<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Blogging on Good Therapy &#187; Communication Problems</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/category/psychotherapy-issues/communication-problems/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog</link>
	<description>Exploring Healthy Psychotherapy</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:00:33 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Pragmatic/Experiential Couples Therapy: Moving Past Blame and Contempt</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/couples-therapy-blame-contempt-0208125/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/couples-therapy-blame-contempt-0208125/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BrentAtkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11583</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Brent J. Atkinson, Ph.D. - Eventually, unhealthy habits develop in all long-term intimate relationships, and if partners want to move beyond this pain, they must learn to accept responsibility for their part in the difficulties they are experiencing and begin to heal old wounds.  ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/couples-therapy-blame-contempt-0208125/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Price Paid for Being the Perfect Child</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/price-for-being-perfect-child-0206125/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/price-for-being-perfect-child-0206125/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BeverlyAmsel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11555</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/price-for-being-perfect-child-0206125/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/time-to-separate-family-0202124/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Body Image Issues and Healthy Boundaries</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/body-image-healthy-boundaries-013012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/body-image-healthy-boundaries-013012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShirleyKatzLeon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></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[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sensitivity to Critiscism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workplace Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11473</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many people, but primarily young, educated, Western women, struggle to sustain a positive body image—for a multitude of reasons that have been discussed in previous posts. Often a negative body image leads to a poor relationship with the body and other aspects of self. It is associated with impoverished self-care and unhealthy eating and lifestyle [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/body-image-healthy-boundaries-013012/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/protecting-spouse-with-cancer-0127125/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Recovery Workbook: Exercise 1</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/recovery-workbook-exercise-1-012412/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/recovery-workbook-exercise-1-012412/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JoyceMcleodHenley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abandonment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Codependency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family of Origin Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Identity Issues]]></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=11407</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that you understand how codependency develops in a family surrounding a dysfunctional person, what are you supposed to do next? Many clients have said, “Joyce, now that I understand where my fear of abandonment comes from, how do I stop being so scared of it that I mess up my relationships?” You can learn [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/recovery-workbook-exercise-1-012412/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Three Truths Every Couple Needs to Know About Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/three-truths-about-marriage-0123125/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/three-truths-about-marriage-0123125/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:02:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LoriHollander</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pre-Marital Counseling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11389</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive, and most transient of passions, they are required to swear that they will remain in that excited, abnormal, and exhausting condition continuously until death do them part.” ― George Bernard Shaw Ask any bride and groom on their wedding day, “Will [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/three-truths-about-marriage-0123125/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>When Is the Marriage Really Over?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/is-marriage-really-over-0119124/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/is-marriage-really-over-0119124/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DebHirschhorn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11365</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Anthony kind of slumped into the office and comfortably settled himself into the easy chair. “Doc,” he said, “I’m here to find out if my marriage is over. To me, it seems like it really is.” He went on to explain that his wife, Julie, and he had been living two separate lives for as [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/is-marriage-really-over-0119124/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Can a Couple Recover From Infidelity?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/can-couples-recover-from-infidelity-0111114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/can-couples-recover-from-infidelity-0111114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LindaNusbaum</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infidelity / Affair Recovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: For those Considering or Exploring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11279</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was counseling a couple recently and as the session was coming to a close I was asked point blank, “How many couples come to see you with infidelity?” I had to stop for a moment and think, “About 30% of the couples I treat work with infidelity issues,” I answered. Then I thought: That’s [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/can-couples-recover-from-infidelity-0111114/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Understanding Parallel Process in Supervision</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/understanding-parallel-process-in-supervision/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/understanding-parallel-process-in-supervision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elements of Good Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11256</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Parallel process is one of many elements included in psychotherapy supervision. In supervision, a therapist relays their client’s issues to their supervisor. The supervisor then takes on the role of the therapist and the therapist in training; the trainee then assumes the role of the client. “Without endorsing unconscious determinants, parallel process is also recognized [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/understanding-parallel-process-in-supervision/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Secret Affairs Causes More Hostility in Relationships than Coming Clean</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/secret-affairs-causes-hostility-in-relationships-0105111/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/secret-affairs-causes-hostility-in-relationships-0105111/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infidelity / Affair Recovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Therapy News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11229</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Extradyadic involvement (EDI), also known as infidelity, occurs in many relationships. At times, the infidelity is known to both partners, and at other times, only the participating partner is aware of the EDI. Regardless, EDIs have significant negative consequences. “Many negative emotional and behavioral correlates of EDI have been documented including partner violence, acute anxiety, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/secret-affairs-causes-hostility-in-relationships-0105111/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Reward Children with More than Food</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/reward-children-with-food-alternates-1228114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/reward-children-with-food-alternates-1228114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KellySanders</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating & Food Issues]]></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=11161</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Society has centered itself around food. Graduations, parties, get-togethers, family and life events &#8211; all of these are surrounded by food. Individuals may use food to reward themselves on a job well done, or to console themselves when things are not going well, or if they are feeling bad about something. Each person is different [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/reward-children-with-food-alternates-1228114/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Impact &amp; Intention: How To Communicate with Clients</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/client-therapist-communication-1220111/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/client-therapist-communication-1220111/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cedar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elements of Good Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: For those Considering or Exploring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Right Use of Power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Non-Pathological Model]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11080</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Story: “Once at the end of a first session, my client asked for some “homework” so I suggested she do some journal writing about a habit she had discovered during the session. When she arrived for the next session, she sat down, looked at me, and immediately began almost screaming that she ‘couldn’t trust me…I [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/client-therapist-communication-1220111/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Is it Verbal Abuse?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/verbal-abuse-defined-1215115/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/verbal-abuse-defined-1215115/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DebHirschhorn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Physical Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11021</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are ways of handling things that just shoot you in the foot, and then there are ways that have the other person willingly and happily eating out of your hand. Which would you rather it was? In this article, I’ve taken extensive material from the web, from books, from years of my own research, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/verbal-abuse-defined-1215115/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/being-yourself-during-holiday-visits-1212114/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress]]></category>

		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/lean-on-partners-make-it-through-holidays/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></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[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>

		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/fight-cancer-with-social-suppor-1116114/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Harness the Power of the Marriage Bond</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/harness-marriage-bond-power-1109114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/harness-marriage-bond-power-1109114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DebHirschhorn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Different Side of Treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></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[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10692</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I knew a couple whose divorce cluttered up the Broward County Courthouse for 10 years. That was before I went back to grad school for my doctorate but I kept thinking, “Surely something could have been done to release this couple from each other’s clutches.” There was. One party escaped the country and I never [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/harness-marriage-bond-power-1109114/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: For those Considering or Exploring]]></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[Stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>

		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/living-with-relationship-frustration-1103115/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Parenting Style Influences Shyness in Children</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/parenting-style-influences-child-shyness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/parenting-style-influences-child-shyness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Anxiety / Phobia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10542</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Shyness is a behavior that can cause problems for children and adults. But adolescents, who experience elevated emotional turmoil, are more vulnerable to the symptoms of extreme shyness. “Although they might be easy to overlook, they probably experience much private unhappiness, as adolescent shy behavior is linked to loneliness, having fewer friends, and other [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/parenting-style-influences-child-shyness/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/create-emotional-intimacy-engage-fear-anger-love/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Caring for Each Other after a Miscarriage</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relationship-after-miscarriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relationship-after-miscarriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanBartlett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief, Loss, & Bereavement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relational Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10523</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The loss of a child before it is born naturally stirs intense and conflicting emotions. Women might feel an intense physical bonding and grief for a being with whom they have already grown attached. Whereas men might feel more ephemerally connected and cheated from the opportunity to begin their bond. When miscarriage affects couples, it [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relationship-after-miscarriage/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Blackberry Study Looks at how Youths Text</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/blackberry-study-examines-youth-texting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/blackberry-study-examines-youth-texting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academic Concerns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Therapy News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10507</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Texting is one of the most popular forms of communication among teens. “According to a large-scale survey on teens and texting conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 75% of 12- to 17-year-olds own cell phones, 72% of all adolescents (88% of cell phone users) use text messaging regularly, 75% of teenagers [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/blackberry-study-examines-youth-texting/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trust Issues]]></category>

		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/loving-someone-who-hurt-you/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Hard Times: Protecting Your Marriage During a Financial Downturn [Part 3 of a series]</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/protecting-your-marriage-during-financial-downturns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/protecting-your-marriage-during-financial-downturns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>suzanneburger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10392</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes couples may feel they’re on the same money trail until an unforeseen event occurs. Whether it’s a sudden increase in expenses brought about by illness, childbirth, or damage to your car or home, you may abruptly discover that the two of you are miles apart. Maybe you’ve never before had your expenses outpace your [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/protecting-your-marriage-during-financial-downturns/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Don’t Fall Into the Trap of the “Relief Divorce”</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relief-divorce-trap/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relief-divorce-trap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jimhutt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></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[Science of Psychotherapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10331</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been in practice long enough to see many couples and families develop over the past thirty years. While there are countless stories over a full range of topics, one that greatly interests me involves divorce. Many couples and individuals have come to counseling after divorcing 15, 20, or 25 years earlier. Most are [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relief-divorce-trap/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>But I Said I Was Sorry, so Why Isn’t that Enough?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/saying-sorry-not-enough/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/saying-sorry-not-enough/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LindaNusbaum</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forgiveness]]></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[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10228</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I can’t tell you how many times I have heard this from couples during a session. Something big happens between them (for instance, one person cheated on the other), and the offending party apologizes; however, the difficulty continues, and the person who said they were sorry wonders why that is. The person who got hurt [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/saying-sorry-not-enough/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Benefits of Healthy Play between Infant and Mother</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/healthy-play-benefits-infant/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/healthy-play-benefits-infant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse / Survivors of Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Difficulties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Therapy News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10144</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: “Play is an essential activity of early childhood as it contributes to the cognitive, social, emotional, and motivational development of children,” said Kristin Valentino of the Department of Psychology and Center for Children &#38; Families at the University of Notre Dame and lead author of a new study. “During the first few years of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/healthy-play-benefits-infant/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>How to Move Beyond &#8220;I Don&#8217;t Know&#8221; with Teens</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/communicating-with-teens/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/communicating-with-teens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeffreyGallup</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10050</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“I don’t know.” Is it the stock answer teens give their parents for every question? Does it mean more than just a lack of an answer? How do we get them to speak to us and to have a conversation? There are ways to talk to teens, develop relationships through communication and not feel like [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/communicating-with-teens/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Are You and Your Spouse Like Ships Passing in the Night?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/distant-spouse-ships-passing-night/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/distant-spouse-ships-passing-night/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DebHirschhorn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9994</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;ve made up my mind,&#8221; Dana sighed deeply. &#8220;I&#8217;m going to stick it out&#8211;for the kids. I won&#8217;t cheat. I have no intention of that and I don&#8217;t believe he would either. We are two straight-arrow people. But there&#8217;s nothing there. We have nothing, absolutely nothing to say to each other. The marriage is basically [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/distant-spouse-ships-passing-night/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexuality / Sex Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's Issues]]></category>

		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/women-committed-relationships-lose-sexual-desire/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>

		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mr-wrong-feel-like-mr-right/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Unity in Parenting</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/unified-parenting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/unified-parenting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></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=9917</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kids are notorious for separating mom and dad. I am not talking about separation as far as divorce. I am talking about when a child asks dad about having ice-cream before dinner; knowing the answer will be “NO” from mom, they go and ask dad who may say “Yes”. Kids are only looking out for [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/unified-parenting/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></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[Worry]]></category>

		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relationship-happy-face/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Steering Clear of the Marital Money Pit</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/marital-money-pit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/marital-money-pit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>suzanneburger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Control Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9794</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s nearly impossible these days to pick up the paper or turn on the news without learning of yet another study or statistic indicating a weak recovery or a chronic recession. While it has taken its toll on families and communities in the way of foreclosures and bankruptcy, the recession has struck at marriages too. Many couples [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/marital-money-pit/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Does Depression Lead to Marital Discord, or Vice Versa?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/depression-marital-discord/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/depression-marital-discord/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></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[Therapy News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9636</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Researchers wanted to determine if marital conflict led to depressive symptoms in committed couples, or if the presence of depressive symptoms increased marital conflict. “Poor relationship quality is a significant risk factor for both diagnostic and sub-clinical levels of depressive symptoms, and depressive symptoms increase the risk of relationship disruptions,” said a team of researchers [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/depression-marital-discord/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief, Loss, & Bereavement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Object Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></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[Shame and Guilt]]></category>

		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/angr-friend-not-attending-wedding/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>45</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Sharing Health Concerns with Partner Can Impact Depressive Symptoms</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sharing-depression-symptoms-partner/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sharing-depression-symptoms-partner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></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[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9612</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Researchers from the Netherlands, Canada and San Francisco, collaborated on a study that evaluated the relationship between depressive symptoms and self-disclosure in partners dealing with cancer. The team enlisted 64 participants who had been recently diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and their partners. They assessed the individuals for depressive symptoms using the Center for Epidemiological Studies [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sharing-depression-symptoms-partner/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>You Never Told Me! Listening Well in Family Life</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/daily-family-listening/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/daily-family-listening/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LynneSilvaBreen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9601</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How many times have you heard something like this in your household? “You remember. I told you about it last week. You said you were fine with it.” “What? No you didn’t. This is the first I’ve heard about it!” Whether it’s a teenager talking about a social event, or a spouse talking about a [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/daily-family-listening/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Empowerment Through Anger: Beyond Anger Management to Nonviolent Communication</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/anger-empowerment-nonviolent-communication/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/anger-empowerment-nonviolent-communication/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DamonConstantinides</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non-violent Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prejudice / Discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></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=9492</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the United States people who experience discrimination and oppression are often stereotyped as “angry.” For example, the stereotype of the “angry black woman” is reinforced in the popular media over and over and over again. The result of this stereotyping, for people who do experience oppression and discrimination, is a message that they should [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/anger-empowerment-nonviolent-communication/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>I&#8217;m Right, You&#8217;re Wrong</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/im-right-youre-wrong-relationships/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/im-right-youre-wrong-relationships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JiovannCarrasco</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Acceptance and Commitment Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: For those Considering or Exploring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9482</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s a classic. Of all the themes in the history of relational strife, the I’m Right, You’re Wrong story is by far the most common. And like many things common, we often take it for granted or overlook the magnitude of its influence. When couples enter into therapy together, it may be a hidden goal [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/im-right-youre-wrong-relationships/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Could Therapy Improve Debt Ceiling Debate?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/could-therapy-improve-debt-ceiling-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/could-therapy-improve-debt-ceiling-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:50:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JenWilson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Imago Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></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=9461</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don’t know about you, but the last thing I need to worry about right now is if my credit card interest rates are going to skyrocket, the banks are going to stop lending, or what the precarious future of my investment portfolio will be like if those folks in Washington don’t figure out how [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/could-therapy-improve-debt-ceiling-debate/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Avoiding Battles with Your Teen: How to Work Together to Improve Communication and Resolve Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/improve-communication-resolve-issues-teens/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/improve-communication-resolve-issues-teens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MelissaWright</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oppositional & Defiant Behavior in Children & Teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Play Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></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=9458</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Teens often tell me their parents don&#8217;t understand, don&#8217;t listen or don&#8217;t care about what they think. Parents wonder why their lectures fall on deaf ears. How do we bridge this communication gap? Parents often want to lecture instead of listen. Teens have heard it before and already know what their parents are going to say. As [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/improve-communication-resolve-issues-teens/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Fear of Hurting the Other and the Inhibition of Self</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/fear-hurting-others-self-inhibition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/fear-hurting-others-self-inhibition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BeverlyAmsel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family of Origin Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Individuation]]></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[Shame and Guilt]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9409</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Even when it is unintended, some people find it intolerable to hurt someone they love. To experience hurting the other can create shame, guilt and strong “I am a bad person” feelings. As a result, we may avoid saying what is on our mind and put aside our own feelings and needs. This inhibiting of the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/fear-hurting-others-self-inhibition/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Part I: Relationship Money Matters</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relationship-money-matters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relationship-money-matters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>suzanneburger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Control Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></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[Stress]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8698</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Modern marriage as an institution is no longer primarily a financial arrangement agreed upon by parents, as has been the case historically in nearly all cultures. And yet financial issues are the third most common issue cited by couples seeking divorce, following loss of intimacy/ irreconcilable differences and infidelity. A 2006 Money Magazine poll found that 84% [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relationship-money-matters/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Shadow Work: Transforming Emotional Suffering into Freedom</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/shadow-work-emotional-suffering/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/shadow-work-emotional-suffering/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BarbaraMosinski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse / Survivors of Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aggression & Violence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Different Side of Treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></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[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9368</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you read last month’s blog, Creativity vs Shadow, you will remember a brief mention of Deepak and Gotham Chopra’s book, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Superheroes. In the book Chopra identified shadow as a “force of the unconscious that can be destructive, divisive and/or self-sabotaging if it remains unconscious”. Shadow is difficult to recognize [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/shadow-work-emotional-suffering/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Should You Attend a Friend&#8217;s Wedding Even If Your Heart Says &#8220;No&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/should-attend-friends-wedding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/should-attend-friends-wedding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LynnSomerstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Object Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shame and Guilt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9361</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday Ellen walked into my office looking annoyed and confused. “I don’t know what to do. Robin invited me to her wedding and I don’t want to go, but I think I should. It’s a destination wedding, a long weekend in Mexico- four days! It might be fun but I can’t afford it, and I [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/should-attend-friends-wedding/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Living with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/chronic-illness-hypersensitivity-relationships/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/chronic-illness-hypersensitivity-relationships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HelenaMadsen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chronic Illness / Disability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotionally Focused Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9324</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently stumbled across a new blog called Infinite Daze where the author poignantly writes about her daily struggles with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).  In a recent post titled Should I Stay or Should I Go Now, she has this to say about her marriage: “I had a revelation today. During my son’s graduation [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/chronic-illness-hypersensitivity-relationships/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Taking Care of Yourself Will Enhance Your Relationship</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-care-enhance-relationship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-care-enhance-relationship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>YvonneSinclair</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Codependency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationship Enhancement Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexuality / Sex Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9278</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you a person who takes care of everyone else before yourself? Do you believe you should put yourself last? If you take care of other&#8217;s needs before your needs routinely, then you may have co-dependent tendencies. Taking care of yourself enables you to then be available to take care of others. If you neglect [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-care-enhance-relationship/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Abused Husband</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/abused-husband-domestic-violence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/abused-husband-domestic-violence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DarrenHaber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse / Survivors of Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Addictions & Compulsions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aggression & Violence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domestic Violence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drug & Alcohol Addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Men's Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sex Addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8846</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A psychology professor at California State Long Beach has compiled an impressive pile of data – over 500 studies! – that suggests that women are at least as if not more physically aggressive than men in their intimate relationships. In a 2008 ABC News “What Would You Do?” segment, actors played out two scenarios in public: [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/abused-husband-domestic-violence/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

