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Am I doing it wrong? For Doctors by Doctors.
by Doctor Becc and Kristeen Barker
In "Am I Doing It Wrong?” Doctor Becc & Kristeen Barker have the vulnerable conversations all doctors need to remind us "You're not crazy, life as a doctor is". You'll feel seen & connected again & you'll also get actionable strategies to be able to show up as your favourite version of you as a doctor regardless of the daily challenges. Dr Kristeen Barker, nephrologist at Alfred Health, runs online medical education courses for physicians & trainees.Doctor Becc (Dr Rebecca Nothrop) is coach & host of Dare, Darling—a transformative group coaching program for doctors who are people-pleasers.
Episodes
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112: Medical ambivalence: when you love medicine but hate the job
Hello, Doctor Humans! Today we’re sharing a new phrase we’ve termed for something so many doctors experience but have never had a name for - until now: medical ambivalence. It’s that feeling of loving medicine and yet sometimes hating it too. This concept came from Becc’s recent experience of...
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111: Maybe you just need better people around you
Hello, Doctor Humans! 💛 In today’s episode, we’re talking about the power of finding your people and why the communities we choose can have such a huge impact on how we think, grow, and move through life. We explore what happens when we surround ourselves with people who truly get us, support…
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110: These 3 questions might change your life
Hello, Doctor Humans! In this episode, we’re continuing our conversation about the powerful questions that can help us live a more aligned, authentic life. We’re exploring what it means to keep growing, how to reconnect with joy and truly feel alive, and the big question of what we feel called to...
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109: If you really believed life was short, how would you live it? (Part 1)
Hello, Doctor Humans! In this episode, we're exploring what happens when life suddenly forces us to stop and ask the big questions. Through a deeply personal story, we talk about navigating grief, uncertainty, and the moments that make us rethink how we're living. Together, we share three…
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108: The hard that grows you vs. the hard that drains you
Hello, Doctor Humans! 💛 In today's episode, we're talking about something we don't hear often enough: not every hard thing is making us stronger. As doctors, we're taught to believe that struggle is part of growth, but sometimes hard is just... hard. We explore the difference between the...
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107: Are you a ‘Cry-er’? Realistic energy management for Doctors.
Hello, Doctor Humans! 💛 Today, we're diving into something so many doctors (and humans) experience but rarely talk about: those moments when stress quietly builds until it spills over into tears, anxiety, or snapping at the people around us. We're sharing a new way to think about emotional...
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106: How to live fully, no matter what life throws at you with Nina Gervase
Hello, Doctor Humans! 💛 In this episode, we're joined by the incredible Nina Gervase for a deeply moving conversation about grief, resilience, mindset, and what it truly means to live life to the fullest. Together, we explore the lessons that come from navigating terminal illness, the...
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105: Why you feel trapped (even in a life you chose)
Hello, Doctor Humans! 💛 In this episode, we're diving into the powerful concept of detachment, not as giving up, but as creating space to reconnect with what truly matters. If you've been feeling overwhelmed, stuck on the hamster wheel, or weighed down by responsibilities, this conversation is…
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104: Why good doctors make mistakes: The truth about human error in medicine
Hello Doctor Humans 💛 I'm so excited to bring you today’s conversation with Dr. Scott Santinon. Scott is an ICU doctor, human factors expert, and founder of Critical Condition. This discussion challenged me to think differently about what it means to be a doctor and what we actually need in…
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103: What sleep deprivation is really doing to your mind
Hello beautiful Doctor Humans 💛 In today’s episode, we’re having a very real and honest conversation about sleep deprivation, from medical training and on-call life to motherhood, chronic stress, and everything in between. We’re sharing our personal experiences of how exhaustion can impact our...
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102: The fear of failure no doctor talks about
In today’s episode, we’re having a very honest conversation about the fear of failure, especially when it comes to exams, performance, and the pressure we place on ourselves as doctors. We explore why failure can feel so deeply personal in medicine, how our identity and self-worth often become...
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101: What actually makes you a good Doctor?
Hello Doctor Humans, In this episode, we explore a powerful question that completely reframes what it means to be a “good doctor”: Are you the kind of doctor other doctors would trust with their own family? We unpack why technical skill alone isn’t enough, and how qualities like integrity,...
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100: Doctors, you’ve been lied to about success (let’s redefine it)
Hello Doctor Humans, Today’s episode is incredibly special for us because it’s our 100th episode, and honestly, it’s been a bit of an emotional rollercoaster. We’re celebrating this milestone by reflecting on what this podcast has truly become, the community we’ve built with you, and a powerful...
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99: Doctors, take back control of your energy (unsubscribe from what’s draining you)
Hello Doctor Humans, In today’s episode, we’re diving into something that can genuinely change your day-to-day life. Learning how to unsubscribe from the things that drain your energy. From people, to thoughts, to expectations, to even the words we use, we’re sharing what we’re personally letting...
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98. How to thrive as a Doctor instead of burning out
Hello Doctor Humans, Today we’re diving into a powerful (and slightly controversial) truth: why basic wellness alone isn’t enough to protect you from burnout and what actually helps you move into true thriving. We’re sharing a story that sparked some real outrage (in the best, most clarifying…
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97: Why high achievers are so exhausted (and how to fix it)
Hello Doctor Humans,In today’s episode, we’re diving into something that can completely transform your daily experience: the energy behind your actions. We explore how the mindset and emotional state you bring into everyday decisions—from going to the gym to how you talk to yourself—can shape not...
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96: The Big Break I lost when shame hijacked my decisions
Hello Doctor Humans,In today’s episode, we’re diving deep into something that quietly sabotages so many of us: the belief that we’re not good enough. We share a very personal story about being handed a “big break”… and almost destroying it from the inside out.We unpack how self-sabotage can...
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95: Why ward service feels so hard (even when you’re good at it)
Hello Doctor Humans! Today we’re having one of those honest, slightly spicy conversations that we know so many doctors are quietly having in their own heads. In this episode, we’re unpacking why ward service feels so hard - even when the clinical work itself is going well. We talk openly about...
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94: Doctors, why you’re not taking action (even when you want to)
Hello Doctor Humans! Today, we’re talking about shame, mistakes, and the fear of being seen trying. From sending emails without links to small slip-ups that make us cringe, we’ll share real stories and show you how mindset coaching and practical tools can help you move through shame and keep…
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93: Bad Career Advice in Medicine — And What Doctors Should Listen to Instead
Hello Doctor Humans, In today’s episode, we dive deep into one of the most universal struggles we face as doctors: making big life and career decisions when there is no “right” answer. With medicine training us to follow the steps, tick the boxes, and please the people in authority, it’s no…
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92: Why Is It So Hard to Be Yourself as a Doctor? It’s Time to Stop Hiding.
Hello Doctor Humans 💛 This is Part 2 of last week’s conversation — but this episode isn’t really about picking a word for the year. It’s about something deeper. Why is it so hard to be yourself as a doctor? Why does visibility feel uncomfortable? And when did humility quietly turn into hiding?…
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91: One Word That Can Change Your Entire Year (Doctors, This Is Powerful)
Hello Doctor Humans, Welcome to 2026 with us, Kristeen Barker and Doctor Becc! Today we’re sharing a simple but powerful tradition that completely shifted our 2025: choosing one word to anchor the year. Not goals, not resolutions — an identity. A compass we carry into every consult, every…
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90: Doctors, This Is Why You Procrastinate
💜 Work with Dr Becc Inside Dare, Darling, Becc helps doctors become truly UNSHAKEABLE. ◽️ Apply for a free consult: https://2ly.link/27dxL 💌 Want FREE 1-line mindset upgrades every M/W/F to make you more UNSHAKEABLE? 💌 Just drop your email here: https://2ly.link/27dxJ 📚 Study with Kristeen If...
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89: Doctors, Rock the Boat — It Won’t Sink (and Neither Will You)
Hang out with Kristeen & Becc on more social media! 🌎 📽 Kristeen's Youtube: https://2ly.link/27faR 👋 Kristeen's Instagram: https://2ly.link/27faF 📽 Becc's Youtube: https://2ly.link/27faP👋 Becc's Instagram: https://linkly.link/2FUkz💌 Want FREE 1-line mindset upgrades every M/W/F to make...
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88: Doctors, You’re More Capable Than You Think — Here’s the Proof
Hang out with Kristeen & Becc on more social media! 🌎 📽 Kristeen's Youtube: https://2ly.link/27faR 👋 Kristeen's Instagram: https://2ly.link/27faF 📽 Becc's Youtube: https://2ly.link/27faP👋 Becc's Instagram: https://linkly.link/2FUkz💌 Want FREE 1-line mindset upgrades every M/W/F to make...
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87: Doctors, Why Can’t You Leave Work On Time?
Hang out with Kristeen & Becc on more social media! 🌎 📽 Kristeen's Youtube: https://2ly.link/27faR 👋 Kristeen's Instagram: https://2ly.link/27faF 📽 Becc's Youtube: https://2ly.link/27faP👋 Becc's Instagram: https://linkly.link/2FUkz💌 Want FREE 1-line mindset upgrades every M/W/F to make...
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86: Doctors, can you handle your team’s emotional emergencies?
Hang out with Kristeen & Becc on more social media! 🌎 📽 Kristeen's Youtube: https://2ly.link/27faR 👋 Kristeen's Instagram: https://2ly.link/27faF 📽 Becc's Youtube: https://2ly.link/27faP👋 Becc's Instagram: https://linkly.link/2FUkz💌 Want FREE 1-line mindset upgrades every M/W/F to make...
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85: Doctors, What If the Easier Path Is Enough?
Hang out with Kristeen & Becc on more social media! 🌎 📽 Kristeen's Youtube: https://2ly.link/27faR 👋 Kristeen's Instagram: https://2ly.link/27faF 📽 Becc's Youtube: https://2ly.link/27faO 👋 Becc's Instagram: https://2ly.link/27faP 💌 Want FREE 1-line mindset upgrades every M/W/F to...
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84: This is the ’sweet spot’ that makes doctors thrive in clinic
Hang out with Kristeen & Becc on more social media! 🌎 📽 Kristeen's Youtube: https://2ly.link/27faR 👋 Kristeen's Instagram: https://2ly.link/27faF 📽 Becc's Youtube: https://2ly.link/27faO 👋 Becc's Instagram: https://2ly.link/27faP 💌 Want FREE 1-line mindset upgrades every M/W/F to...
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83: Doctors, your little white lies are hurting you more than you think.
Hang out with Kristeen & Becc on more social media! 🌎 📽 Kristeen's Youtube: https://2ly.link/27faR 👋 Kristeen's Instagram: https://2ly.link/27faF 📽 Becc's Youtube: https://2ly.link/27faO 👋 Becc's Instagram: https://2ly.link/27faP 💌 Want FREE 1-line mindset upgrades every M/W/F to...
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82: The resentment that doctors feel… Let’s talk about it.
Hang out with Kristeen & Becc on more social media! 🌎 📽 Kristeen's Youtube: https://2ly.link/27faR 👋 Kristeen's Instagram: https://2ly.link/27faF 📽 Becc's Youtube: https://2ly.link/27faP 👋 Becc's Instagram: https://2ly.link/27faO 💌 Want FREE 1-line mindset upgrades every M/W/F to...
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81: How to be an On-Call Doctor without losing your mind or FOMO
Hang out with Kristeen & Becc on more social media! 🌎 📽 Kristeen's Youtube: https://2ly.link/27faR 👋 Kristeen's Instagram: https://2ly.link/27faF 📽 Becc's Youtube: https://2ly.link/27faP 👋 Becc's Instagram: https://2ly.link/27faO 💌 Want FREE 1-line mindset upgrades every M/W/F to…
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80 Doctors, come to CCIM25 with us! Here's 3 reasons why YOU should come.
✨ WILL WE SEE YOU at the Creative Careers in Medicine Conference ? August 23rd + 24th Albert Park, Melbourne 📍 Come and tell us all of your glory cringe stories that give you all that sweet, sweet growth. Don't cringe alone, cringe with friends. Use our code: CCIMFIFTY 🎟️...
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79: Doctors, get good at cringe and GROW WITH US
✨ WILL WE SEE YOU at the Creative Careers in Medicine Conference - August 23rd + 24th Albert Park, Melbourne 📍 Come and tell us all of your glory cringe stories that give you all that sweet, sweet growth. Don't cringe alone, cringe with friends. Use our code: CCIMFIFTY 🎟️...
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78: Doctors, if you’ve just had a big loss or rejection, listen to this
Hang out with Kristeen & Becc on more social media! 🌎 📽 Kristeen's Youtube: https://2ly.link/27faR 👋 Kristeen's Instagram: https://2ly.link/27faF 📽 Becc's Youtube: https://2ly.link/27faP 👋 Becc's Instagram: https://2ly.link/27faO 💌 Want FREE 1-line mindset upgrades every M/W/F to…
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77: How to be calm & confident EVEN IN in UNCERTAINTY as a doctor
Book a NO-COST CONSULT to understand how Dare, Darling can make you unshakeable 👭👭👭 https://2ly.link/27dxL Dare, Darling is for the woman in medicine who ‘has ticked all the boxes’ but still feels not enough. Dare, Darling is where high-performing, caring doctors become unshameable…
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76: Unshakeable Doctors: The 3 Phases You MUST Go Through (and Why You Need a Support System)
Hang out with Kristeen & Becc on more social media! 🌎 📽 Kristeen's Youtube: https://2ly.link/27faR 👋 Kristeen's Instagram: https://2ly.link/27faF 📽 Becc's Youtube: https://2ly.link/27faP 👋 Becc's Instagram: https://2ly.link/27faO 💌 Want FREE 1-line mindset upgrades every M/W/F to…
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75: Doctors, 3 things BEING NICE STEALS from you and what to do about it
Ever find yourself saying "yes" when you really mean "no"? In this episode, Kristeen and Becc get honest about people pleasing — how it shows up in the lives of doctors (often without us realising), what it quietly takes from us, and what you can do to break the cycle. We explore: 🧠 3 sneaky…
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74: The Surprising Ways You Can Use ChatGPT as a Doctor—And How It Can Transform Your Life Beyond Medicine!
Hang out with Kristeen & Becc on more social media! 🌎 📽 Kristeen's Youtube: https://bit.ly/3JaSHBE 👋 Kristeen's Instagram: https://bit.ly/4aKX5mq 📽 Becc's Youtube: https://bit.ly/3TQbLKl 👋 Becc's Instagram: https://bit.ly/3QgkTqT 💌 Want FREE 1-line mindset upgrades every…
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73: The silent stress sabotaging your day: 3 tools every doctor needs
Think you're just "a bit tired" or "pushing through" another long clinical shift? Think again. That low-key buzz in your body might not be caffeine—it could be chronic nervous system activation. 🧠💥 In this powerful episode of Am I Doing It Wrong?, Doctor Becc (Dr Rebecca Nothrop) and Kristeen...
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72: Doctors, of course you’re feeling that. Emotional Mastery without the Toxic Positivity
Here's what we all know, even if you put a lid on it, those tears are still going to boil over. What you don't know is the lid only makes those tears MORE FORCEFUL. 🫀 ⚡️Ever felt totally thrown off by a stressful moment—only to realize, nothing actually happened? Welcome to being human…
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71: Being the "Difficult Doctor": speaking up in a culture of silence
Hang out with Kristeen & Becc on social media! 🌎 📽 Kristeen's Youtube: https://bit.ly/3JaSHBE 👋 Kristeen's Instagram: https://bit.ly/4aKX5mq 📽 Becc's Youtube: https://bit.ly/3TQbLKl 👋 Becc's Instagram: https://bit.ly/3QgkTqT 💌 Want FREE 1-line mindset upgrades every M/W/F to...
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70: How to have better friendships as a time poor doctor
Hang out with Kristeen & Becc on more social media! 🌎 📽 Kristeen's Youtube: https://bit.ly/3JaSHBE 👋 Kristeen's Instagram: https://bit.ly/4aKX5mq 📽 Becc's Youtube: https://bit.ly/3TQbLKl 👋 Becc's Instagram: https://bit.ly/3QgkTqT 💌 Want FREE 1-line mindset upgrades every…
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69: Doctors, how do you know if you're really a good person?
Hang out with Kristeen & Becc on social media! 🌎 📽 Kristeen's Youtube: https://bit.ly/3JaSHBE 👋 Kristeen's Instagram: https://bit.ly/4aKX5mq 📽 Becc's Youtube: https://bit.ly/3TQbLKl 👋 Becc's Instagram: https://bit.ly/3QgkTqT 💌 Want FREE 1-line mindset upgrades every M/W/F to...
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68: 3 ‘BAD’ TRAITS every good doctor should have
Hang out with Kristeen & Becc on more social media! 🌎 📽 Kristeen's Youtube: https://bit.ly/3JaSHBE 👋 Kristeen's Instagram: https://bit.ly/4aKX5mq 📽 Becc's Youtube: https://bit.ly/3TQbLKl 👋 Becc's Instagram: https://bit.ly/3QgkTqT 💌 Want FREE 1-line mindset upgrades every…
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67: Doctors, you'll wish you did this sooner. Life can be EASY.
Hang out with Kristeen & Becc on social media! 🌎 📽 Kristeen's Youtube: https://bit.ly/3JaSHBE 👋 Kristeen's Instagram: https://bit.ly/4aKX5mq 📽 Becc's Youtube: https://bit.ly/3TQbLKl 👋 Becc's Instagram: https://bit.ly/3QgkTqT 💌 Want FREE 1-line mindset upgrades every M/W/F to...
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66: Doctors, answer 3 simple questions to be FOCUSSED & EFFICIENT in 2025
Audio Note: We had some technical difficulties with this episode’s sound quality—thank you for bearing with us. The great content more than makes up for it, and we’ll be back to our usual audio quality in no time! 🎙✨ Hang out with Kristeen & Becc on more social media! 🌎 📽 Kristeen's Youtube:...
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65: Doctors, for a productive 2025 add this 1 STEP into your Goal-Setting
Audio Note: We had some technical difficulties with this episode’s sound quality—thank you for bearing with us. The great content more than makes up for it, and we’ll be back to our usual audio quality in no time! 🎙✨ Hang out with Kristeen & Becc on more social media! 🌎 📽 Kristeen's Youtube:...
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64: Our 2 Christmas Wishes For You
Hang out with Kristeen & Becc on more social media! 🌎 📽 Kristeen's Youtube: https://bit.ly/3JaSHBE 👋 Kristeen's Instagram: https://bit.ly/4aKX5mq 📽 Becc's Youtube: https://bit.ly/3TQbLKl 👋 Becc's Instagram: https://bit.ly/3QgkTqT 💌 Want FREE 1-line mindset upgrades every…
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63: Doctors, this is how to overcome your Imposter Syndrome
Hang out with Kristeen & Becc on more social media! 🌎 📽 Kristeen's Youtube: https://bit.ly/3JaSHBE 👋 Kristeen's Instagram: https://bit.ly/4aKX5mq 📽 Becc's Youtube: https://bit.ly/3TQbLKl 👋 Becc's Instagram: https://bit.ly/3QgkTqT 💌 Want FREE 1-line mindset upgrades every…
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In "Am I Doing It Wrong?” Doctor Becc & Kristeen Barker have the vulnerable conversations all doctors need to remind us "You're not crazy, life as a doctor is". You'll feel seen & connected again & you'll also get actionable strategies to be able to show up as your favourite version of you as a doctor regardless of the daily challenges. Dr Kristeen Barker, nephrologist at Alfred Health, runs online medical education courses for physicians & trainees.Doctor Becc (Dr Rebecca Nothrop) is coach & host of Dare, Darling—a transformative group coaching program for doctors who are people-pleasers.
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In "Am I Doing It Wrong?” Doctor Becc & Kristeen Barker have the vulnerable conversations all doctors need to remind us "You're not crazy, life as a doctor is". You'll feel seen & connected again & you'll also get actionable strategies to be able to show up as your favourite version of you as a...
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