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		<title>Pain is inevitable. The suffering of it is optional.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 01:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<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>
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		<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>Tips for keeping your sanity when interacting with &#8220;Narcissistic Emotional Vampires&#8221;</title>
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		<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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		<title>The &#8216;Worst of Times&#8217; Will Help You Get to the &#8216;Best of Times&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maren Beckman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” –Charles Dickens Despite popular opinion, every cloud does have a silver lining. For those who have the awareness, the worst of times is an opportunity for “the best of times.” Challenge is an essential part of life. We are designed to challenge the [...]]]></description>
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