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		<title>How to Repair Your Marriage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are not alone if you are significantly disconnected from your spouse.  You are also not alone if your marriage is &#8220;OK&#8221; but there&#8217;s a bit of a gap that has the potential to grow if unattended.  Marriages require work to keep them fresh, alive and connected!  Many don&#8217;t realize that and/or don&#8217;t have the [...]


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		<title>Getting Married?  Be Clear on Your Marriage Expectations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re planning to marry, you may be swept up in all sorts of yummy brain chemistry as you&#8217;re probably in the honeymoon phase of your relationship.  As much as it feels good and the loving feelings towards your fiance can seemingly lift you to the moon, this inherently causes many couples to forget to have some [...]


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		<title>Relationship Problems?  Try Dwelling on the Positive</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you and your partner ever dwell on the positive in your relationship?  Maybe you should. It&#8217;s really easy to dwell on the negative in our personal lives and relationships.  The brain is wired to have a negativity bias.  In other words, it is more reactive to negative stimulii.  This being the case, it&#8217;s clear how [...]


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		<title>Is Your Communication Device Hurting Your Relationships?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 23:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day I was checking my iPhone while sitting in the car with my three year old in the back seat and he said, &#8220;Mom, don&#8217;t do that.&#8221;  I realized for the first time that he has noticed my &#8220;checking&#8221; of e-mails and really &#8220;got&#8221; that it was impacting him.  I guess I assumed he [...]


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		<title>5 Marriage Blogs That Rock</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 01:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My site, The Toolbox at LisaKiftTherapy.com was recently nominated as a &#8220;top 10 marriage blog&#8221; for 2010 via a TheMarryBlogger.com.  Considering my site is about supporting marriage, relationship and emotional health (not necessarily marriage-specific), I was surpised but very honored.  I checked out some of the other nominees, some of whom I&#8217;m familiar with and some I wasn&#8217;t but wow [...]


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		<title>And Baby Makes&#8230;a Disconnected Relationship?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 16:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone knows that as wonderful as having children is &#8211; it changes everything.  In particular, the marriage or relationship from which the kids are born can take a significant hit.  According to a recent study by the University of Denver, a whopping 90% of parents report a drop in relationship satisfaction after a baby lands on the radar.  It [...]


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		<title>Sex in Relationships:  The Issues of Low Arousal or Desire by Moushumi Ghose, MFT</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 20:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most common sexual concerns that women complain of when it comes to sex is a lack of arousal or low desire.  This does seem to be more common in women who are in their 20’s and often we may see these resolve themselves as women get older. It’s been said that women reach their sexual [...]


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		<title>Emotional and Relationship Health:  Social Networking and the Problem of Over-Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like many of you, I am a social networker.  I use social networking for personal use (friends and family) as well as for my therapy and writing related endeavors.  I use Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn but there are a vast sea of other options should you want them.  Where do you draw the line?  Do you [...]


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		<title>Warning! 4 Relationship Red Flags not to Ignore</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your gut is telling you something just isn&#8217;t right in your relationship &#8211; then something is probably not right.  But how many of us have at one time or another ignored the &#8220;red flags&#8221; waving furiously in front of our faces?  Probably a good many of us.  Some &#8220;red flags&#8221; are more serious than [...]


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		<title>How to Heal from Infidelity</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Infidelity is certainly one of the most challenging issues a couple can face. The depth of pain experienced by the partner who was cheated on can be excruciating. For those who are not able to move past this transgression, it can represent the death of the relationship. The breach of trust is simply too much [...]


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