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		<title>One size of psychotherapy cannot fit all</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My clients are sometimes unsure about exactly what sort of things will happen in psychotherapy and precisely how long it will take. I honestly cannot answer that question for you quickly. We will have to invest some time together because one size of psychotherapy does not fit all. However, here’s The Big Picture about what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Observe your mind before you react</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our unconscious automatic reactions make us miserable. What’s wrong when you’ve tried and you just don’t seem to change? Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) sees psychological flexibility as central to living a mentally and emotionally healthy life. Managing the moment you are actually living in right this second requires you to be psychologically nimble and adaptive. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do you suffer from the Semmelweis Reflex?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subtitled: An uncertain mind sometimes deals with Reality better than a mind that is certain “It ain&#8217;t what we don&#8217;t know that gives us trouble, it’s what we know for sure that just ain&#8217;t so” ~Will Rogers I love that Will Rogers quote. It captures, in a humorous way, the essence of the human predicament. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And what about Crossfit?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got interested in Crossfit and actually started off and on in late summer. When I returned from visiting my new granddaughter Emaline and her mom and dad in Austin, TX, I made a commitment to strictly follow a Crossfit routine and a Paleo diet for 30 days. It felt so good and worked so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Steps to Total Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This 7-step framework comes partially from the work of Dr. Steven Ilardi. I have modified it but I use a lot of his ideas. He outlines a 6-step program in his excellent little book The Depression Cure which I highly recommend. Here are a couple of differences in my work and that of Dr. Ilardi. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Trance of Unworthiness- Audio &amp; More</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a short audio reflective exercise that can help you awaken from what Tara Brach calls &#8220;The Trance of Unworthiness.&#8221;  Below the audio link is an excerpt from one of her articles that I found on the internet. And if you want to know a lot more, read her book &#8220;Radical Acceptance.&#8221; Audio Link: http://askdrcliff.com/audio/tranceunworthy.mp3 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OBEAR &#8211; a handy little tool</title>
		<link>http://askdrcliff.com/archives/569</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got this from Russ Harris, author of The Happiness Trap. &#8220;OBEAR&#8221; is a handy process to remember in a time of emotional distress. If you are starting to get mentally or emotionally swept away, do this: 1. OBSERVE.Bring awareness to the feelings in your body. 2. BREATHE. Take a few deep breaths. Breathe into and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You are what observes, not what you observe</title>
		<link>http://askdrcliff.com/archives/565</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are what observes, not what you observe. If that is true, then&#8230; ? What are you certain of? Anything? Nothing? It is important.]]></description>
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		<title>Pain is Natural, Suffering is Personal</title>
		<link>http://askdrcliff.com/archives/517</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 17:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What state are you in now, right this moment? Take a moment to relax, breathe, and drop into mindfulness of the present moment. OK. Are you here, present, reading? Or..? The ability to see your state of mind is a wonderful tool. When you cannot see your state of mind you are effectively blind. If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your mind is a real danger</title>
		<link>http://askdrcliff.com/archives/515</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 17:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your mind is a real danger. Watch out for your mind. It can disconnect you from the now in a split second and send you on a trip to dreamland, where you will sleep unless you somehow awaken. Would you want to drive your car down the freeway while you are in dreamland? No? Would [...]]]></description>
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