Restore Healthcare Project

Dr. Jennifer Kang
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Restore Healthcare Project is a bold podcast targeting licensed healthcare professionals, presenting hopeful and innovative ideas to challenge current ideas of what makes good healthcare. This podcast highlights some essential elements that have degraded in modern healthcare as the presence and power of God has been pushed aside. We also uplift and celebrate the brilliant advances of science and technology that have broken through millennia of human suffering with life-sustaining discoveries. The podcast aims to propose and defend the claim that God is still present and vitally involved in responding to the needs and brokenness of humanity, evidenced in the beautiful work of healing professionals. These conversations propose solutions for health professionals to crisis-level needs such as compassion fatigue, clinician resilience, bioethics dilemmas, resource deficits, and mindset corruption. They also provide a source of hope through the real-life storytelling and honest vulnerability of active healthcare clinicians finding their way toward their patients and toward greater freedom from disease and despair. Clinicians relate their journeys from dreaming of their destiny, to floundering in the realities of our broken healthcare systems, and onward to the wisdom they have uncovered that saved their dreams and fuels their compassion. Ours are the stories that are not being told in the mainstream doomsday narratives about healthcare, but they are the stories that have the power to draw, transform, and sustain a new movement of paradigm-shifting, compassion-bursting healthcare innovators. They tell healthcare professionals that their sacrifices are legitimate and sustain them in a holy and fulfilling calling. They point us to a source of strength and drive that cannot be explained through science, and yet which also simultaneously embraces the outlandishly bright expressions of science as the best of God’s heart toward us. Ours are the stories of Hope in healthcare.

  1. 5d ago

    Healing in Mental Health | #104

    In this episode of the Restore Healthcare Project, Dr. Jennifer Kang sits down again with licensed MFT Margaret Shen, who brings a grounded and deeply human perspective to the intersection of behavioral health and the work of the Holy Spirit. Margaret reflects on how healing often doesn't arrive the way we expect—rarely as a dramatic, instantaneous moment, but more often through slow, unfolding processes that involve other people, professional care, and the quiet rewiring of how we think and believe. Drawing on the story of Naaman, she describes how God sometimes hides our breakthrough in the people around us, requiring both humility and courage to find it. Throughout the conversation, Margaret holds together the tools of therapy and the presence of the Holy Spirit; not as competing forces, but as expressions of the same Creator, with science uncovering what God already designed. She talks about prayer as a lifestyle rather than a technique, the Holy Spirit as Comforter before Teacher, and the countercultural invitation to receive rather than achieve. What lingers is her hope for a behavioral health field that makes room for the spirit as much as the mind and body, and a sense that the listener, too, might be more open than before to where healing might actually come from, and through whom. Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554104156850&mibextid=eQY6cl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@restorehealthcareproject?_t=8rCih8fjAH0&_r=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@restorehealthcareproject⁠ Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.restorehealthcareproject.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Selah Health International -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.selahhealthinternational.org/⁠⁠⁠

  2. Oct 23

    Rerun: Joy to the World | #103

    Dr. Jennifer Kang returns to a conversation originally recorded during the Christmas season, reflecting on joy as something that is not confined to joyful circumstances but can be recognized, chosen, and intentionally brought into the most difficult spaces of healthcare. Walking through the verses of “Joy to the World,” she explores four ways joy transforms us: it creates inner strength, counters control, confronts pride and entitlement, and displaces suffering. Drawing from her own experience in the OR—where a simple choice to affirm a colleague turned a day of self-doubt into one of connection and ease—she invites listeners to become “super recognizers” of joy, people who notice opportunities others might miss and choose to create joy in ordinary moments. Her reflections touch on the difference between pity and true comfort, the way grumbling drains strength while gratitude and humility open us to empathy, and the quiet work of the Holy Spirit as the real Comforter who prioritizes joy. Underneath it all is a grounded conviction that the kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit, and that this joy is available now—not just in triumphant moments, but in oncology units, ICUs, and waiting rooms. Listeners will come away with a simple invitation: to pay attention this week to where joy is passing by, and to consider what might happen if they choose to recognize it. Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554104156850&mibextid=eQY6cl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@restorehealthcareproject?_t=8rCih8fjAH0&_r=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@restorehealthcareproject⁠⁠⁠ Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.restorehealthcareproject.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Selah Health International - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.selahhealthinternational.org/⁠

  3. Oct 16

    Holy Hunger: When You Realize There Has to Be More | #102

    In this episode of the Restore Healthcare Project, Dr. Jennifer Kang sits down with Lawrence Chang, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and longtime nurse, to talk about what it means to live with holy hunger, the kind that acknowledges need without slipping into striving. Lawrence shares honestly about his own journey: the early years of tangible encounter with God in prayer meetings and street outreach, the shift that came with marriage, fatherhood, and a demanding career, and the quieter seasons where hunger faded and comfort took over. He and Dr. Kang explore the difference between burnout and complacency, as well as the grace that sometimes carries our hunger and the obedience that reawakens it. Together, they wrestle with the strange mystery of being both filled and still longing for more. What readers can expect to linger from this conversation is a gentler question than expected: not whether you're doing enough, but what you're actually hungry for now, and whether you're willing to let God meet you in that need rather than condemn you for it. Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554104156850&mibextid=eQY6cl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@restorehealthcareproject?_t=8rCih8fjAH0&_r=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@restorehealthcareproject⁠⁠⁠ Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.restorehealthcareproject.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Selah Health International - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.selahhealthinternational.org/⁠

  4. Oct 9

    Straight to the Point | #101

    Dr. Jennifer Kang welcomes Dr. Candy Brown back to the Restore Healthcare Project for a conversation about acupuncture that moves past the usual question of whether it works and into the deeper question of what it is. Dr. Brown, a professor of religious studies at Indiana University and author of The Healing Gods, traces acupuncture's origins in classical Chinese cosmology—where the body is a microcosm of the universe, meridians correspond to rivers and months, and needles function as gates that open and close the flow of chi—and explains how the practice was later reframed in medical language, from endorphins to blood flow, as it moved into Western clinics and insurance coverage. She speaks candidly about how easy it is to pursue a practice while focusing only on whether it works, without ever asking why it is supposed to—and how desperation often becomes the very moment we're most tempted to skip the deeper questions. Together, she and Dr. Kang consider what it means to belong to a good Creator rather than an impersonal force, and how Christians in healthcare can hold both compassion and conviction—offering informed consent, honest recommendations, and a heart that stays open to the Holy Spirit's leading. Listeners will come away with a clearer framework for thinking through complementary practices, a gentler posture toward their own past choices, and an invitation to bring their questions—and their patients—before a Father who is not distant from the search for healing. Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554104156850&mibextid=eQY6cl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@restorehealthcareproject?_t=8rCih8fjAH0&_r=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@restorehealthcareproject⁠⁠⁠ Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.restorehealthcareproject.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Selah Health International - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.selahhealthinternational.org/⁠

  5. Oct 2

    The Doctor Within | #100

    Dr. Amy Hayton joins Dr. Jennifer Kang to talk about what it means to form physicians, beyond just educating them. Raised as a pastor's kid who assumed she was headed into ministry, she found her way into medicine and now serves as associate dean of physician formation and wellness at Loma Linda University School of Medicine. She discusses how formation of novice physicians often happens whether or not anyone is paying attention—shaped by a healthcare system that quietly tells learners their worth comes from efficiency and endurance. Informed through her own personal burnout experiences, she has helped develop reflection groups, life communities, and a whole person care clerkship built on the conviction that formation happens through relationships far more than lectures, and that the Holy Spirit can be a vital part of this positive clinician formation. Listeners can come away from this episode remembering that they are not valuable because they are efficient or because they know the answer, and that the God who cares for each patient more than they do is already at work in the room before they walk in. Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554104156850&mibextid=eQY6cl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@restorehealthcareproject?_t=8rCih8fjAH0&_r=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@restorehealthcareproject⁠⁠ Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.restorehealthcareproject.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Selah Health International - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.selahhealthinternational.org/

  6. Sep 25

    Discernment in a Noisy World | #99

    In this episode of the Restore Healthcare Project, Dr. Jennifer King sits down with Paul Manwaring, registered nurse, church leader, and dear friend of the podcast, to explore spiritual discernment as a whole-person practice rather than a mystical gift reserved for a select few. Paul opens up the biblical word studies behind discernment, tracing how Scripture connects it to the soul, to diagnosis, to asking questions, and to the Word of God itself, and he gently pushes back on the idea that discernment belongs only to the prophet or the spiritually elite. Drawing from his own experiences in nursing and church leadership, he shares how discernment grows through community, repetition, and a culture of truth, nuance, and connection. He and Dr. King reflect on how healthcare professionals are already trained in discernment through the diagnostic process, and how those same skills can be offered back to God and to the people around them. Along the way, they name what has been lost in a polarized, individualistic world and what it might look like to restore the kingdom culture that makes discernment possible; one marked by wisdom, understanding, and love. Listeners will come away with a broader, more hopeful vision of discernment as something that belongs to the whole body of Christ and is meant to be lived out in community, at work, and in the ordinary moments of walking with others. Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554104156850&mibextid=eQY6cl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@restorehealthcareproject?_t=8rCih8fjAH0&_r=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@restorehealthcareproject⁠ Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.restorehealthcareproject.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Selah Health International - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.selahhealthinternational.org/

  7. Sep 18

    Deliver Us From Evil | #98

    In this episode of the Restore Healthcare Project, Dr. Jennifer Kang sits down with clinical psychologist Dr. Sean Tobin, whose path from a degree in philosophy and theology, to years in religious life as a monk, to a doctorate in psychology has given him a rare vantage point on the intersection of mental health, spiritual formation, and deliverance ministry. Dr. Tobin shares how his early encounters with demonic manifestations during charismatic prayer conferences stirred questions that would eventually shape his clinical work—questions not so much about identifying darkness, but about what the enemy’s activity reveals about wounds, hidden fears, and the places where we have struggled to receive the love of God. Rather than treating deliverance as a formula or a power struggle, he describes a posture of curiosity and patience, one that trusts the presence of Jesus to draw out what needs healing and to disarm resistance without force. The conversation touches on how trauma fragments our inner world, how the gospel itself is a kind of exorcism of the whole person, and how healthcare professionals can participate in healing simply by carrying presence—by standing in the truth of who God is for someone else until their own defenses begin to soften. Dr. Tobin’s stories of sitting with clients as Jesus enters their memories, honors their boundaries, and fills dark spaces with light offer a grounded picture of what it means to be a healer who does not separate the clinical from the sacred. Listeners may walk away less concerned with categorizing symptoms as purely spiritual or purely psychological, and more aware that the answer to division—whether in a person’s mind, body, or spirit—is integration, and that integration always begins with the nearness of God. Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554104156850&mibextid=eQY6cl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@restorehealthcareproject?_t=8rCih8fjAH0&_r=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@restorehealthcareproject Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.restorehealthcareproject.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Selah Health International - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.selahhealthinternational.org/

  8. Sep 11

    The Grace Note | #97

    In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Kang sits down with Dr. Lysa Owen for a reflective conversation about apology, forgiveness, and the quiet courage it takes to pursue reconciliation. Dr. Owen shares the story behind her viral talk on giving a good apology, including the four-step framework she first learned while teaching her own young children to say sorry well. She speaks honestly about what it was like to see that framework gain widespread attention, and to then find herself needing to use it in a real workplace conflict. Rather than approaching the conversation as a how-to, she explores why saying sorry feels so difficult in our current culture, where justice and victimhood often crowd out the possibility of restoration. Drawing on her Christian worldview, she points to grace as the only foundation strong enough to support real forgiveness:  the kind that does not deny wrongdoing but releases the need for vengeance and makes room for second chances. Throughout, the conversation carries a quiet conviction that healthcare professionals, and all of us, are invited to become people known for restoration rather than resentment. Listeners will come away with a renewed sense that apology is not about liability or performance, but about honoring another person’s humanity—and that the work of repair, though costly, is one of the most hopeful things we can offer one another. Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554104156850&mibextid=eQY6cl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tiktok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@restorehealthcareproject?_t=8rCih8fjAH0&_r=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@restorehealthcareproject⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.restorehealthcareproject.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Selah Health International - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.selahhealthinternational.org/

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Restore Healthcare Project is a bold podcast targeting licensed healthcare professionals, presenting hopeful and innovative ideas to challenge current ideas of what makes good healthcare. This podcast highlights some essential elements that have degraded in modern healthcare as the presence and power of God has been pushed aside. We also uplift and celebrate the brilliant advances of science and technology that have broken through millennia of human suffering with life-sustaining discoveries. The podcast aims to propose and defend the claim that God is still present and vitally involved in responding to the needs and brokenness of humanity, evidenced in the beautiful work of healing professionals. These conversations propose solutions for health professionals to crisis-level needs such as compassion fatigue, clinician resilience, bioethics dilemmas, resource deficits, and mindset corruption. They also provide a source of hope through the real-life storytelling and honest vulnerability of active healthcare clinicians finding their way toward their patients and toward greater freedom from disease and despair. Clinicians relate their journeys from dreaming of their destiny, to floundering in the realities of our broken healthcare systems, and onward to the wisdom they have uncovered that saved their dreams and fuels their compassion. Ours are the stories that are not being told in the mainstream doomsday narratives about healthcare, but they are the stories that have the power to draw, transform, and sustain a new movement of paradigm-shifting, compassion-bursting healthcare innovators. They tell healthcare professionals that their sacrifices are legitimate and sustain them in a holy and fulfilling calling. They point us to a source of strength and drive that cannot be explained through science, and yet which also simultaneously embraces the outlandishly bright expressions of science as the best of God’s heart toward us. Ours are the stories of Hope in healthcare.

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  • Creator
    Dr. Jennifer Kang
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    105
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Dr. Jennifer Kang
  • Show Website
    Restore Healthcare Project

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