mingled as his pain was finally expressed a.
Speaker 1: La fando la sis sion ricricu la eb servasoneve.
Speaker 4: At the end of the session, Luke stepped back and
observed his work.
Speaker 1: Cuecuchousa ve chon gill l.
Speaker 4: Something had changed in him.
Speaker 1: Le pours u primend de si souvenir snble se caralegi.
Speaker 4: The oppressive weight of his memories seemed to have lightened.
Speaker 1: Is su santien peu pre regi come sien rion de
solete ve pers le brund de son esprit.
Speaker 4: He felt a little lighter, as if a ray of
sunshine had pierced the fog in his mind.
Speaker 1: Marcel posea marchal le rouse sour soon nipoul.
Speaker 4: Marcel placed a warm hand on his shoulder.
Speaker 1: Lilleenjoui ric di til d'us sment.
Speaker 4: Well done, Luke, he said gently.
Speaker 1: Eludrio frien surer conprice and so prescieu.
Speaker 4: Elod offered him a knowing smile, a silent but precious support.
Speaker 1: An quito la selle victxon tila premieret son.
Speaker 4: As he left the room, Luke felt the first spark
of hope ignite in his heart.
Speaker 1: Leve da fealdo soci a vex surgeste a morsi chamande
se derison.
Speaker 4: He had faced a part of his past, and with
that gesture begun the path to healing.
Speaker 1: Lutn de vandnin do renouvou enuns mon de souvenir.
Speaker 4: Autumn suddenly became synonymous with renewal and not just with memories.
Speaker 1: Paula premier fo de pill le vin ve campe price
de siti.
Speaker 4: For the first time in a long while, he looked
to the fewture with a bit more serenity.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.
Speaker 5: Lassalle lassell LA's cell, the room.
Speaker 1: Shall gie shall gie, shall gi, Latin nunc nunc annunci
to herald, latoi d'igni, latois d'ar reign lattoi d' regni
the cobweb, viniti, vigniti, vigniti.
Speaker 4: The unit, bloomb lamb, the shadow.
Speaker 1: Lupi envlopee enfloopi to invel up jueyu juyyu juey yu
johunty on prisony, prison, on PRISONI.
Speaker 5: Imprisoned this irie, this sie, this sierie too long. La fayemi,
la fayemi, la fiami the.
Speaker 6: Nurse, A busy, a busy, A busy to soothe di city,
di city, di city, to hesitate, latol latol latoil the.
Speaker 4: Canvas blong wise longis long was the anxiety to be unie,
to be yournee, to be your nie, to swirl blue
fardeu le fardeau le ferrudu, The Burden, l l arm,
lal arm, l l arm, The terror.
Speaker 1: Lary concies larconciriec larcnciries, The reconciliation Smili somili smili.
Speaker 5: To mingo ersi ersi erci, to pierce bu prison bupresson
o presson, oppressive, labrim, labrium labrim, the fog, liton sill litanzille,
letn sail, the spark belli medali me a l me,
to ignite, la deism lagarism, la deerison, the hearing le.
Speaker 1: Reneuvole, reneuvoule reneuvo, The renewal, La siergniti, la siergniti, la sierregniti,
The serenity, long Fans, long fans, lng fons, The childhood
lereejun de soulais, lereeun de soulay, le rae yon de sulays,
the Sunshine.
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