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	<title>Blogging on Good Therapy &#187; Self-Love</title>
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		<title>Taking Love in</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/taking-love-in-0113125/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SusanneMDillmann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Love is one of the most elemental of emotions—it is a building block to some of our deepest relationships and a component in many of our happiest days. Yet the ability to freely give and receive love is a fragile skill, which traumatic experiences can all too easily dent or damage. Learning how to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Self-Compassion to Defend Against Learned Helplessness</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-compassion-defends-against-helplessness-0127124/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JiovannCarrasco</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11457</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After having worked in a residential treatment facility for abused and neglected girls for 8 years, I observed that the phenomenon of learned helplessness had become an all-to-common denominator for these children. It was very rare that an abused child was placed with us for a single incident of abuse. By the time these children [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Positive Affirmations Are Helpful to Teens</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/positive-affirmations-help-teens-0119123/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/positive-affirmations-help-teens-0119123/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Identity Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Esteem]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Therapy News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11378</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Value affirmations, also known as self-affirmations, are positive assessments of one’s abilities, traits, and personality qualities. Value affirmations can increase self-esteem, self-worth, and fulfillment of one’s needs. When an individual recognizes their own worth and has a strong sense of identity and autonomy, they are more willing to help others meet their needs. This relationship [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exercise and Body Image: The Thinking Connection</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/thinking-connection-between-exercise-body-image-1128114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/thinking-connection-between-exercise-body-image-1128114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShirleyKatzLeon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health / Illness / Medical Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Esteem]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10840</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are styles of thinking that are commonly related to anxiety and unhappiness. One patterned way of thinking that is identified by therapists who work with cognitions is the all-or-nothing style. It is very often a part of the negative body-image experience. This way of thinking can lead to a lot of unnecessary distress but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Survive Thanksgiving (When You aren&#8217;t Feeling Thankful)</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/survive-thanksgiving-while-not-feeling-thankful-1110114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/survive-thanksgiving-while-not-feeling-thankful-1110114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SarahNoel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Person Centered / Rogerian]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10708</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Picture it: Thanksgiving Day, 2011. You’ve just joined your family at the table to feast on turkey and stuffing when suddenly, a festive, well-meaning relative suggests that everyone go around the table and share something that they are thankful for. Ugh. If you are one of the millions of Americans who is suffering with depression, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Occupying Here: How Mindfulness-Based Therapy and Practice Perfectly Suits Our Changing Times</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mindfulness-therapy-practice-suits-society/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mindfulness-therapy-practice-suits-society/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JustusDAddario</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mindfulness Based Approaches / Contemplative Approaches]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10458</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For a while, it was the story that wasn&#8217;t a story: Occupy Wall Street, where many people of different backgrounds took action to bring attention to the need for change in our political and economic systems. I found myself elated that large groups of people across the country had organized a way to “do something” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Does Mr. Wrong Feel Like Mr. Right?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mr-wrong-feel-like-mr-right/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mr-wrong-feel-like-mr-right/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TinaGilbertson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infidelity / Affair Recovery]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9933</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Please note: This article does NOT apply in cases of violence or abuse. There can be nothing “right” about such a relationship. Feels so bad it’s good He doesn’t usually call when he says he will. He’s not great at expressing affection – especially in public. He doesn’t seem all that interested in introducing you to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Your Body and Defining Self</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/body-defining-self/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/body-defining-self/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShirleyKatzLeon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Identity Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9930</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How do you know what you are and what you are not, and why? Where did you gain this knowledge and experience that influences your current behaviour and choices? In the process of the development of your Self, did you consciously stop to think about if you wanted to be shaped in a particular manner while it [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Ways to Play: Self Love</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-love-play-therapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-love-play-therapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MaryAliceLong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Journal Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Play Therapy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9840</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve learned to trust myself, to listen to truth, to not be afraid of it and to not try and hide it. -Sarah McLachlan There are no physical, emotional, intellectual, or spiritual benefits to low self-esteem. On the other hand, when you value yourself highly you are most likely positive, consider life to be a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Self-Esteem Web Conference at GoodTherapy.org &#8211; Free to the Public</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-esteem-web-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-esteem-web-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 21:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Identity Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9576</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Please consider joining us at GoodTherapy.org next Thursday, August 11th, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. Pacific (7:00 p.m. Eastern) for a free teleconference event, Low Self-Esteem: Signs, Symptoms, and Solutions, presented by Tina Gilbertson, MA. Tina is a therapist based out of Portland, OR, and she has extensive experience working with self-esteem issues. In this 90-minute [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-Compassion after Trauma</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-compassion-trauma/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-compassion-trauma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SusanneMDillmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9513</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A common but not frequently recognized side effect of traumatic life experiences is an excessive harshness towards self, which often times co-exists with a healthy degree of care and concern for others. While this harshness towards self can be expressed in a multitude of ways, a commonality is the existence of different standards – be [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Trust in Yourself</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-trust/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-trust/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NicoleUrdang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abandonment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Family of Origin Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9503</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If hope is the thing with feathers, as Emily Dickenson said, then trust floats on gossamer wings. Most people lose that child-like trust with the end of a first love, but not all. I have known a handful of souls who maintained it until death, or appeared to, but it&#8217;s certainly not the norm. Life [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Getting to Know (and Esteem) Yourself</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/know-yourself-self-esteem/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/know-yourself-self-esteem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TinaGilbertson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9397</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Can you fall in love with someone you don’t even know? If you’re like most of us, at some point in your life you had a mad crush on someone you barely knew. It might have been a rock star, an actor, or a super-cute neighbor. Whoever it was, you were totally into them even [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<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>
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		<category><![CDATA[Codependency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
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		<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>
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		<title>She Hates Her Thighs</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/body-image-hate-thighs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/body-image-hate-thighs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShirleyKatzLeon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating & Food Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8775</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[She hates her thighs, the sight of them drive her mad. The tissue is soft, the weakness mocks her. Yet she is somehow pulled into the ritual of gazing and when not in front of a reflection, imagining the horror of her flesh. She is repulsed by its frailty, yet it eludes her, defies her, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-Esteem in Action</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-esteem-action/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-esteem-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TinaGilbertson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inadequacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Criticism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Doubt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8765</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Self-esteem is not a thing that’s either high or low that we carry around with us. Nor is it a thing we wear to protect ourselves from pain. Self-esteem is not a thing at all: it’s an action. It’s something we do. We esteem ourselves. What high self-esteem means is that you treat yourself as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virya: Joyous Effort and Diligence</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/virya-joyous-effort-diligence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/virya-joyous-effort-diligence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KerCleary</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contemplative Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindfulness Based Approaches / Contemplative Approaches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Criticism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8699</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This month our Paramita, or practice on the path to happiness, is virya, which is translated as exertion, diligence or joyful effort. Many of us, especially if we live full and busy lives, might respond to the very notion with a sigh, a feeling of overwhelm, or the sense that, once again, we have not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing from Joy, Healing in Connection</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/growing-joy-healing-connection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/growing-joy-healing-connection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 00:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HeatherSchwartz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body-Mind Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breathwork]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elements of Good Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindfulness Based Approaches / Contemplative Approaches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8586</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So often, people talk about the struggles they experience, and how they’ve grown from the pain in their lives. It’s true, but the sentiment is often that it takes pain to grow. What’s not often discussed is how human beings grow from joy, from being in connection; that is, how we heal and grow stronger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Redefining Ourselves: Navigating Life with a “Spoiled Identity”</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/redefining-spoiled-identity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/redefining-spoiled-identity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 01:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DamonConstantinides</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Identity Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inadequacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prejudice / Discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Criticism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8487</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Each of us has our own unique identity made up of a combination of personality traits, personal and family history, and other attributes. But what happens inside when an identity is not celebrated by a person’s community? In Stigma: Notes on the Management of a Spoiled Identity (1963), author Erving Goffman uses the term “spoiled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Body Image in Transgendered People</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/body-image-transgender/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/body-image-transgender/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShirleyKatzLeon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse / Survivors of Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Identity Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suicidal Ideation and Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8387</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I decided to dedicate myself to investigating and writing about the experience of body in transgendered people. Though I am by no means “expert” in working with this population, I have learned significantly from clients I have worked with who identified themselves as transgendered. I set out to organize my observations and insights by grounding [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>When to Share What</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sharing-trauma-story/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sharing-trauma-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SusanneMDillmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Different Side of Treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8340</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We, the human species, are a social bunch; which is of course a wonderful, important and vital component to our existence, however our social nature can also occasion hurt and pain. Such hurt and pain can arise when we do not know how to incorporate the fact and impact of traumatic experiences with our social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Born this Way? Not Always True for Women</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/female-sexual-development-lesbian-bisexual/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/female-sexual-development-lesbian-bisexual/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarenKochenburg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Identity Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexuality / Sex Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8275</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I love Lady Gaga for her crusade to educate the masses about the normalcy of homosexuality as well as any personality quirk that might seem to make one person stand apart from the next. Everything in her personal presentation and body of work, including her latest release “Born this Way”, not only preaches but demonstrates [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Being Woman: A Singaporean Chinese Writes</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/singapore-chinese-womanhood/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/singapore-chinese-womanhood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MarthaLee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Identity Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8207</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For the longest time, being a woman, to me, meant being: -seen and not heard; -expected to help, serve (for instance cook, clean, iron) and please people around me, especially the men; -fertile, and being expected to bear children. -expected to look good, smell nice, and happy and positive at all times. If I were [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>3 Things You Can Do in Overcoming Sex Addiction</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/overcome-sex-pornography-addiction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/overcome-sex-pornography-addiction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JanieLacy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Addictions & Compulsions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Isolation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: For those Considering or Exploring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sex Addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shame and Guilt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“I’ve tried so many times and so many different ways, what is the point of trying anymore?” “I am too ashamed, what will others think if I admit this?” “Is there really a way to overcome this, it feels like too much?” These are just a few of the statements I repeatedly hear from individuals [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Jimmy</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/video-art-therapy-jimmy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/video-art-therapy-jimmy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BarbaraMosinski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse / Survivors of Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drug & Alcohol Addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elements of Good Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family of Origin Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forgiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexual Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Worthlessness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Full permission has been given by the client to tell this story on GoodTherapy.org. All identifying information has been changed. The client ‘Jimmy’ that I described in the previous blog, who created a video project in art psychotherapy, has completed his video. He decided sometime ago that he wanted to upload it to YouTube. His [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Yoga for Eating and Body Concerns</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/yoga-eating-disorders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/yoga-eating-disorders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 05:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeborahKlinger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body-Mind Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Different Side of Treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating & Food Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elements of Good Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief, Loss, & Bereavement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy & Spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yoga Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In addition to being a psychotherapist, I am a certified Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy practitioner and a yoga instructor. I’ve long been interested not only in movement but in the role of body-oriented techniques in the process of psychological healing. This began when I was in my late twenties, long before I ever knew that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Bodies/Ourselves</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/women-body-image-media/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/women-body-image-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShirleyKatzLeon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inadequacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8055</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a psychotherapist working often with people with eating disorders, I have helped many clients who were suffering from a negative body image. They may or may not have a struggle with food, but they don’t like their bodies, they don’t take pleasure in their bodies, they think their bodies are ugly. These are usually [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>Some Thoughts On Embracing Motherhood: Tips for the Sleepy New Mom</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/early-motherhood-challenges/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/early-motherhood-challenges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AndreaSchneider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Overwhelm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Postpartum Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shame and Guilt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8028</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I often hear the following from my new mom clients: “ No one told me how hard motherhood would be. Why didn&#8217;t someone TELL me?” The tone is often indignant and occasionally angry. “What was I thinking?” might actually better capture many new mothers&#8217; (and fathers&#8217;) sentiments in the days following childbirth. These thoughts are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Singles&#8217; Guide to a Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/singles-guide-happy-valentines-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/singles-guide-happy-valentines-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SarahNoel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emptiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inadequacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Person Centered / Rogerian]]></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[Self-Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Anxiety / Phobia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Worthlessness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7976</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Being single around Valentine&#8217;s Day can kind of feel like getting picked last in gym class. The kid who gets picked last in gym class really lacks only athletic ability. Yet, as name after name is called on the playground, the kid whose name has yet to be called feels worse and worse about herself. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nine Ways to Show Love- Even When It’s Not Valentine’s Day</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ways-to-show-love-self-others/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ways-to-show-love-self-others/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LynnSomerstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Object Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shame and Guilt]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7975</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Harvey is a young man who wants to do good for others; he supports his friends generously with time and advice; he likes to take care of people—but not of himself. I asked him, “How come everybody else deserves good treatment, and you don’t? Don’t you count as much as the next guy?” Harvey answered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-Compassion May Protect Against Bullying’s Negative Effects</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-compassion-protect-against-bullying/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-compassion-protect-against-bullying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 21:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The causes and effects of bullying have been a hot topic of academic research in the past several years. Bullying’s impact on psychological, social, academic and physical health has been increasingly well documented, and the personality traits that lend themselves to bullying (and bullying victimization) are an especially interesting area of research. While personality traits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Two Pillars of Mindfulness-Based Therapy</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/two-pillars-mindfulness-therapy-observation-compassion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/two-pillars-mindfulness-therapy-observation-compassion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 06:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>YaelSchweitzer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7890</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mindfulness-Based Therapy is an approach in which the principles of mindfulness are applied for therapeutic purposes. What does it practically mean? In my article “Mindfulness and Knowledge&#8220;, I pointed out to the 5 basic elements of mindfulness: 1. Pause. 2. Bring awareness in &#8211; body, sensations, feelings, thoughts 3. Connect with the breath. 4. Be in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For Real Change This Year, Skip the Resolutions and Look to Your Life Goals</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/life-goals-new-year-resolutions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/life-goals-new-year-resolutions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SarahNoel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drug & Alcohol Addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating & Food Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7808</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of year again – the gyms are packed, nicotine patches are flying off the shelves, and book shelves are loaded with titles that promise dramatic weight loss and a svelte new figure. The obligatory New Year&#8217;s Resolutions are made, and all too often, are forgotten as quickly as they were made. By [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crying &#8211; Is It a Game? Or Is It for Real?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/crying-game-healing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/crying-game-healing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>judithbarr</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Men's Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Power: Healing to the Root]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7792</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As if there weren’t enough forces in our country and our world trying to get us to not feel . . . Ourselves, utilizing our own defenses to keep from feeling pain from long, long ago, as well as pain from today or even experiencing anything today that might trigger the ancient pain. Other people, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Part II: Self-Esteem for the Holidays</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-esteem-holidays-family-communication/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-esteem-holidays-family-communication/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TinaGilbertson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Control Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inadequacy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Self-Doubt]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7620</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last month we met Melinda and Sharon (not actual people), two women for whom the holidays mean obligation rather than joy. We saw how Melinda’s primary concern is who will be most disappointed if she doesn’t spend the holidays with them; and we watched as Sharon spent herself into debt buying presents for everyone under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Up and Relationships: What’s Wrong With Me?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relationships-self-esteem-object-relations-parenting-psychotherapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relationships-self-esteem-object-relations-parenting-psychotherapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LynnSomerstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Addictions & Compulsions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Codependency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emptiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family of Origin Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Healing Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inadequacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7585</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Richard came to treatment feeling angry, sad and resentful. He was scared that the man he was living with was getting ready to dump him. “That always happens,” he said. “Just when I feel my life turn around, I get dumped. What’s wrong with me? Why am I always the one who gets left? I [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>Handling Eating During the Holidays</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/holiday-eating-during-holidays/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/holiday-eating-during-holidays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeborahKlinger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eating & Food Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7555</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s the time of year when I see and hear a lot of tips for handling the holidays, because it’s the time of year when food-and-drink-laden events abound, and we’re often spending more time with family members, or spending time with more family members, than usual. Holidays with family are meant to be a time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Santa Was an Artist</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/santa-artist-creative-blocks-art-therapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/santa-artist-creative-blocks-art-therapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BarbaraMosinski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creative Blocks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fear]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7536</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Santa Claus lived long ago in a far away land, far from the United States, in the hills of Bavaria before Thomas Nast drew the first caricature of a rollie-pollie man who evolved into the one depicted in advertisements today. Santa was an original Bohemian, you might say. He was well known in his community [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>Nurturing the Nurturer: Tips for New/Seasoned Moms on Banishing Holiday Stress</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/post-partum-depression-holiday-season-self-care-resources/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/post-partum-depression-holiday-season-self-care-resources/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AndreaSchneider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7526</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The holidays are swiftly upon us, and for many, it is a season of joy, anticipation, family and friends, decorations, and memories in the making. For the woman experiencing postpartum challenges, however, the holidays can add an additional layer of stress to excavate oneself out of. Women who are grappling with a PMAD (the clinical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Part I: Self-Esteem for the Holidays</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-esteem-holidays-sacrifice-psychology/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-esteem-holidays-sacrifice-psychology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TinaGilbertson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Compulsive Spending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Overwhelm]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7422</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Where should we spend the holidays this year? Should I give a gift to my neighbors? How can we invite so-and-so to dinner without inviting that annoying ______ of hers? The holiday season can be a minefield of decisions that make us question ourselves and our goodness, competence and worthiness. Obligations to others vs. desires [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Recovery Really Means</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/eating-food-issues-compulsive-binge-recovery-psychotherapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/eating-food-issues-compulsive-binge-recovery-psychotherapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeborahKlinger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Addictions & Compulsions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Control Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7386</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I write articles for GoodTherapy, I usually write about my views on recovery from disordered eating and body image concerns, and about things I’ve learned from my professional experience. This article is different: it’s about my personal experience. This month’s article was originally due the day after Halloween.  For reasons I’ll mention shortly, I [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Key to Happy Adulthood and the Goal of Therapy</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/adulthood-parenting-psychotherapy-emdr-self-care/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/adulthood-parenting-psychotherapy-emdr-self-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CynthiaLubow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7379</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I believe the task of childhood is to learn to be a good parent to ourselves, and the task of parenthood is to teach our children to become good parents to themselves. When this doesn’t happen, it becomes the goal of therapy. Sadly, this process can go awry with one’s own parents. Parents who never [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Relationship for All Three of You…Yours, Mine and Ours</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relationship-marriage-identity-three-parts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relationship-marriage-identity-three-parts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 22:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LindaNusbaum</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emotional Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Identity Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7240</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is it absurd to think of a two person relationship as consisting of three parts? A couple is clearly just two. A marriage is just two and so is a partnership. So why would someone suggest you to consider the relationship in three parts? As a couple’s specialist I believe, and I help my clients [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Maintaining Self Love During Stressful Times</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-love-stress-anxiety-psychological/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-love-stress-anxiety-psychological/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TeresaTrower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Overwhelm]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Worry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Worthlessness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7030</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you’re a student of history, you’ve probably observed that although technology has advanced exponentially since the era of the caveman, human nature has stayed pretty much the same. Although we have our computers, iPhones, iPads, Mp3’s, cable TV, etc, humans are still hardwired to react to anxiety provoking incidents with a myriad of predictable [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>Self Love and Parenting</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-love-parenting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TeresaTrower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At what point did you make the decision to become a parent? Did you grow up with the intention that you wanted children? Was it something that you always knew and took for granted? Did you first consider it during an important romantic relationship? Or did you know for a fact that you didn’t want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self Love… What It Isn’t</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-love-psychology/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-love-psychology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TeresaTrower</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: For those Considering or Exploring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes it’s useful to define something by what it’s not. In this case, I’m going to explore the concept of self love by looking at the various ways that a lack of self love can manifest behaviorally. When someone has a healthy degree of self love, it is evident on a behavioral level. Inner feelings, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turn A Problem On Its Head: Use Self-Compassion</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-self-compassion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-self-compassion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LindseyAntin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solution Focused Therapy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[OK, so people who come to therapy are not ready to take it easy. They are interested in problem-solving and usually frustrated by what they perceive to be their own failures in remedying their situation on their own. In addition to teaching clients new skills, sharing important research on their goals and behaviors, and of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Believe Everything You Think</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/contemplative-psychotherapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/contemplative-psychotherapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KerCleary</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contemplative Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My favorite bumper sticker: Don’t Believe Everything You Think. We are such experts in how horrible we are, what losers we are, how much we should suffer. We can tell anyone, and frequently tell ourselves, how we have failed, how we have wasted our lives, amounted to nothing. This may or may not be so. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Reasons for the Affair</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-affair-reasons/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-affair-reasons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:51:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DanaVince</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Infidelity / Affair Recovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are many reasons why an affair happens. It can rarely be narrowed down to just one thing. Sometimes it is factors in the relationship that have the greatest impact, other times it is problems within the individual. In this article I am going to talk about one common factor that can be a major [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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