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		<title>Love and Stockholm Syndrome: The Mystery of Loving an Abuser by Joe Carver, Ph.D.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People are often amazed at their own psychological conditions and reactions. Those with depression are stunned when they remember they’ve thought of killing themselves. Patients recovering from severe psychiatric disturbances are often shocked as they remember their symptoms and behavior during the episode. A patient with Bipolar Disorder recently told me “I can’t believe I [...]


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		<title>How to Manage Negative Emotions in Your Relationship</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that mindfulness can be a powerful tool in your relationships &#8211; intimate or otherwise?
Consider for a moment the last time you were significantly emotionally triggered by someone. You may have been really angry, frustrated, sad or any number of other distressing and uncomfortable states. If the emotions took you over in a [...]


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		<title>Experiencing Relationship Roadblocks?  Consider Your Attachment Style</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are one of the many out there who finds yourself in repetitive patterns of unhealthy relationships, perhaps you might benefit from identifying your attachment style – which not only could answer some fundamental questions for you around your relationship “triggers” but also provide clues as to why you attract certain types of people.
There [...]


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		<title>The Brain and Relationships Series: Implications for Couples Counseling, Book Resources</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the fourth and last article in my Brain and Relationships Series, following on the heels of my last article, “How New Relationship Experiences Can Shift Core Beliefs”
When it comes to the &#8220;brain and relationships&#8221; we&#8217;ve been looking at adult attachment styles (how people seek or don&#8217;t seek relational connections), a little about the physiology and neuroscience [...]


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		<title>The Brain and Relationships Series: How New Relationship Experiences Can Shift Core Beliefs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the third in my Brain and Relationships Series, following on the heels of my last article, “How the Body and Brain React to Conflict”
We&#8217;ve been looking at how people&#8217;s &#8220;adult attachment styles&#8221; can dictate the lens at which they view relationships (trustworthy, suspicious, secure, etc) &#8211; and a bit about the brain science (neuroscience) and physiology of being [...]


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		<title>The Brain and Relationships Series: How the Body and Brain React to Conflict</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the second in my Neuroscience and Relationships Series, following on the heels of my last article, &#8220;What is Your Relationship Attachment Style?&#8221;
Imagine what it&#8217;s like if you see a car swerve into your lane just ahead of you.  You likely feel a jolt of fear combined with the ability to react defensively to [...]


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		<title>The Brain and Relationships Series: What&#8217;s Your Relationship Attachment Style?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first in a series of articles on why people are the way they are in relationships and how they can be different.  The information in the following articles is based on what I am currently learning from a course I am taking with Linda Graham, MFT called, &#8220;The Neuroscience of Attachment&#8221; and is [...]


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