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	<title>Blogging on Good Therapy &#187; Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions</title>
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		<title>A Season of Grieving and Transformation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TammyBlackardCook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tammy Blackard Cook, LCSW - Through the experience of losing her father, one woman gains a new appreciation for the depth of connection between her parents, the love and loyalty that drive the surviving family members to pull together, and the ongoing connection between the living and the dead.]]></description>
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		<title>Does Arrival of New Baby Cause Sibling Opposition or Opportunity for Growth?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/new-baby-sibling-opposition-0207121/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/new-baby-sibling-opposition-0207121/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research shows that for the most part, parents worry needlessly about how the arrival of a new baby will affect their firstborn. It is recommended that future research focus on dealing with specific, isolated problem behaviors rather than taking a broadband approach.]]></description>
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		<title>Letting Go of Our Fear of Loss</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/letting-go-fear-of-loss-0201125/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KalilaBorghini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us allow fear of loss to affect the way we live our lives, especially if our family of origin carries with it stories of loss. Letting go of this fear helps us enjoy the here and now.]]></description>
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		<title>Calming the Emotional Chaos of Grief</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/calming-emotional-chaos-grief-0130125/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/calming-emotional-chaos-grief-0130125/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NicoleUrdang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A death, divorce, illness, sudden unemployment, or any major loss, creates chaos in your life. This emotional fracturing, as well as the practical aftershocks of dealing with estates, lawyers, housing, finances, doctors, etc., often yields intense feelings that can be overwhelming. When you think you simply can’t assimilate another thing, it’s crucial to just stop. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating Divorce Rituals With Your Children</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/divorce-rituals-with-children-0126124/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/divorce-rituals-with-children-0126124/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShendlTuchman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The decision has been made. You and your spouse are divorcing. There are a multitude of decisions to be made, and it is often difficult to know where to begin. You will be making decisions regarding when the children are with you and when they are with your spouse, whether to keep the family home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attending 4-Year College Influences Ethnic Identity</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/college-influences-ethnic-identity-0123121/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/college-influences-ethnic-identity-0123121/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11384</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The transition from high school to college is a major milestone that evokes many emotions for teens. For adolescents with multicultural ethnic identities, this time represents a period in which they can explore their ethnicity more freely. However, a new study led by Kim M. Tsai of the Department of Psychology at the University of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Help Children Cope with a Divorce</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/helping-children-cope-with-divorce-0105114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/helping-children-cope-with-divorce-0105114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeffreyGallup</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11223</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Divorce may be one of the worst moments in your life, and it will impact everything happening in yours and your children&#8217;s lives. Many children will experience the pain, frustration, stress, and loss that divorce brings to their lives.  While kids are very resilient, they need help adjusting to a new life when their parents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unsexy IVF &#8211; The Price of In Vitro Fertilization</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/unsexy-in-vitro-fertilization-0104124/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/unsexy-in-vitro-fertilization-0104124/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JillDenton</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11206</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Technology can have a marvelous effect on sexuality in many ways. One example is the vibrator, which has helped countless women discover that we can indeed pleasure ourselves to orgasm. This in turn leads many of us to become orgasmic with a partner, so everyone’s happy. On the other hand, extraordinary advances in technology can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Loss and Gratitude During the Holidays</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/loss-gratitude-during-holidays-1212115/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/loss-gratitude-during-holidays-1212115/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ivanchan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10992</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The arrival of the Thanksgiving and winter holiday season each year asks us to harvest our blessings: to be grateful, to celebrate, and to spend time with friends and family as we shift towards winter. It can be a time of comfort or stress, security or drama, or all of the above and more. For [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/loss-gratitude-during-holidays-1212115/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Who Gets Which Friends?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/who-gets-which-friends-120920115/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/who-gets-which-friends-120920115/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShendlTuchman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10975</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;re getting a divorce. In addition to the friends you brought into the relationship, you and your ex have made many friends together through your children&#8217;s activities, your jobs and the places you have volunteered. You both rely on their friendships to help with childcare and have established a social circle that meets both your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adolescents’ Turning Points Turn Out To Provide Positive Benefits –</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/adolescent-turning-point-provide-positive-benefits-126111/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/adolescent-turning-point-provide-positive-benefits-126111/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Turning points are life experiences that permanently change the course of one’s life. The death of a parent, a divorce, or even a geographical move are all examples of turning points that can have a positive or negative affect on an individual. “The most defining characteristic of a turning point, however, remains that the event [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recovering and Thriving as a Parent After Perinatal Depression and Anxiety</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/recovering-thriving-parent-after-perinatal-depression-anxiety/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/recovering-thriving-parent-after-perinatal-depression-anxiety/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AndreaSchneider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am particularly reflective at this time of year, as my youngest son is turning six years old. It was just that many years ago that I experienced the joy of his birth and then the ensuing terrifying abyss with postpartum depression. I love my little angel boy more than life itself. And I loved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Parents Make it Difficult for Children to Love Their Other Parent</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/parents-negatively-influencing-children-regarding-other-parent-1101113/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/parents-negatively-influencing-children-regarding-other-parent-1101113/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShendlTuchman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10605</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many ways in which one parent can influence how their children perceive their other parent. Often this is a positive experience for the children as they learn to appreciate both of their parents for what they each provide individually as a parent. Other times, this is a negative experience, especially during a divorce, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Teens Exhibit Anxiety and Depression as Personality Traits?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/teen-anxiety-depression-personality-traits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/teen-anxiety-depression-personality-traits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10245</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Research has previously linked personality traits to psychological issues in teens, specifically depression and anxiety. But a new study led by Jason M. Prenoveau of Loyola University in Maryland, examined the stability of such issues as related to personality traits developed by teens during the transitional time in their lives. “People undergo more life-changing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Rights Your Children Should Have in Your Divorce</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/rights-children-have-in-divorce/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/rights-children-have-in-divorce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShendlTuchman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We know that when a marriage ends it is the parents who are divorcing. But do we think about the fact that our children aren’t getting a divorce, they are getting two households in which to continue living with their family. Their parents relationship is changing to something different than they have yet experienced. What [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Independent Thinking and Its Effect on Mental Health through Narratives</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/independent-thinking-affects-mental-health-through-narratives/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/independent-thinking-affects-mental-health-through-narratives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10178</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Narrative psychotherapy is commonly used to aid people with difficult life transitions, trauma and other psychological issues. A recent study, conducted by Jonathan M. Adler of the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, examined how mental health and agency, a term used to describe the ability to act and think independently, are affected by [...]]]></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>
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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>Managing Fear and Uncertainty while Living with Cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/managing-fear-uncertainty-despite-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/managing-fear-uncertainty-despite-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NormaLee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10098</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“David” is 62. He finished chemotherapy for colon cancer about a year ago. Physically, he feels strong; he exercises almost daily. Emotionally, however, things are more challenging. David wakes up every day wondering if he is going to have a recurrence. Thus far, his follow-up testing (which includes CT scans and blood work) has revealed [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Study Examines How Life Path Influences Personality in Young Adults</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/life-path-influences-young-adults-personality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/life-path-influences-young-adults-personality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10079</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Adolescents experience their most significant personality changes as they transition into adulthood. Many young people leave home to pursue higher education, while others enter the workforce. Previous research has shown that personalities develop most significantly between the ages of 18 and 30, causing unruly teens to become more socially adept, caring and agreeable. However, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Do Women in Committed Relationships Lose Sexual Desire?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/women-committed-relationships-lose-sexual-desire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/women-committed-relationships-lose-sexual-desire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JillDenton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9959</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How often do you want sex? And is that enough? Not wanting enough sex is the big problem for most women who consult me as a clinical sexologist. And most sex therapists will agree that having a low level of sexual desire is a problem.  But the majority of these women are heterosexual with male [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Steering Your Marriage or Have You Been Cruising?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/steering-marriage-cruising/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/steering-marriage-cruising/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LoriHollander</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infidelity / Affair Recovery]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9952</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Let’s go for a ride. I am going to show you how the journey through marriage is analogous to the journey through life with a new car. This juxtaposition could really hit home for the guys; it may be a good way to help your spouse understand what happens to a marriage that is put [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Dating After Divorce and Blending Families</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/dating-after-divorce-blending-families/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/dating-after-divorce-blending-families/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShendlTuchman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blended Family Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9673</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You’ve been divorced for three years and have been working at moving on in your life, establishing new relationships and feeling so much better about yourself than you have in a very long time. You are grateful for your friends and family and the support they have given you. You have met someone through a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>23</slash:comments>
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		<title>How to Cope When Your Loved One is Ill</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/coping-skills-loved-one-illness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/coping-skills-loved-one-illness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TammyFletcher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Overwhelm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9586</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No one can prepare us for the experience of providing care for a seriously ill family member or friend. When sickness strikes someone close to us, there may be a sense of chaos, urgency, and confusion. Details must be agreed upon, phone calls made, and appointments kept.  You’d like to sit and catch your breath, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Friendship After a Lesbian Breakup Work?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/lesbian-breakup-friendship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/lesbian-breakup-friendship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarenKochenburg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9533</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For people who are dating or dealing with the starting and ending of intimate relationships, a certain question tends to arise&#8230; can ex-partners maintain healthy roles in each others’ lives? And if so, when, where, how, and (most obviously) why? Sometimes an ex’s role is clear; for example, a couple who has children together will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Move Beyond Anxiety to Make Major Decisions</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/anxiety-decision-making/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/anxiety-decision-making/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SarahNoel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9506</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Imagine you have just been offered a promotion at work. This is great news, right? You&#8217;ll be making more money, have more status and prestige within your industry and have a whole team of people working under you. Of course, you&#8217;ll have to relocate to a new state, pulling your partner and children from their work and schools [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trust in Yourself</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-trust/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-trust/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NicoleUrdang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abandonment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family of Origin Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holistic Psychotherapy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trust Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9503</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If hope is the thing with feathers, as Emily Dickenson said, then trust floats on gossamer wings. Most people lose that child-like trust with the end of a first love, but not all. I have known a handful of souls who maintained it until death, or appeared to, but it&#8217;s certainly not the norm. Life [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sex After Baby: A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Dream?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sex-after-giving-birth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sex-after-giving-birth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AndreaSchneider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Postpartum Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy & Birthing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9412</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The words postpartum depression and sex could basically be juxtaposted in a Sesame Street song: “Which of these things is not like the other? Which of these things is kinda the same? Can you guess which thing is not like the other?” In other words, if you are recovering from postpartum depression, more than likely [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>Now What? All Graduated and No Place to Go</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/college-graduate-future-plans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/college-graduate-future-plans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ColleenBurkeSivers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Career Counseling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Stress]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9387</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to all of you college grads out there! You made it through four or more years of cramming for tests, writing papers, late nights studying (and other late night activities), hangovers, morning classes, dining hall food or top ramen and boxed macaroni and cheese. You also had a lot of unforgettable experiences, made lifetime friends, learned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Greek Chorus and Your Divorce</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/family-friend-influence-divorce/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/family-friend-influence-divorce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShendlTuchman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9327</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of you may remember the role of the Greek Chorus in literature classes from high school or college. They appeared in the works of Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripidies and Aristophanes, to name just a few. Their role was to explain what they thought was going on and would intentionally or unintentionally “stir the pot”. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Friends with Grief</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/accept-grief-parent-death/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/accept-grief-parent-death/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarenKochenburg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grief, Loss, & Bereavement]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9287</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This month I had promised to deliver Part 2 of my article “Making Friends with Feelings”. And my theme is not going to diverge much from this topic, but there has been a bit of a change in my writing plan. Since my last blog post, my dad was diagnosed with and unsuccessfully treated for [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Creating Rituals to Move Through Grief</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/create-rituals-grief/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/create-rituals-grief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarlaHelbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief, Loss, & Bereavement]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8826</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We  humans like things to stay the same. Even if we are open to change, change can be very difficult. There is nothing more changing than the death of someone you love, someone whose existence is part and parcel to your own. When those people die, we are left floundering. That person may be your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Tell Young Children about a Parent&#8217;s Cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/young-children-parent-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/young-children-parent-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NormaLee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8811</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Ellen” is six years old. Her mother has stage four breast cancer, which she has been living with for a couple of years. However, her health is starting to decline. She is starting to have a lot of bone pain, and feeling quite fatigued. Recently, she has had episodes of confusion, due to the metastases [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When the Blossoms Are Full and The Fear Is of The Light</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/summer-solstice-life-cycle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/summer-solstice-life-cycle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>judithbarr</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[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Power: Healing to the Root]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8710</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In January, shortly after the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year, I wrote an article called “The Light is Born and then…” and in it we met the fear of darkness that lives within. Today, as we are moving quickly toward the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, may what you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Even Dads Can Get Postpartum Depression</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/postpartum-depression-men-fathers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/postpartum-depression-men-fathers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AndreaSchneider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Men's Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Postpartum Depression]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8723</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it&#8217;s true. One in four new dads have postpartum depression (clinical term is Paternal Postnatal Depression or PPND) after the birth of a baby. What this means in simple terms is dealing feelings of being down, depressed and anxious after the birth of a baby. The good news is that, fortunately, more and more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Class of 2011 – What Now?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/class-2011-what-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/class-2011-what-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SarahNoel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academic Concerns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Career Counseling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Overwhelm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Identity Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Person Centered / Rogerian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8721</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Colleges and universities across the country have spent the months of May and June conferring degrees on eager, young graduates. There were ceremonies, parties, and tearful goodbyes to friends and professors. Now that all the fanfare has quieted down, many people in the class of 2011 are probably asking themselves – what now? It can [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Can My Child Choose Which Parent to Live With?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/child-choose-parent-live-with/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/child-choose-parent-live-with/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShendlTuchman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blended Family Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></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=8647</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On a fairly regular basis I am asked by a parent how old their child must be before they can choose which parent they want to live with. Many parents tell me their child will be 12 years old, 13 years old, 14 years old soon and will be able to make their own decisions. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>Part II: (Don&#8217;t) Keep Coming Back</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/alcoholic-family-members-alanon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/alcoholic-family-members-alanon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 01:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DarrenHaber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Addictions & Compulsions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drug & Alcohol Addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shame and Guilt]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8590</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks again to those who responded to my last article on why some partners or loved ones (POLOs) of those struggling with addiction/alcoholism may be reluctant to attend Al-anon. I’ll sum up the answers into 4 categories, based on public and private (i.e., emails to me) responses to the article: 1. Denial. For a POLO [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>Marriage &amp; Family Therapy: A Hope for Real Change</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/marriage-family-therapy-hope-real-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/marriage-family-therapy-hope-real-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 00:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlakeEdwards</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family of Origin Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Identity Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: For those Considering or Exploring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Doubt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8588</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Life in the trenches brings with it fears, burdens, and losses. Times of stress and embattlement may inflict wounds to be long left either ignored or haphazardly bandaged. Sometimes in adolescence the severing of openness with parents is a lonely precursor to endless turf battles in a fight for identity. Left unresolved, the gaping irresolution [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Grief for All Seasons</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/year-round-grief/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/year-round-grief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 23:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarlaHelbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief, Loss, & Bereavement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8581</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone knows that grieving people go through trying times around the holiday season, but the stretch of months from October&#8217;s end through the New Year are not the only times that special days occur. Spring and summer months bring with them a whole host of potentially difficult days for the grieving and bereaved. With spring [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>To Divorce or Not to Divorce, That is the Question</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/divorce-decision/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/divorce-decision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 21:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShendlTuchman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: For those Considering or Exploring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8475</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You’ve been together now for about 14 years. For the past 4-5 years, you’ve wondered if you can stay together any longer. You’re interests have changed, you don’t enjoy doing things together as much. You find you are impatient and want to have the closeness, with someone, you used to have with each other. Your [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Creativity, Springtime, and a Multiplicity of Approaches for Getting “Unstuck”</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/creative-block-approaches-unstuck/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/creative-block-approaches-unstuck/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 21:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SuellenFaginAllen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creative Blocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Overwhelm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Existential Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief, Loss, & Bereavement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindfulness Based Approaches / Contemplative Approaches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Criticism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8454</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I love springtime because of its association with new life, which immediately brings to mind thoughts about creativity. For those with creative blocks, however &#8211; whether artists or just ordinary folks like most of us, there are times when the “stuckness” of creative inability colors the world gray; we tell ourselves we’re not special or [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>I Think My Wife Has Postpartum Depression: What Do I Do Now?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/wife-post-partum-depression/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/wife-post-partum-depression/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AndreaSchneider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Postpartum Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: For those Considering or Exploring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8392</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are the significant other/partner/support person/spouse of a woman who is experiencing perinatal challenges, you are not alone. Over 20% of all childbearing women develop postpartum depression/anxiety (clinical term). And a significant percentage of those women also have depression/anxiety while pregnant. It can feel very overwhelming as her primary support, and you may be [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Lesbians and Gay Men Considering Parenthood</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/lesbian-gay-parent-decision/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/lesbian-gay-parent-decision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CherylDeaner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fertility Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy & Birthing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8390</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most striking aspects I&#8217;ve seen in working with lesbian and gay prospective parents is the amount of thoughtfulness, creativity and deliberateness that goes into the decision to bring children in their lives. Pregnancy is planned, not accidental, and there is usually not as much social or family expectation or pressure to parent. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Thoughts on Springtime and the Constancy of Change</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/eating-disorders-control-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/eating-disorders-control-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeborahKlinger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Control Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating & Food Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inadequacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8368</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time of year- spring! It’s about renewal and rebirth: life-force energy that has lain dormant through winter is now resurging above ground, driving the emergence of flowers and tender young shoots. I look out my window and can no longer see the street for the riot of leaves. Spring is a colorful illustration [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Grief: Helping Loved Ones</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/helping-others-grieve/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/helping-others-grieve/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MelissaWright</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Overwhelm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief, Loss, & Bereavement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Care]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8360</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Grief and loss &#8211; It’s something we will all at some point experience in our lives. A range of strong emotions accompany grief and loss and it’s hard to know what to say or do to help those that have lost someone. We often feel helpless on how to interact with those faced with loss. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>Conflict, Co-Parenting, and Communication</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/communication-co-parenting-and-communication/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/communication-co-parenting-and-communication/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShendlTuchman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8312</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You thought that getting divorced was going to make parenting easier. You thought your communications were going to improve because you weren’t living together anymore. You had high hopes that things would settle down and all the hurt, disappointments and anger would melt into the background. If you could just make decisions on your own [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Getting Beneath the Defenses &#8211; An Adventure in Mindfulness</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mindfulness-workaholism-superwoman-stress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mindfulness-workaholism-superwoman-stress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SuellenFaginAllen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Career Counseling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Control Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family of Origin Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workplace Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8291</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Mindfulness is a tool to get underneath our defenses. When we can observe ourselves closely, experiencing our feelings but not reacting to them, we don’t have to pretend that we don’t feel.” -Richard O’Connor, Undoing Perpetual Stress: The Missing Connection Between Depression, Anxiety and 21st Century Illness (New York: Penguin Group, USA, 2005), pp.160-161 “If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Your Children to Understand “Downtime”</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/family-quiet-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/family-quiet-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KellySanders</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8273</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was talking with my friend the other day about how she feels that she does not have any time for herself, with her 4 and 2 year old children. I recently had a son, whom is now 6 weeks old. I can understand how she feels. I know I should be napping when he’s [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Wholeness of Grief</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/grief-loss-child-yoga-chanting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/grief-loss-child-yoga-chanting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarlaHelbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief, Loss, & Bereavement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing Stories]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When he was three months old, my firstborn child was diagnosed with a choroid plexus carcinoma, a rare, aggressive brain tumor that grows on the structure inside the brain that makes cerebral spinal fluid. Two weeks after the initial resection of the tumor, and two more subsequent surgeries to drain fluid from his brain, he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Courage, Acceptance, &amp; Becoming a Domestic Dad</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/early-fatherhood-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlakeEdwards</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Control Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief, Loss, & Bereavement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Men's Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spirituality]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“Their screaming and whining has got to stop.” My back and shoulders feel like dead weight. It’s as if my emotions have dried up inside of me. Then, quickly, they flow in like a tide, then burst upward over the stiff walls and spill over and out of me like molten volcanic magma. Toddlers, tantrums, [...]]]></description>
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