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Virginia Heffernan, who has written for several major publications including as a television and Internet culture columnist for the New York Times, opens up for the first time about her addiction to prescription drugs and her decision to get sober. The author of "Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art" and a co-host for Slate's "Trumpcast" podcast, Heffernan talks about the turmoil she was facing in her work and personal life, her relationship with religion and her Twitter persona @Page88.
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Virginia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/page88
Virginia's website: https://vpheffernan.com/
Referenced - "Trumpcast": http://slate.me/1T174Ye
Referenced - Shinzen Young: "10% Happier" Ep. #64
Referenced - "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari -- http://amzn.to/2amA7J5
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* ABOUT DAN HARRIS: Dan Harris is co-anchor of "Nightline" and the weekend edition of "Good Morning America" on ABC News. In 2014, Harris published the book, "10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress without Losing My Edge and Found Self-Help That Actually Works." It went to #1 on the New York Times Bestsellers List and then became an app, designed to teach meditation to skeptics.
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