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		<title>Steps to Identify Your Unhelpful Belief Systems</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you struggle with anger, depression, anxiety or recurring relationship problems and have the sense that it might have roots somewhere in your past?  Trust your instincts. There&#8217;s likely something there worth taking a look at. I work extensively with people in individual therapy to assist them in working through the past &#8211; to move on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips to Handle Holiday Stress</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 06:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As delightful as the holidays are for many, for others it can be incredibly challenging.  There are a number of stressors associated with the holiday period but let&#8217;s focus on a few of the most common stressful situations  – and practical ways to handle them.  Stressful Holiday Situation #1:  Holiday Preparation  Do you feel as though your holiday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Mental Health?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 06:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is &#8220;mental health?&#8221;  It doesn&#8217;t seem as there really ever can be one definition as many factors come into play including culture and different therapy orientations.  It&#8217;s also very subjective.  A client of several years ago wrote something on her realizations about &#8220;mental health&#8221; and I was moved by her words.  Permission has been granted to publish (anonymously) and I&#8217;d like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stress Management Tools for Executives</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[None of has unlimited time. If you are at an executive level, you may find yourself in a pressure-cooker environment as you manage people, make costly decisions and determine directions of your organization &#8211; on top of your obligations to family and friends.   How you manage your time is critical to how you will be able to manage your stress which can impact not only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Tools for Effective Anger Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 06:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anger is one of the four primary emotions and has a very good purpose of alerting us to our boundaries being crossed by others. It serves us well when it&#8217;s expressed in a healthy way. However, when anger becomes screaming, ranting, raving, or becoming physical with another person, you may have a problem. People who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resilience and the Brain:  Managing Emotions and Overcoming Trauma</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emotional and psychological resilience determines how well a person can handle stress and adversity.  Aside from genetics, there are numerous factors that contribute to the development of resilience including nurturing early relationships and a positive self concept.  According to Linda Graham, MFT, there are a number of research-based ways to “promote resilience in the face of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Technology Rewiring Our Brains?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An issue that comes up more frequently in my therapy practice is the impact of communication technology and the internet on emotional, psychological and relationship health.  The seduction of these tools, though helpful in a myriad of ways, is proving to be increasingly problematic.  As a therapist, I&#8217;m experiencing first-hand the consequences occurring for people in distruption to relationships via [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emotional Health and Quality of Friendships</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because emotional health and relationship health are so intertwined it&#8217;s important to take stock of who you&#8217;re surrounding yourself with.  Aside from your intimate partnerships, who are your friends?  Are they people who support and lift you up?  Or are they people who ultimately are more focused on themselves &#8211; perhaps even at your expense? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Need for Control?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get a grip, will ya?  Or perhaps you should loosen it. People who engage in a controlling pattern of operating in the world may appear to have it together (and they may convince themselves of that as well) but in actuality, their intense drive to maintain a certain level of control can be a big [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calming the Spinning Thoughts of Anxiety</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People who suffer with the distressing symptoms of anxiety often experience rumination, or recurrent worry and thought spinning. This can greatly impact sleep and daily living. The negative cyclical thinking tends to have a spiraling effect &#8211; where the person ends up at the worst possible scenario &#8211; &#8220;Something bad will happen to me,&#8221; or [...]]]></description>
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