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		<title>“I Feel Overwhelmed”</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Self Improvement & Personal Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compassion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I often hear from my clients that they feel overwhelmed. Generally, feeling overwhelmed means one of three things: Overwhelmed by their feelings Overwhelmed by time pressures Overwhelmed by how to do things ‘right’ The feeling of overwhelm is generally caused by how we are treating ourselves and what we are telling ourselves. Peter In my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-Pity or Self-Compassion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ego]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you understand the difference between self-pity and self-compassion? There is a vast difference between feeling sorry for yourself and feeling kindness toward yourself. Self-Pity When you see yourself as a victim, you indulge in self-pity. You are a bottomless pit of misery, and you may find yourself crying endless victim tears. You might say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Challenge of Accepting Our Helplessness Over Others</title>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/the-challenge-of-accepting-our-helplessness-over-others</link>
		<comments>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/the-challenge-of-accepting-our-helplessness-over-others#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[compassion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do you do when you feel helpless over another&#8217;s choices? What is the result? Are you happy with how you manage this feeling? Helplessness is a very difficult feeling. It can even feel like life or death to those of us who were left to cry for hours as babies, with no one coming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You or Your Partner Possessive?</title>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/are-you-or-your-partner-possessive</link>
		<comments>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/are-you-or-your-partner-possessive#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 01:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caretaking]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[I feel empty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inner Bonding]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[insecure]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I freak out when my husband even looks at another woman. I trust him not to wander, so I don&#8217;t know why this upsets me so much.&#8221;"My partner spends too much time with her friends and family. What&#8217;s the point of being together if she&#8217;s always gone a couple of nights a week?&#8221;&#160; &#8220;My wife [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Chase When Someone Withdraws?</title>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/do-you-chase-when-someone-withdraws</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[codependent]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[panic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Serenity Prayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shame]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual guidance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A member of our website asked this question in our advice section: I&#8217;ve read several of the articles on the site, but have not seen anything mentioned about &#8220;chasing&#8221; after someone who is pulling away in a relationship. That has to be a form of protection against deeper feelings, though, right? If someone is pulling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nothing Has Meaning Without Love and Connection</title>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/self-improvement-personal-growth/nothing-has-meaning-without-love-and-connection</link>
		<comments>http://margaretpaul.com/self-improvement-personal-growth/nothing-has-meaning-without-love-and-connection#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Self Improvement & Personal Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[God]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[psychotherapy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gretchen is typical of many of the clients that I work with. In our first session she said:&#160; I&#8217;ve been depressed on and off throughout my life. Medication helped for a while, but now all it does is make me feel more flat and empty. Life seems to have no meaning for me. Nothing looks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-Validation &#8211; How to Validate Yourself</title>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/self-improvement-personal-growth/self-validation-how-to-validate-yourself</link>
		<comments>http://margaretpaul.com/self-improvement-personal-growth/self-validation-how-to-validate-yourself#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Inner Bonding]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[kindness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loving action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Margaret Paul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self worth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you now how to validate yourself or are you dependent for your sense of worth on others approval and validation? Learn how now!]]></description>
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		<title>Holding Your Heart Through Sadness and Heartbreak</title>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/self-improvement-personal-growth/holding-your-heart-through-sadness-and-heartbreak</link>
		<comments>http://margaretpaul.com/self-improvement-personal-growth/holding-your-heart-through-sadness-and-heartbreak#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Self Improvement & Personal Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compassion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feeling safe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you learn how to hold your heart with love and compassion, you will discover that you can feel peaceful and even alive and passionate about your life in the midst of the pain of life.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;I Just Want to be Understood.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/i-just-want-to-be-understood</link>
		<comments>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/i-just-want-to-be-understood#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[being seen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[being understood]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://margaretpaul.com/?p=370</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Seek first to understand and then to be understood.&#8221; &#8211; Stephen Covey How often have you heard yourself say: &#8220;I just want someone to understand me.&#8221; &#8220;I just want to be heard.&#8221; &#8220;I feel invisible.&#8221; &#8220;I just want to be seen.&#8221; I know what it feels like to not be understood, heard, or seen, as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fear of Anger &#8211; Yours and Others</title>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/fear-of-anger-yours-and-others</link>
		<comments>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/fear-of-anger-yours-and-others#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does your own and others' anger terrify you? Discover how to move beyond your fear of anger.]]></description>
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