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Loss that changes you.

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Purpose when success isn't enough.

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Peace when your mind won't slow down.

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Faith when it's complicated.

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Some guests have answers.

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Most are still figuring it out.

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If you've ever felt like there has to be more to the story, this show is for you.

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Listen to If You Can Hear Me on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Yeah, for sure.

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There was a researcher, speaking of old, named James Olds in the 50s and 60s who did some experiments with rats and said, hey, every time I give these rats a little electrical stimulation in just the right place, right there behind the ear, they're going to keep pulling that lever down or whatever act I'm making them do.

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They'll just do that over and over and over and over and over as long as I keep stimulating that area.

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Yeah, in the 80s, they used sugar instead of methamphetamine, I guess.

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And once again, very kind of cruelly, they cut off.

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They didn't allow them any dopamine.

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They killed them off with drugs.

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But this time they gave them the sugar, and they said they're liking the sugar.

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You can tell by the look on that little guy's face that he enjoys it.

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But, and this is the key, it's not coming back and saying, give me more sugar, give me more sugar.

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Well, it's liking versus wanting.