{"id":2096,"date":"2023-03-21T15:07:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T15:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/blog\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T09:50:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T09:50:30","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/en\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychology Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2096\" class=\"elementor elementor-2096 elementor-1182\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f64e778 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"f64e778\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-personal-growth\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/en\/post-off-no-thank-you\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ctd_1695820571097.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3669\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ctd_1695820571097.png 1024w, https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ctd_1695820571097-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ctd_1695820571097-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ctd_1695820571097-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/en\/post-off-no-thank-you\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPOST OFF&#8230;NO, THANK YOU\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 27, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Many people postpone making daily and\/or important decisions for their life processes, their obligations, their responsibilities, what they want to learn, what they want to progress in, what they want to express, what they want to change, what it would be good to do. They will improve\u2026both at work and in their personal life. There<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/en\/post-off-no-thank-you\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about POST OFF&#8230;NO, THANK YOU\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2620 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-anxiety\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/en\/question-the-doctoralia-expert\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ES_ASK_LAURA-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2474\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ES_ASK_LAURA-1.webp 1080w, https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ES_ASK_LAURA-1-300x174.webp 300w, https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ES_ASK_LAURA-1-1024x595.webp 1024w, https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ES_ASK_LAURA-1-768x447.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/en\/question-the-doctoralia-expert\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tQUESTION THE DOCTORALIA EXPERT\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 3, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In our report on the most wanted #diseases we already told you that #anxiety is the queen of search engines in most of Spain. We have asked the #psychologist Laura S\u00e1nchez Mart\u00ednez, from the Doctoralia family, about this fact and this is what she has told us: \u00abAccording to my latest study, the prevalence of<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/en\/question-the-doctoralia-expert\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about QUESTION THE DOCTORALIA EXPERT\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2151 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sin-categorizar\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/en\/pathological-fears\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CTD314201921159.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2152\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CTD314201921159.webp 300w, https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CTD314201921159-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/en\/pathological-fears\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPATHOLOGICAL FEARS\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 27, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Everybody, no exceptions, has pathological fears. They are an obstacle, interrupting and limiting our personal evolution. And what if you realized that\u2026 all of your fears are mental blocks, not real, created by ourselves, merely part of a background or tradition? What if I tell you there is NO fear you can\u2019t defeat?&nbsp; That\u2019s the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/en\/pathological-fears\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about PATHOLOGICAL FEARS\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2189 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-self-esteem\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/en\/self-esteem\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CTD314201921355.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2190\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CTD314201921355.webp 300w, https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CTD314201921355-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/en\/self-esteem\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSELF-ESTEEM\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 28, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Reaching and developing a healthy self-esteem is one of the most complex processes a psychology professional has to deal with. In most cases, self-esteem has been damaged and crushed by personal, professional or family issues. Restoring it is essential to take our life to its best in every aspect. The basic pillar of every relationship,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/en\/self-esteem\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about SELF-ESTEEM\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2169 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sin-categorizar\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/en\/personal-growth\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CTD3142019211054.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2173\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CTD3142019211054.webp 300w, https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CTD3142019211054-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/en\/personal-growth\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPERSONAL GROWTH\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 28, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Good ideas are nothing without actions\u2026 they remain ideas, floating in our mind, and we keep on feeding them, with no results. Many of us \u2013the majority of us- have a goal in life: a place where we would like to be, a situation we want to happen, a status we want to reach, a<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/en\/personal-growth\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about PERSONAL GROWTH\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2162 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-personal-growth category-reflections\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/en\/i-am-i-and-my-circumstance-and-my-interpretation-of-them\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CTD582022145746.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2163\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CTD582022145746.webp 1024w, https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CTD582022145746-300x198.webp 300w, https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CTD582022145746-768x506.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/en\/i-am-i-and-my-circumstance-and-my-interpretation-of-them\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\u201cI AM I AND MY CIRCUMSTANCE\u201d\u2026 AND MY INTERPRETATION OF THEM.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 28, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Intellectual, philosopher and essayist Ortega y Gasset wrote this statement in 1914: \u201cI am I and my circumstance; and, if I do not save it, I do not save myself\u201d. Although I agree with the sentence, I find it incomplete, there is something missing. It states that who we are and the external circumstances prevail<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/en\/i-am-i-and-my-circumstance-and-my-interpretation-of-them\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about \u201cI AM I AND MY CIRCUMSTANCE\u201d\u2026 AND MY INTERPRETATION OF THEM.\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2179 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-relationships\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/en\/controlling-relationships\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CTD3142019211330.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2180\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CTD3142019211330.webp 300w, https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CTD3142019211330-168x300.webp 168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/en\/controlling-relationships\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCONTROLLING RELATIONSHIPS\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 27, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Interpersonal relationships Controlling relationships are much more frequent than we would like to. Everyone sometimes in their lives has been controlled mentally or emotionally, among other types of control (economic, social, at work etc\u2026). The main responsible of these kind of relationships is often found in our own circles: oppressive parents, authoritarian siblings, controlling friends,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/laurasanchezpsicologa.com\/en\/controlling-relationships\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about CONTROLLING RELATIONSHIPS\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-load-more-spinner\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-spinner\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-966f5aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"966f5aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blog Last posts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2096","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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