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		<title>Unnatural Acts Build Successful Relationships</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivian Baruch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am continually moved by the fearlessness of some of the couples I see in my practice who are willing to step outside of their emotional comfort zones to create a different way of relating to each other. One useful exercise I suggest they do with me is to brainstorm a list of effective communication [...]]]></description>
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		<title>December &#8211; A Time to Review Relationships?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivian Baruch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the time of year when two sets of feelings may be competing for our attention. First, many of us may be looking ahead with pleasure to the holiday season and the myriad of tasks, opportunities to connect and relationships to juggle. In addition, this time can offer us a joyful opportunity to slow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Seven Habits of Highly Ineffective Partners</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivian Baruch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Relationship difficulties and pain happen to all of us. They are impossible to avoid, which is why we need to learn about the time-proven principles which are available to address what typically happens in all relationships. The following list of habits is a humorous look at some of the things we sometimes do. But it’s “funny” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mindfulness, Empathy &amp; the Neurobiology of Relationships</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivian Baruch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month I’d like to talk about how helpful mindfulness can be if you want to be aware of what is happening in your relationship, in particular your feelings and thoughts in response to whatever is happening. To begin with, I’d like to define the term “mindfulness”. I’ll use a simple definition which talks about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Has the Charge Gone from Your Relationship?</title>
		<link>http://www.vivianbaruch.com/2011/09/08/charge-gone-from-your-relationship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivian Baruch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us have not been taught that our relationships require an ongoing investment of attention, time and energy to maintain and enhance their vitality. Many of us work hard, are pressed for time or are caught up in the daily, everyday grind of activities. This often results in the sense that we’re on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cracking the CODE for Emotionally Healthy Relationships</title>
		<link>http://www.vivianbaruch.com/2011/08/17/the-code-for-emotionally-healthy-relationships/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivian Baruch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What sets our good relationships with close and intimate partners apart from those we have with our more casual acquaintances is the quality of the emotional connection we share. Emotions are core to human interactions. Without the ability to understand, use and respond to our own as well as others’ emotions in a healthy way, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Relationships Benefit from Not Talking</title>
		<link>http://www.vivianbaruch.com/2011/06/15/why-relationships-benefit-from-not-talking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivian Baruch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, after a few very busy weeks of talking in my counselling practice combined with the end-of-term strain of teaching counselling to students who were worried about their assessments, a sore throat caught up with me. Every time I spoke for more than a few minutes, I would start coughing and lose my voice. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking Care of Yourself in Relationship</title>
		<link>http://www.vivianbaruch.com/2011/05/13/care-for-yourself-in-relationship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 09:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivian Baruch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I want to write about topic that I think is very important as you are working on improving your relationship. Too many people work so hard at getting things right with their partners, that it&#8217;s their only focus. They lose concentration at work. They lose interest in friends and engaging in pleasurable activities. Sometimes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Minute Relationship Miracle</title>
		<link>http://www.vivianbaruch.com/2011/05/07/10-minute-relationship-miracle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 04:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivian Baruch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adapted from Dr. Diana Kirchner http://dating-advice.tv/e-course/ I received this very touching letter the other day: &#8220;I get the feeling that my boyfriend is becoming emotionally distant. And you know, this is a pattern for me. After a few months where things are going unbelievably well, my boyfriends disappear on me. I am desperate but I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Struggling with Dating Anxiety?</title>
		<link>http://www.vivianbaruch.com/2011/04/15/dating-anxiety/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 01:34:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivian Baruch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; By Dr. Diana Kirschner http://dating-advice.tv/e-course/ You&#8217;ll do anything other than looking for a partner online &#8212; watch TV reruns, clean the bathroom, complain about your dating troubles, or even call your mother. You freeze up and question yourself repeatedly when it&#8217;s time to meet someone for coffee, make the next call, date, or move [...]]]></description>
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