{"id":2833,"date":"2021-04-21T21:49:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T21:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindfulstate.com\/?page_id=2833"},"modified":"2021-12-03T16:41:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T00:41:48","slug":"connect-and-help","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brianselfdesign.com\/amindfulstate\/connect-and-help","title":{"rendered":"Connect and Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; positioning=&#8221;none&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|30px|0px|false|false&#8221; background_color_tablet=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_color_phone=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; background_enable_color_tablet=&#8221;on&#8221; background_enable_color_phone=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Source Sans Pro|700|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;42px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;30px||10px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;-30px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;28px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; text_line_height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_line_height_phone=&#8221;36px&#8221; text_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><em>Each of us can do something to help<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Source Sans Pro||||||||&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>You do not need to be a professional to help people who are struggling. 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