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		<title>Expert on Mental Illness Reveals Her Own Fight</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was the headline in The New York Times on June 23, 2011 when Marsha M. Linehan, famous as the creator of a treatment used worldwide for severely suicidal people, disclosed her own history of mental illness. Why did she tell something so personal? Dr. Linehan explains: “So many people have begged me to come [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Do I Say &amp; How Do I React When Someone Discloses CSA?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I’ve been putting this question out to many different groups. A lot of good ideas have come back. Some pieces of advice stand out: - maintain a state of calmness. Try not to react with shock or upset. The person disclosing needs to be free to attend to her own emotional response and not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Believe You</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are precious words for victims of child sexual abuse.  Unfortunately, it’s still common for victims to hear “Are you sure?” uttered by incredulous friends and family. Apparently, in spite of the grim statistics, it remains difficult to believe that someone who looks fairly normal has actually been sexually abused in childhood by a trusted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q &amp; A:  Attacks on the Inner Child</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: Why don’t we remain authentic and true to ourselves the way we were as babies? It would be so beautiful to just unfold naturally into each new developmental stage as we grow older. Answer: The Critic wants to separate us from our true nature so we’ll be socially acceptable to our adult caregivers. Question: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Your Authentic Self Through Your Inner Child</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I’ve become a grandmother. I spend hours just gazing in wonder at my tiny granddaughter. I am enthralled by her yawns, her tiny mouth searching for food, her eyes fastening intently on my face. What strikes me is that she is entirely authentic. She has no thought of wanting to do the right thing [...]]]></description>
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