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		<title>Gay Marriage Benefits: What Same-Sex Couples Can Teach Heterosexual Couples (VIDEO)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 11:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Xiomara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though critics of same-sex marriage may argue that gay unions will destroy heterosexual marriage, a new article published in The Atlantic makes a strong claim to the contrary: that same-sex marriage may actually help strengthen heterosexual marriage. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/23/gay-marriage-benefits_n_3327779.html?ir=Gay+Voices]]></description>
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		<title>How to Talk to Young Children About Natural Disasters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 20:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When a natural disaster hits, such as tornadoes, hurricanes and earthquakes, it&#8217;s very hard to avoid images and footage. Even if your preschooler doesn&#8217;t watch the news or look at newspapers or magazines, it&#8217;s likely that, one way or another, news of the tragedy may reach your little one&#8217;s eyes and ears. To that end, it&#8217;s important to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Origins of Anxiety</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to author and psychiatrist Jeffrey P. Kahn, M.D., in his book Angst: Origins of Anxiety &#38; Depression,today’s disorders might’ve been yesterday’s valuable social instincts. http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2013/05/22/the-origins-of-anxiety/]]></description>
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		<title>Learning How To Cope With Depression</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Depression is one of those health conditions that usurps every part of a suffering individual’s life. Employment, interpersonal relationships  responsibilities, motivation, future goals, level of patience, etc. are all affected by depressions sting. As I described in a previous article, depression clouds the sufferers lens so that everything appears nebulous. http://blogs.psychcentral.com/caregivers/2013/05/coping-with-depression/]]></description>
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		<title>Same-sex Parents and Their Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 21:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Xiomara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Studies estimate that between 1 and 9 million children in the United States have at least one parent who is lesbian or gay. There are approximately 594,000 same-sex partner households, according to the 2000 Census, and there are children living in approximately 27 percent of those households. It is difficult to obtain an accurate count [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Psychiatrists&#8217; Group Names First Out Gay Leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forty years after declaring that homosexuality is not a mental disorder, the American Psychiatric Association has appointed its first openly gay CEO and medical director. http://www.advocate.com/health/mental-wellness/2013/05/21/psychiatrists-group-names-first-out-gay-leader &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>The Influence of Worldview on the Therapeutic Relationship: Counseling Hispanic Clients</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Xiomara A. Sosa Clinical Mental Health – Forensic Counselor (Intern) XAS Consulting, LLC (www.xasconsulting.com) Hispanic Americans in general tend to have a distrustful view toward non-Hispanic Americans due to the long history of hostility, prejudice and injustice they have experienced as a group generationally. Catholicism has also had a great influence on the worldview [...]]]></description>
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		<title>9 Steps to a Happy Marriage</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Relationships tend to be the most balanced when the foundation is strong. If you can get the basics down, you’re much more likely to have a long-lasting and happy marriage. Here are nine steps to a happy marriage (or non-married relationship): http://blogs.psychcentral.com/relationships-balance/2013/05/19/9-steps-to-a-happy-marriage/]]></description>
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		<title>Hospital Sued Over Unnecessary Surgery On Intersex Baby</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Xiomara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against South Carolina and medical professionals charging that they violated the constitutional rights of an intersex baby.The child, now 8, is identified in documents only by the initials M.C. http://ht.ly/l6igB &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Emotional Strategies Can Influence Anxiety</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Xiomara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When trouble approaches, what do you do? Run for the hills? Hide? Pretend it isn&#8217;t there? Or do you focus on the promise of rain in those looming dark clouds? New research suggests that the way you regulate your emotions, in bad times and in good, can influence whether &#8211; or how much &#8211; you [...]]]></description>
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