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		<title>Life is like a jar of golf balls &#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 03:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Tucker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s one of those great stories, not about whether the cup is half-full or half-empty, but instead, what do you fill it with&#8230;.?
A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items in front  of him.  He wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar  and proceeded to fill it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Need financial advice?  Here are some links</title>
		<link>http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/simi-financial-counseling/602/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Tucker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/simi-financial-counseling/602/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/dollar_sign-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Finance counseling" title="dollar_sign" /></a>These days, everyone can use some advice on how to better manage their money.  Today&#8217;s Personal Finance section had a great column by Kathy Kristof, listing some valuable personal finance blogs.  Here are some of the links she provided, plus one to the National Foundation for Credit Counseling.
Personal Finance Firewall , with a post on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why would I use hypnosis?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Tucker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hypnosis is probably one of the most misunderstood therapy techniques of all time.  It&#8217;s not surprising, given that there are always stage entertainers who use hypnosis as part of their act, supposedly &#8220;forcing&#8221; people to quack like a duck and otherwise embarrass themselves.
Hypnosis as used in therapy is so different from what is seen on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping your children (and you) cope with Haiti earthquake</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Tucker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The devastation in Haiti is almost too much to comprehend.  As with so many disasters, including the Indonesia&#8217;s tsunami in 2004, and our own attack of 9/11/2001, the endless news coverage can be quite traumatic for children.
Here is an excellent article, posted on Psychology Today, on how to help your children cope.  Be sure to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So long, 2009!</title>
		<link>http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/so-long-2009/489/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Tucker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/so-long-2009/489/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/happy-new-year-fireworks-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Hello 2010!" title="happy-new-year-fireworks" /></a>Are you ready to say good-bye to 2009?  It seems like it&#8217;s been a tough year.  In all my years of practice as a therapist, I have never seen so many clients hit hard by financial problems as in this year.  It seemed to come from all sides.  Many lost jobs, others found their businesses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ready for some Christmas spirit?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Tucker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take a look at this heart-warming column by Joe Howry in our local Ventura County Star.  It&#8217;s titled &#8220;Christmas Through the Eyes of an an 11 year old&#8221; .  Not only did it bring back memories of when my boys were little, it also brought back memories of when I  was little. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Military PTSD</title>
		<link>http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/military-ptsd/482/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Tucker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve wondered what it feels like to be a soldier dealing with PTSD, read Time Magazine&#8217;s article on the subject.  Very informative.
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		<title>Parenting:  How much is too much?</title>
		<link>http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/simi-parenting-children-teens/480/</link>
		<comments>http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/simi-parenting-children-teens/480/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Tucker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time Magazine just published a great article called &#8220;The Case Against Over-Parenting&#8221; .  Really interesting article that discusses the unintended consequences of parents trying to protect kids from more than is possible.  Your comments?


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		<title>Letting Go &#8212; what does it mean</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Tucker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a great reading that was circulating on a therapist email list I belong to.  Hope you like it.  If anyone knows the author, please let me know so I can give credit to them.
To me, this encapsulates the idea of  &#8220;loving detachment&#8221; that we all may be called upon to use, when we find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to fail &#8212; an important life skill</title>
		<link>http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/how-to-fail-an-important-life-skill/253/</link>
		<comments>http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/how-to-fail-an-important-life-skill/253/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 19:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Tucker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fail]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you know how to fail?
Americans seems to have an ingrained script that all failure is bad.  We like to see ourselves on a continual growth chart, always moving upward, with no setbacks.  That&#8217;s  part of why tougher economic times, like our present situation, can seem like a terrible aberration, something that [...]]]></description>
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