Tough love is better than fake love

Colin on the TikTok coach who swears at kids with cerebral palsy to get them to take two steps.

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  the elixir of authenticityEp 7 · with Colin Gerrard

  Listen at 1:04:20Read it in the transcript

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• Tough love beats fake loveColin Gerrard · Ep 7 · 1:04:20

  Honest, unvarnished encouragement does more than gentle pretense. It can make someone feel that taking two steps is incredible, and sometimes the smallest achievements are the greatest.

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