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	<title>The Toolbox at LisaKiftTherapy.com &#187; Healthy Marriages</title>
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		<title>Men, Why Empathy in Relationships Matters and How you Can Step it Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article in ScienceDaily.com is titled, &#8220;Women Happier in Relationships Where Men Feel Their Pain.&#8221;  Those of us in the field of relationship therapy have known that empathy is a cornerstone of a healthy, connected relationship.  However, men and women actually want different emotional payoffs from each other.  The study by the American Psychological Association [...]
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		<title>20 Relationship Tips:  Give Your Relationship the Attention it Deserves by Richard Nicastro, PhD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<title>Extreme, Everyday Love by Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<title>Whether Single or in a Relationship, True Love Can Be Yours</title>
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		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<title>The Toolbox:  Top 10 Marriage and Relationship Articles for 2011</title>
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		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<title>Your Marriage:  Stay Fit with Your Spouse Over the Holidays</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<title>The Truth about Men, Love and Intimacy by Richard Nicastro PhD</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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