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		<title>Freeze Tag</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Challenging Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my fondest memories as a child was an evening game of Freeze Tag, played with the kids in my neighborhood. In this game, whoever was It had the task of chasing the other kids, catching them, and “freezing” them out of the rest of the game. When caught by the kid who was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to be Apart from Family at the Holidays</title>
		<link>http://www.marenbeckman.com/2011/11/23/how-to-be-apart-from-family-at-the-holidays/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Someone asked me: With the holidays here, the distance between us (literally) is challenging me and my family. Do you have any resources that specifically help with maintaining relationships with family members when living out of state? First of all, geography makes things very challenging. Nothing beats the physical presence of loved ones at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alligators are not good listeners</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Challenging Times]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marenbeckman.com/?p=79</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Alligators are not good listeners and have no people skills. They lack tact, respect, and empathy. They are not good negotiators, nor are they problem solvers. Imagine staring into the face of this guy, primed to eat your head off as you say, “Um…dear…um…you’ve left the toothpaste cover off …again.” Let’s be honest. If you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Authentic Living</title>
		<link>http://www.marenbeckman.com/2011/07/26/authentic-living/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://www.marenbeckman.com/2011/07/26/authentic-living/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 05:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maren</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[beliefs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[core values]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marenbeckman.com/?p=77</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been pulling an invasive plant, Creeping Charlie, out of my flower beds and lawn. I do not like it because it crowds and eventually chokes the plants already there. I have lots of Creeping Charlie&#8230;lots of time weeding and thinking about the similarity with how we live our lives. If we know our core [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hanging on to False Hope</title>
		<link>http://www.marenbeckman.com/2011/05/02/hope-of-better-days/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 01:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Challenging Times]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marenbeckman.com/?p=74</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How long does one stay in a relationship that drains them of energy? What will wake one up to the personal cost of living in a toxic relationship? The mind has an amazing ability to weave convincing stories that distort or deny the evidence of a relationship in trouble. Such stories perpetuate false hope for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pain is inevitable. The suffering of it is optional.</title>
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		<comments>http://www.marenbeckman.com/2010/05/25/pain-is-inevitable-the-suffering-of-it-is-optional/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 01:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beyond the Divorce]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marenbeckman.com/?p=73</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone is guaranteed some measure of pain in their lifespan. What each person makes of that pain determines whether they will see themselves through to happiness or suffer the pain. It is not so much the circumstances they are in that adds to, or takes away from, their happiness, rather it is the ‘inside attitudes, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Divorce impacts adult children too.</title>
		<link>http://www.marenbeckman.com/2010/05/20/divorce-impacts-adult-children-too/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 02:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beyond the Divorce]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[emotional divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holidays and divorce]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marenbeckman.com/?p=71</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarah (not her real name) was first elated, and then deeply hurt when her daughter called with the news. Sarah’s first grandchild was just born. Sarah’s daughter, the mother of the newborn, asked that Sarah not come to the hospital until the following day as “it would be awkward.” Sarah’s former husband and his new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting children through difficult life transitions</title>
		<link>http://www.marenbeckman.com/2010/05/11/parenting-children-through-difficult-life-transitions/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://www.marenbeckman.com/2010/05/11/parenting-children-through-difficult-life-transitions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 20:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Challenging Times]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fear]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marenbeckman.com/?p=69</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Children experience transitions when their parents experience transitions. During divorce, the whole family is in a difficult transition. Children are the reluctant recipients of the changes. They have no, or little, say in the matter and yet the transition will have a major impact on their lives. At a time when children most need reassurance, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5.75 Relationship Myths</title>
		<link>http://www.marenbeckman.com/2010/05/04/5-75-relationship-myths/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://www.marenbeckman.com/2010/05/04/5-75-relationship-myths/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 17:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beyond the Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blended Families]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[choices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[comfort zone]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marenbeckman.com/?p=61</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We all want a relationship of satisfaction and happiness. Here are 5.75 myths which can stir up relationships. If you want to increase happiness, and who doesn&#8217;t, be assured that awareness is half distance to the solution. Now that you know, these myths won&#8217;t dare show up in your relationship. 1.  Healthy couples do not fight.  When couples [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for keeping your sanity when interacting with &#8220;Narcissistic Emotional Vampires&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.marenbeckman.com/2010/04/29/tips-for-keeping-your-sanity-when-interacting-with-narcissistic-emotional-vampires/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://www.marenbeckman.com/2010/04/29/tips-for-keeping-your-sanity-when-interacting-with-narcissistic-emotional-vampires/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maren Beckman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fortunately most of us never encounter an Emotional Vampire. For those who live with one, or did and need to co-parent with one, an excellent resouorce is the book Emotional Vampires, by Albert J. Bernstein.  How do you know if one exists in your life? Ask yourself the following: Do you feel perpetually drained around this person? [...]]]></description>
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