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		<title>Hanging on to False Hope</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 01:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maren</dc:creator>
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		<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>Parenting children through difficult life transitions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 20:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maren</dc:creator>
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		<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>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>
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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>Bring your enemies closer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For most of us, we are our own worst enemies. Saboteurs are those self limiting thoughts that nag at us and keep us from moving life forward to fulfillment. When saboteurs take over, it seems impossible to find a solution or escape their oppression. They are masters of dead ends and life without possibility. Saboteurs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trapped in the Clutches of &#8220;Stuck&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maren Beckman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trapped in the clutches of &#8220;stuck,&#8221; a couple walked into my office. Stuck was draining the very life out of a healthy relationship. They came to me to figure out how to move their relationship forward. It had been a year and they were fatigued. Something needed to happen, yet neither knew what was going [...]]]></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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