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	<title>Blogging on Good Therapy &#187; Follow the Heart</title>
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		<title>The Price Paid for Being the Perfect Child</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BeverlyAmsel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Codependency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family of Origin Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Individuation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In one client's experience, striving to be the perfect child led to an adult life in which she found herself unable to assert herself and make her own decisions and feelings known. Through the therapeutic process, she became comfortable with being less perfect in her parents' eyes and better able to experience her life genuinely.]]></description>
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		<title>Toxic Friends: Is It Time to Break Up?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/toxic-friends-break-up-0203124/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SarahNoel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Codependency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Person Centered / Rogerian]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some friendships leave us feeling drained or depressed rather than supported and rejuvenated. If you have a friendship that fits this category, it maybe a toxic relationship, and it might be a good idea to start considering other options, such as working to improve the friendship or finding a way to end it.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>When Is It Time to Separate the Family?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/time-to-separate-family-0202124/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/time-to-separate-family-0202124/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LynneSilvaBreen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domestic Violence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: For those Considering or Exploring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11516</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While there are times when separating is necessary to keep family members safe and healthy, it is generally in everyone's best interest to work to stay together, because we all need to feel we belong and are valued. When couples separate, they should immediate seek counseling if the goal is to remain married.]]></description>
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		<title>“Protecting” Your Spouse or Partner When One of You Has Cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/protecting-spouse-with-cancer-0127125/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/protecting-spouse-with-cancer-0127125/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NormaLee</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chronic Illness / Disability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Different Side of Treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health / Illness / Medical Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11468</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Sam” and “Ellen” have been married for 42 years. They have had a good life together. They’ve raised 4 children and have 11 grandchildren. They’ve had their ups and downs but have always managed to get through the hard times, until now. Sam’s diagnosis of stage IV prostate cancer has really thrown them for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surviving Suffering</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/surviving-suffering-1229116/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/surviving-suffering-1229116/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KalilaBorghini</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief, Loss, & Bereavement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spirituality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11189</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last month, one of my readers felt shortchanged by my article on suffering. Not to be defensive about it, but the editors changed my original title [Ed. note: "Suffering" was the original title of November's article]. Nevertheless, perhaps it would be worthwhile to give my suggestions on how to survive painful and difficult periods in [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Avoiding Sex Addiction after a Breakup</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/avoiding-sex-addiction-after-breakup-122920115/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/avoiding-sex-addiction-after-breakup-122920115/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MouWilson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Addictions & Compulsions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sexuality / Sex Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11167</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In many ways it would appear that breaking up is similar to falling in love. I know what you are thinking, and you are right &#8211; it’s not quite the same thing. However, in terms of the physiological effects that it has on your mind, psyche and body, it would appear to have quite a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Reclaiming Holidays</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/reclaiming-holidays-122920114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/reclaiming-holidays-122920114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SusanneMDillmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse / Survivors of Abuse]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Holiday traditions can be excruciatingly difficult for individuals who have experienced traumatic events, and yet finding a way to decrease this difficulty is an often neglected topic. Many individuals take a “grin and bear it” attitude and argue that the holiday season only comes once a year. While the final months of a calendar year [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>How to Set Goals and Stay Motivated</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/motivation-goal-setting-1223114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/motivation-goal-setting-1223114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AndrewMendonsa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health / Illness / Medical Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suicidal Ideation and Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workplace Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11149</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether you have short term or long terms goals, lifestyle goals such as a healthy diet, exercise, career changes or even finding time for yourself have to become a habit. Like with everything else, repetitive action will yield positive results. Often times, our goals lead to failure because we become frustrated. Sometimes we set long [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Help Others Reduce Stress and Increase Self-Esteem</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/reduce-stress-increase-self-esteem-1221114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/reduce-stress-increase-self-esteem-1221114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NicoleUrdang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holistic Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Self-Esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11112</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How many things can you think of that are free, make people feel better, and empower the giver? I can only come up with a few, and they all involve saying something nice. I’m not suggesting you lie, but if you pay attention, there is almost always something you can find to say that is [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Staying Your Own Person while Home for the Holidays</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/being-yourself-during-holiday-visits-1212114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/being-yourself-during-holiday-visits-1212114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BeverlyAmsel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Individuation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sensitivity to Critiscism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Young Adult Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10981</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For adult children, going home for the holidays may be problematic. While it can be wonderful to see parents, siblings, and extended family, it can also be an occasion that brings up old, unresolved conflicts. One of the most typical unresolved conflicts is related to separation and individuation: while growing up at home, some children [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Lean on Your Partner to Make It Through the Holidays</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/lean-on-partners-make-it-through-holidays/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/lean-on-partners-make-it-through-holidays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LindaNusbaum</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10934</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don’t know anyone who is not feeling greater stress during this time of year. Even terrific moments with people we love can cause us stress, and that’s if family and extended family are individuals we WANT to see. It’s even more stressful if we are acting out of obligation. Whatever your circumstances, it’s  likely there will [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>How to Relate, Relax and Relish the Holidays with Your Partner</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relate-relax-relish-holidays-with-partner/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relate-relax-relish-holidays-with-partner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LoriHollander</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10931</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The time to relax is when you don&#8217;t have time for it.&#8221; -Sydney J. Harris Feel any tension this time of year? How do you and your partner handle holiday stress? Does it bring you closer or drive you apart? You may have more control than you think; but only if you realize that you [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Sex, Gender and Personal Identity Concepts</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sex-gender-personal-identity-concepts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sex-gender-personal-identity-concepts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarenKochenburg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Identity Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Men's Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexuality / Sex Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10928</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[During a recent staff workshop at my school, the presenter shocked and confounded most of the crowd when she used the word “pansexual”. Most of the teachers in the room had never before heard this term. “Bisexual” they could wrap their heads around: someone sexually attracted to people of both genders. But pansexual&#8230; someone sexually [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>9 Ways to Be Present and Practice Everyday Mindfulness</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ways-be-present-practice-everyday-mindfulness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ways-be-present-practice-everyday-mindfulness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SuellenFaginAllen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Overwhelm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mindfulness Based Approaches / Contemplative Approaches]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10914</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don’t know about you, but today, unplanned items on my agenda added up to distractions that resulted in an overwhelming urge to tear my hair out. As often happens, I had loaded way more into my schedule than could be accomplished by a reasonable person within a day. It’s now 7:40 pm DST and I’m feeling [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>How does Having a Calling Affect Job Commitment and Satisfaction?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/having-calling-affect-job-commitment-satisfaction-1202112/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/having-calling-affect-job-commitment-satisfaction-1202112/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10898</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some people insist they have been called to a specific vocation, while others merely work a job. “Scholars from a variety of disciplines have begun to explore what it means to have a calling and how this relates to outcomes, consistently finding calling to be associated with enhanced work-related and general eudemonic well-being,” said Ryan [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Reflections on Suffering</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/reflections-on-suffering-1129114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/reflections-on-suffering-1129114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KalilaBorghini</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10852</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Confession: I often get take-out from Whole Foods Market, which is just a short walk from my New York City apartment. Mostly it’s because I’m tired or lazy or haven’t been organized enough to stock my refrigerator. Anyway, this is not an article about Whole Foods; it’s about suffering, or what I imagined to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking Up on Facebook</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/facebook-breakups-1116115/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/facebook-breakups-1116115/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MouWilson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Internet Addiction]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10765</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Social networking websites such as Facebook, Twitter, as well as other means of electronic communications such as texting, are no longer the wave of the future: they are the here and now. Online dating is one of the most popular ways of meeting people and dating these days. We get to weed out people we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Fight Cancer With Social Support</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/fight-cancer-with-social-suppor-1116114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/fight-cancer-with-social-suppor-1116114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NormaLee</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10756</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Joanne” is 54 and has just been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. She finds this impossible to believe. She has only had a little back pain for a couple of months and figures she must have pulled a muscle in her aerobics class. Now, her oncologist is telling her she has a large tumor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thankfulness in the Midst of Autism</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/thankfulness-with-autism-1114115/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/thankfulness-with-autism-1114115/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>janeenherskovitz</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10740</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving is a time for family to come together and enjoy one another with grateful hearts. Or at least it&#8217;s &#8220;supposed&#8221; to be that way. For families living with autism spectrum disorder, Thanksgiving can be a recipe for disaster. Some of my fondest memories growing up surround holiday traditions. Unfortunately, once I had my own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Following in a Parent&#8217;s Footsteps</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/following-parents-footsteps-1107114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/following-parents-footsteps-1107114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BeverlyAmsel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Healing Stories]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10675</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Like father like son”; “Like mother, like daughter”. These sentiments are often expressed with great joy and pride. Parents are delighted and honored when their children seek to emulate them. Boys and girls will follow dad around with their own hammers or bake cookies like mom. As children grow older and think about their choices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Living with Frustration in a Relationship</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/living-with-relationship-frustration-1103115/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/living-with-relationship-frustration-1103115/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LindaNusbaum</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10644</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many couples I work with come in with a large amount of stress and difficulty. The causes vary, but the behaviors people use to respond to the upset are often predictable. People who start out loving each other sometimes find themselves so burdened by stress and difficulty that they end up feeling frustrated in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Face Your Demons</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/face-your-demons-1103114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/face-your-demons-1103114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NicoleUrdang</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10642</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at this moment. &#8211; Eckhart Tolle If you are reading this, the demons haven&#8217;t won. Facing your demons is part of life. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pulling Alongside Distress</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/pulling-alongside-distress-1102112/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/pulling-alongside-distress-1102112/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SusanneMDillmann</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10620</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We have been looking at compassion and how to increase the compassion you have for yourself. The first article in this series looked at the concept of compassion as a whole, the second explored how to recognize your limits and the third focused on how to have tenderheartedness towards your distress. This article focuses on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homemade Holidays for Remembering</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/homemade-holidays-for-remembering-1031115/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/homemade-holidays-for-remembering-1031115/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ivanchan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10599</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The tradition of honoring the departed with rituals and sweets exists in almost every culture. In Mexico, there is Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, which is celebrated in conjunction with the Catholic holidays of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, when prayers and offerings are made to the deceased, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Reconcile Religious and Spiritual Differences with Your Partner</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/couples-reconcile-religious-spiritual-differences-1031114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/couples-reconcile-religious-spiritual-differences-1031114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KalilaBorghini</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10594</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every so often I will be treating a couple, one of whom says that the other doesn’t care about religion or spiritual matters. The complainant may cite a lack of support for his or her spiritual or religious activities. Sometimes the partner resents the time devoted to religious/spiritual pursuits.  Sometimes one or the other person [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Create Emotional Intimacy by Engaging Fear, Anger and Love</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/create-emotional-intimacy-engage-fear-anger-love/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/create-emotional-intimacy-engage-fear-anger-love/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LoriHollander</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10536</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“&#8230;there&#8217;s nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.” ― Brad Meltzer Did you ever know a couple who never argued or disagreed, who were the envy of other couples in your circle of friends, who appeared to be the perfect pair (or so you thought)? Then, the next thing you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Acceptance Becomes Enabling</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/when-acceptance-becomes-enabling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/when-acceptance-becomes-enabling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MouWilson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10487</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In couples and sex therapy, one of the common themes that come up is that of acceptance. I strongly encourage people to accept their partner, and accept each other. I believe that acceptance is at the core of a successful intimate relationship. I discourage long lists of expectations and/or changes that people often bring into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Falling in Love Again with Someone who Hurt You</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/loving-someone-who-hurt-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/loving-someone-who-hurt-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DebHirschhorn</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10425</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What’s “falling in love” anyway? It has two components: Part 1: How the other person makes you feel Part 2: How you feel about the other person. These two parts are inextricably bound up together, and as a matter of fact, Part 2 follows from Part 1. Here’s why: The “falling in love” kind of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do I Know I Can Count on my Partner?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/counting-on-your-partner/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/counting-on-your-partner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PamelaLipe</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10420</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When the chips are down and your back is to the wall, can you look to your spouse or relationship partner for backup? Do you have assurance that you can count on this person—no matter what?  Our romantic relationships have a high value. We want to trust our partner. Neuroscience tells us we are hard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Going to China!</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/going-to-china/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/going-to-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LynnSomerstein</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Object Relations]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10382</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On October 20th, I’ll be landing in China (Beijing, to be precise), accompanied by a group of psychoanalysts and therapists who have been teaching and supervising Chinese student analysts in training, using Skype and other distance learning methods. I am psyched. I will see, in person, students with whom I’ve developed warm relationships, and it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Individuation Issues with Elderly and Ailing Parents</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/individuation-issues-with-elderly-ailing-parents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/individuation-issues-with-elderly-ailing-parents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BeverlyAmsel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging & Geriatric Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10354</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The degree to which we have separated/individuated from our parents has consequences when parents become elderly and /or ailing and no longer feel like the all knowing and all powerful people that we experienced in our earlier relationships with them. Typically, we look to parents for support and love. When we are children, parents are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Restlessness, Boredom, and Groundlessness</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/restlessness-boredom-groundlessness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/restlessness-boredom-groundlessness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NicoleUrdang</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10341</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While there are a multitude of distractions and amusements available to anyone with a library card, it is not unusual to go through periods of boredom when not even the most scintillating book, movie, or conversation will sate the crankiness demon. At those times, it is best to stop whatever you are doing and simply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning How to Support Gay Students</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/supporting-gay-students/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/supporting-gay-students/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarenKochenburg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academic Concerns]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10300</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I carry some pain with me from the times I have failed to be there for students when they really needed it. I have worked as a school counselor for over a decade, and I’ve always been particularly aware of students grappling with sexual orientation issues. Every situation has been different: some students have hinted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Tenderheartedness</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/growing-tenderheartedness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/growing-tenderheartedness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SusanneMDillmann</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10297</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is the third in a series of articles looking at the concept and development of self-compassion (the definition of compassion being used is: a recognition of pain/distress coupled with a tenderheartedness towards the distress and a tendency to pull alongside the suffering with a proclivity to alleviate it). The first article looked at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Steps for Talking Your Way to a Better Sex Life</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/7-steps-better-sex-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/7-steps-better-sex-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MouWilson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: For those Considering or Exploring]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10277</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you and your partner arguing about sexual issues in your relationship? Is there an ongoing issue that keeps coming up, in the process making your sex life rockier, or worse, non-existent? Disagreements about sex is common in relationships. Due to a lot of the myths we have likely been taught or raised with such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ancestor Healing Work in a Season of Change</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ancestor-healing-work/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ancestor-healing-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 02:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KalilaBorghini</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: For those Considering or Exploring]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Religious Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10231</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I took a break from writing my monthly article this past summer because I thought I was running out of things to write about. I also knew that it was going to be a tumultuous time for me, and I wanted to be fully in the experience and not have to be concerned about deadlines. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is There a Way Around Grief?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/way-around-grief/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/way-around-grief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief, Loss, & Bereavement]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Healing Stories]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10192</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Grief, a deep feeling of sadness over a loss, is one of the most difficult experiences a person can have. During the grief process, we may feel hopeless, out of control, dead inside, empty, pained, afraid, angry, or just about any other painful emotion one can name. Just about everyone experiences grief at least a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Wisdom Of Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/wisdom-happiness-awareness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/wisdom-happiness-awareness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KerCleary</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contemplative Psychotherapy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mindfulness Based Approaches / Contemplative Approaches]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10069</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The final paramita, or practice leading to happiness, is Prajna, or Wisdom. This is not the wisdom that comes with age or long study. This is the wisdom of seeing what is actually happening in any given moment. This is discriminating awareness, which can tell the difference between our imagined storylines about what is going [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Joyful Solutions to Relationship Difficulties</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/joyful-solutions-to-relationship-difficulties/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/joyful-solutions-to-relationship-difficulties/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 19:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaurieMoore</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: For those Considering or Exploring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9962</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Note: This article is for couples who have experienced love and compatibility but are having current challenges. This article is not for people who are in a relationship with someone who is abusive or unable to be present due to addiction. Abuse and addiction situations require other kinds of counseling. Couples with the compatibility and love [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Self-Compassion by Recognizing Your Limits</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/growing-self-compassion-recognizing-limits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/growing-self-compassion-recognizing-limits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SusanneMDillmann</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9955</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most people would agree that having a compassionate stance towards oneself is desirable, yet exactly how to go about cultivating such a stance is less clear. Before discussing how to cultivate compassion, let’s quickly define the term. In this article, compassion is defined as: a recognition of pain/distress coupled with a tenderheartedness towards the distress [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Does Mr. Wrong Feel Like Mr. Right?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mr-wrong-feel-like-mr-right/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mr-wrong-feel-like-mr-right/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TinaGilbertson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infidelity / Affair Recovery]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9933</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Please note: This article does NOT apply in cases of violence or abuse. There can be nothing “right” about such a relationship. Feels so bad it’s good He doesn’t usually call when he says he will. He’s not great at expressing affection – especially in public. He doesn’t seem all that interested in introducing you to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Body and Defining Self</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/body-defining-self/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/body-defining-self/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShirleyKatzLeon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Identity Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9930</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How do you know what you are and what you are not, and why? Where did you gain this knowledge and experience that influences your current behaviour and choices? In the process of the development of your Self, did you consciously stop to think about if you wanted to be shaped in a particular manner while it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn to Sit with Discomfort in Your Life</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sit-with-discomfort/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sit-with-discomfort/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NicoleUrdang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Holistic Psychotherapy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9913</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a confession to make: I don’t believe you can feel happy 24/7, any more than you can feel anything every minute for your entire life. We are designed to feel a broad spectrum of emotions because, so far, they have kept us safe and helped perpetuate the human race. We all know how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gratitude for Jungian Teachers: Marion Woodman</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/jung-teacher-marion-woodman/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/jung-teacher-marion-woodman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MaryAliceLong</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9861</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Marion Woodman is one of the most well-known Jungian analysts. She has published many books, lectured widely, and is one of our elders in the Jungian community. Marion writes and teaches by exploring dreams, literature and mythology, imagery in the body, many artistic forms, and case material.  Marion’s imaginings and wisdom are part of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Putting on a &#8220;Happy Face&#8221; in Your Relationship</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relationship-happy-face/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relationship-happy-face/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LindaNusbaum</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9843</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every one in a relationship wants to feel loved by their partner. To feel loved, many individuals will put on a happy face and maintain a persona that everything is fine, even when it isn’t. Often people are so good at acting like they are happy that the partner has no idea anything could be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ways to Play: Self Love</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-love-play-therapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-love-play-therapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MaryAliceLong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Journal Therapy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9840</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve learned to trust myself, to listen to truth, to not be afraid of it and to not try and hide it. -Sarah McLachlan There are no physical, emotional, intellectual, or spiritual benefits to low self-esteem. On the other hand, when you value yourself highly you are most likely positive, consider life to be a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Progressive Thinking Can Boost Mood</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/progressive-thinking-boost-mood/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/progressive-thinking-boost-mood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9825</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a new study, conducted by Malia F. Mason of Columbia University and Moshe Bar of Harvard Medical School, the progression of thoughts directly affects mood. The researchers enlisted 77 individuals for a study to determine how thought progression, or lack thereof, affects mood. They said, “Mood affects the way people think. But can the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking the Cycle of Being TOO Comfortable in Your Relationship</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cycle-too-comfortable-relationship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cycle-too-comfortable-relationship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MouWilson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9812</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a place where most couples want to get and feel good about getting to, a place where most people would agree is what a wonderful long term relationship is all about. That lovely secure place is the feeling of comfort. Most couples would agree that it’s the small things that make the long- [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Part II: Should You Attend a Friend&#8217;s Wedding Even If Your Heart Says &#8220;No&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/angr-friend-not-attending-wedding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/angr-friend-not-attending-wedding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LynnSomerstein</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grief, Loss, & Bereavement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Object Relations]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9632</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you remember from last month, Ellen had to decide about attending her friend Robin’s wedding, to be held in a far away resort- it would be a lot of fun, but Ellen didn’t have enough money to go and couldn’t take time off from her new job, either- she was scared she might be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intrusive Thought Interpretation and Affect in Younger and Older Adults</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/intrusive-thought-interpretation-young-older-adults/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/intrusive-thought-interpretation-young-older-adults/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 03:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging & Geriatric Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9599</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[People often experience unwelcome and intrusive thoughts. But older adults appear to interpret them differently than younger adults, according to a new study. Joshua Magee of the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Bethany Teachman of the University of Virginia, recruited 51 adults between the ages of 18 and 30, and 49 adults over [...]]]></description>
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