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What is a Home?

For most of us it鈥檚 a sanctuary. But some people have no home at all. And for some home becomes a place where terror and pain is inflicted behind closed doors. What is home?

For most of us it is a sanctuary. But some people have no home at all, while for others it can become a place of terror and pain. What is home and why is the notion of home so deeply embedded in us? Mike Williams finds out how we shape our homes and how they shape us, how they reflect and reveal our personalities.

(Photo: A child's drawing of a house. Credit: Shutterstock)

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