Today Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and a time when people give up and take up stuff but just what is the best way to set goals and what should people really be doing to get themselves through the period of Lent? For advice on keeping to your goals this lent Shane spoke to Chartered Psychologist and Author Allsion Keating.

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