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	<title>Blogging on Good Therapy &#187; Divorce / Divorce Adjustment</title>
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		<title>Calming the Emotional Chaos of Grief</title>
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		<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>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>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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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10924</guid>
		<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>Commitment Level of Newlyweds Predicts Marital Persistence</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/commitment-level-newlyweds-predicts-marital-persistence-1130112/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/commitment-level-newlyweds-predicts-marital-persistence-1130112/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10880</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just as death is ultimately always the result of a heart that stops beating, the death of a marriage is always the result of marital dissatisfaction. The unhappiness could be caused by infidelity, addiction, loss of trust, anger, or a number of other issues, but divorce usually occurs because one or both partners has reached [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/commitment-level-newlyweds-predicts-marital-persistence-1130112/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Breaking Up on Facebook</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/facebook-breakups-1116115/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/facebook-breakups-1116115/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MouWilson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10765</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Social networking websites such as Facebook, Twitter, as well as other means of electronic communications such as texting, are no longer the wave of the future: they are the here and now. Online dating is one of the most popular ways of meeting people and dating these days. We get to weed out people we [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<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>
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		<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>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Does Previous Trauma Experience Affect Adjustment After Divorce?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/previous-trauma-affects-adjustment-after-divorce-1103111/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/previous-trauma-affects-adjustment-after-divorce-1103111/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10634</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Divorce occurs in more than fifty percent of married couples. For some people, divorce causes an immense amount of stress that can result in negative health conditions, such as depression and decreased social functioning. “Although most adults ultimately fare well following the end of marriage, which is consistent with humans’ general capacity for resilience in [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/previous-trauma-affects-adjustment-after-divorce-1103111/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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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>Religion as a Coping Strategy for Divorce?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/religion-divorce-coping-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/religion-divorce-coping-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 03:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10512</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Divorce can cause emotional and financial distress, and a sense of extreme loss. But for individuals who have deep religious faith, divorce can have a positive and negative effect. “Research suggests that those who divorce experience increased psychological distress, such as greater depression and decreased happiness,” said Elizabeth J. Krumrei, of the Department of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<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>
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		<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>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10215</guid>
		<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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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Veterans Who Prematurely End Couples Therapy at Increased Risk for Divorce</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/veterans-prematurely-end-couples-therapy-increased-risk-divorce/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/veterans-prematurely-end-couples-therapy-increased-risk-divorce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9985</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Military personnel are exposed to situations that put their relationships under tremendous stress. Statistically, veterans of recent wars have divorce rates that have increased by more than 30% in the past decade. “Not surprisingly, problems in interpersonal relationships are one of the most common reasons for seeking mental health services within the Department of Veterans [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/veterans-prematurely-end-couples-therapy-increased-risk-divorce/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>14</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>
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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>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>
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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>Blended Families &amp; Father&#8217;s Day: How Should Step-Fathers Celebrate?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/blended-family-stepfathers-fathers-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/blended-family-stepfathers-fathers-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JenWilson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blended Family Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Identity Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8768</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My husband was surprised the first time he got a Father’s Day card from our kids. Not having any kids of his own, his assumed role of step-father was one he was utterly unfamiliar with. He had been raised by his mother and has never known his father. Perhaps that is why that the whole [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</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>
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		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
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		<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>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>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>
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		<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>Five Considerations When Telling Your Children You Are Getting Divorced</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/tell-children-getting-divorced/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/tell-children-getting-divorced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShendlTuchman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
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		<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=8099</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is difficult enough that you are experiencing a major upheaval in your life. In addition to the feelings you may have of fear, anxiety, anger, or frustration, you also have children. Their lives are changing as well. You hope they haven’t been affected too much by the tension between you and your soon-to-be ex, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>9 Secrets for a Lifetime of Like, Love, and Lust</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/secrets-lifetime-happy-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/secrets-lifetime-happy-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 20:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LoriHollander</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></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[Sexuality / Sex Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7918</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Will your relationship last a lifetime? Will you and your partner enjoy each other’s company and have a deep and intimate connection, emotionally and sexually for as long as you both shall live? That is what we promise when we say, “I do.” Yet the divorce rate hovers around 50% and it’s estimated that 60% [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
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		<title>Children and the Details of Your Divorce</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/children-details-divorce/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/children-details-divorce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 02:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShendlTuchman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7903</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most divorcing parents believe their children are being protected from the details of their divorce. They make sure they speak quietly into the phone when discussing them with family and friends. They don’t leave court papers or their financial documents around. They only work on them when the children are with the other parent. Should [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Married to a Sex Addict! Is Divorce Your Only Option?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sex-addict-marriage-divorce-options/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sex-addict-marriage-divorce-options/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JanieLacy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Overwhelm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></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[Sex Addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexuality / Sex Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shame and Guilt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Values Clarification]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7757</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Has my entire marriage been a lie? Am I to blame? Is there any hope for my marriage? Is divorce my best option? These are just a few of the questions that will run through your mind after discovering your partner’s sexual betrayal. You will experience a roller coaster of emotions. You want to first [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rights of First Refusal</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/divorce-adjustment-coparenting-right-first-refusal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/divorce-adjustment-coparenting-right-first-refusal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShendlTuchman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></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>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7726</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As parents move into co-parenting after divorce, one of the many questions that arise is who will care for the children when the parent with whom they are scheduled to be cared for has to be somewhere else (a business trip, a doctor’s appointment, etc.) The right of first refusal means that the other parent [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/divorce-adjustment-coparenting-right-first-refusal/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Everyone Around Me is Breaking Up – Is it Contagious?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/divorce-marriage-communication-internal-family-systems/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/divorce-marriage-communication-internal-family-systems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MonaBarbera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Forgiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internal Family Systems]]></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[Sensitivity to Critiscism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexuality / Sex Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shame and Guilt]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7387</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Oh no – another couple you know is getting a divorce. Do you think it’s contagious? Are you worried that break-ups are like a virus you could catch? It’s true &#8211; if you already have some little doubts inside you, someone else’s break-up could wake them up. And who doesn’t have doubts? After the romance [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Curious about Curiosity?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/curiosity-communication-relationships-divorce/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/curiosity-communication-relationships-divorce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShendlTuchman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Intelligence]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7367</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[People who have been in long marriages or relationships get to know each other rather well. They can often anticipate what the other person might say or do or think or want&#8230;&#8230;you get the picture. In loving relationships, partners might sometimes have a reliance on each other to know what each other wants without having [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>When the Fat Lady Sings</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relationship-breakup-marriage-counseling-communication/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relationship-breakup-marriage-counseling-communication/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KellyChicas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Trust Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Values Clarification]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7304</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In therapy, one of the most frequent questions I am asked is “How do you know when it’s really over? When is it time to give up?” That’s a good question, one with many different perspectives. In today’s society, it seems to be easier to quit and move on with a new love than to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Dealing with Divorce</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/divorce-children-parenting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/divorce-children-parenting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KellySanders</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7190</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Families appear to be solid when parents are working together with job, family, parenting, having fun and individual time. Things turn for the better but mostly for the worse when divorce tears apart a family. EVERYBODY suffers, EVERYBODY is in pain. The kids from a small age to even adult children go through many difficult [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bird Nesting Custody Option: Advantages and Disadvantages</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/bird-nesting-divorce-adjustment-family-custody/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/bird-nesting-divorce-adjustment-family-custody/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShendlTuchman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Family of Origin Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7098</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Parents are often asking me to describe the various options they have for their post-divorce living arrangements. In addition to the many possible choices available to consider for how children go back and forth between two residences, there is also the possibility of having children stay in the home they are currently living in while [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Masochistic Anger Part II: Anger at Having to be a Home Breaker Can Make you Sick</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/machochistic-anger-anger-management-marriage-psycholog/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/machochistic-anger-anger-management-marriage-psycholog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeanetteRaymond</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forgiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inadequacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7076</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Anger and hate consumed Sebastian Anger that his marriage hadn’t worked out the way he hoped washed over Sebastian from the minute he woke up. He was angry with his selfish wife. He was angry that she didn’t seem to want to help their son with his homework or encourage him in sports. Sebastian was [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/machochistic-anger-anger-management-marriage-psycholog/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Child Custody Mediation with a Mental Health Professional (MHP)</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/child-custody-mediation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/child-custody-mediation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShendlTuchman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Different Side of Treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=6971</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Caveat: Because court jurisdictions vary, the information included here is based on Alameda and Contra Costa counties in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can find out about the rules in your jurisdiction by contacting an attorney or asking the public information office available through the courts. When divorcing, you have a number of options [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Separated Parents: Six Ways to Manage Holiday Scheduling</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/divorce-holidays-therapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/divorce-holidays-therapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShendlTuchman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Parent #1: It’s already December. We need to decide about Christmas and you had Johnny last year. Why do you think you should have him again this year? Parent #2: You know how important Christmas is to me. I’ll take him to my parents and he’ll have all his cousins around. Why should he miss [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Co-Parenting Scheduling and Organizing Websites</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/co-parenting-websites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/co-parenting-websites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShendlTuchman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When is Johnny’s baseball game? I need to know the schedule. Does it conflict with some of the other activities he is telling me he wants to sign up for? Susie is consistently late for her piano lesson because we don’t know when Bobby’s soccer game is over. These are common complaints parents have when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Divorce is a Family Problem</title>
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		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/divorce-is-a-family-problem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 18:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShendlTuchman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“And what’s romance? Usually, a nice little tale where you are everything as you like it, where rain never wets your jacket and gnats never bite your nose and it’s always daisy-time.” —D. H. Lawrence D. H. Lawrence reminds us that “romance” isn’t what we live with day to day. Marriages often end because fantasies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parallel Parenting</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/divorce-parallel-parenting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/divorce-parallel-parenting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When two people divorce or end a relationship and they have children, they are faced with the need to continue a relationship that has not worked. For some, this is not a difficult transition. They set up their separate households, work out a parenting plan, communicate efficiently about the needs of the children and move [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changing Curses to Blessings</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relationship-curses-to-blessings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relationship-curses-to-blessings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Conflict Resolution Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infidelity / Affair Recovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Horror of horrors—you’ve just caught your spouse listing his name on internet sites for meeting sexual partners. What now!! You are furious, and you let him know it in no uncertain terms. Now fast forward one month later. What used to be a lovely marriage has turned into a nightmare. You are perpetually irritated. Nothing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moving on &#8211; Dating &#8211; New Partners &#8211; What About My Children?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relationship-divorce-children/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relationship-divorce-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShendlTuchman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Your relationship with your children’s other parent has ended. It has taken some amount of soul searching after being told that your relationship is over. It may not have been an easy transition. Perhaps you have felt some combination of hurt, anger, depression, relief, guilt, uncertainty or hopefulness. You&#8217;ve taken the time to address your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Your Self-Esteem Back After Divorce</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-esteem-divorce/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-esteem-divorce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TinaGilbertson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Esteem]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This article offers a few questions and answers on the topic of self-esteem and divorce. Is it selfish or frivolous to worry about your self-esteem in the middle of a divorce? No. Self-esteem increases your ability to take the emotional hit that divorce inevitably deals. It also gives you a reserve of personal resources to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I’m Getting a Divorce&#8230; Now What Do I Do? The First Steps</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-divorce-models/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-divorce-models/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShendlTuchman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many of you have been in the position of either deciding to divorce or having been asked for a divorce. Either way, you will be making very important emotional, legal and financial decisions with a person with whom you are most likely in some kind of conflict. As you consider how to go about setting [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Televised Divorce: A Common Childhood Trauma Comes to TV</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/televised-divorce/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/televised-divorce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Therapy News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Update Divorce is one of the more unpleasant experiences faced by people in the modern world, yet it remains one of the most common. Though ideas differ wildly about the wisdom of divorce and its potential effects on a family, there is little debate over the idea that the event can be [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Mediation:  An Empowering Alternative for Separating and Divorcing Couples</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mediation-for-divorce/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mediation-for-divorce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>author1</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“I became a lawyer 20 years ago to represent children’s rights. I became a mediator to assist partners restructure their lives in the face of a divorce, and in doing so minimize the deleterious effects of separation.” More and more couples are participating in divorce mediation to effectively communicate about their financial and parenting matters. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Getting Married Soon? Five Key Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Say “I Do”</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/getting-married-soon-five-key-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-you-say-%e2%80%9ci-do%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/getting-married-soon-five-key-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-you-say-%e2%80%9ci-do%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>author1</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pre-Marital Counseling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After what was hopefully at least a 2-year courtship, you now find yourself engaged. You’re excited and nervous as the big day approaches. You think you’ve got all the important questions asked and answered. Are the guests seated properly? Did we give the florist a deposit? Are all the relatives travel and lodging arrangements finalized? [...]]]></description>
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