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NightSide - Can Denial Be A Useful Tool?

BOSTON (CBS) - When we talk about denial, we are usually using it in a negative way. But Dr. Holly Parker believes that sometimes denial gets a bad rap. Dr. Parker, author of the new book, When Reality Bites, joins Dan in the NightSide studio to talk about how people deal with difficult realities and the usefulness of coping mechanisms like denial.

Originally broadcast December 21st, 2016.

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