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	<title>The Toolbox at LisaKiftTherapy.com &#187; Stress Management</title>
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		<title>Women and Stress: The Two Do Not Need to Go Together by Susan Liddy, CPCC</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s 21st century woman is under a lot of pressure. These days, women have MANY roles and responsibilities. We are moms, corporate employees, business owners, wives, girlfriends, scout troop leaders, PTA members, cheerleading coaches, dog walkers, and a whole lot of other things. We cook breakfasts, lunches and dinners. We delegate tasks, sit in traffic; [...]


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		<title>5 Stress Management Strategies for Highly Driven Professionals</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this fast-paced, dog-eat-dog world we live in, super-achievers often find themselves at the top of the heap in their professions. They’re the ones who eat, breathe and sleep their jobs, race out of the house, briefcase and PDA in hand, occasionally a quick kiss to the spouse and kid on the way out. They’re [...]


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		<title>Tips to Handle Holiday Stress</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As wonderful as the holidays are for many &#8211; for others, holiday stress sometimes overshadows the good cheer of the season.  There are a number of stressors associated with the holiday period but let&#8217;s focus on a few of the most common – and thoughts about ways to handle them.
Holiday Preparation:  Do you feel as [...]


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		<title>The Impact of School and Performance Pressure on our Kids: Trailer for &#8220;Race to Nowhere&#8221; &#8211; a Must-See for Parents</title>
		<link>http://lisakifttherapy.com/mental-health/the-impact-of-school-and-performance-pressure-on-our-kids-trailer-for-race-to-nowhere-a-must-see-for-parents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;We live in a society today where like - you have to be smart but also you have to be pretty and also you have to do sports and you have to be involved in the arts and amongst all that you have to find something unique about yourself and you have to know yourself because if you don&#8217;t know [...]


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		<title>Emotional Overload: One Thing You can do Right Now to Soothe Yourself</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anger Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Intense emotions such as anger, fear and sadness can be crippling in the moment.  They can feel like they &#8220;take you over.&#8221;  In a way, they do.  This is because if you are so upset that your brain is literally in a &#8220;fight-or-flight&#8221; mode, there is likely a lot of cortisol (the stress hormone) coursing through [...]


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		<title>Stress Management Tools for Executives</title>
		<link>http://lisakifttherapy.com/mental-health/mental-health-tips-tools-advice/stress-management-tools-for-executives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[None of has unlimited time. Executives often find themselves in a pressure-cooker environment as they manage people, make costly decisions or determine directions of their organizations &#8211; on top of their obligations to family and friends.   How they manage their time is critical to how they will be able to manage their stress – [...]


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		<title>Catch Yourself Being Good by Michael Miller, PhD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most powerful change strategy for children&#8217;s behavior problems is the parents increasing the focus on positive behavior and reinforcing those behaviors.  A powerful strategy of improving your mood and self-esteem is increasing positive self-talk.  Human nature is such that most of us look for when we make mistakes and then be self-critical.  Much of [...]


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