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		<title>We can only be kept in the cages we refuse to see</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>All affect is interior</title>
		<link>http://askdrcliff.com/archives/1053</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a little passage from Inner Gold, a book Arnie Kotler put together from some lectures by Robert A. Johnson. Arnie is a friend and a former teacher of mine. Robert A. Johnson is a psychoanalyst. I am going to quote the entire passage first so you can read it as one piece and get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want to succeed? Then you had better fail&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<title>7 Steps to Total Health</title>
		<link>http://askdrcliff.com/archives/735</link>
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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>
		<link>http://askdrcliff.com/archives/682</link>
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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>New Developments in my Practice</title>
		<link>http://askdrcliff.com/archives/676</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Audio Podcast is in development I have been intrigued with the idea of delivering help in a way that is simple, clear, effective, and free. I have created countless CD-roms with lots of different sorts of materials trying to help. I am currently creating a podcast that you will be able to listen to and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where to start? It is an inside job.</title>
		<link>http://askdrcliff.com/archives/618</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of people who come to my office ask me &#8220;Where should I start?&#8221; As with most questions, the answer is &#8220;That depends&#8221;. The answer depends on where YOU want to go. That&#8217;s right, it is up to you. There is no answer that is always right. There is no authority figure, no book, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freedom from your suffering is possible</title>
		<link>http://askdrcliff.com/archives/609</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People do not come to my office because of physical or emotional pain- they come see me because they are suffering. I like that old saying &#8216;pain is inevitable, suffering is optional&#8217;. There is a big difference between authentic emotion and human suffering. Suffering is a fact of the human condition. However, it is not [...]]]></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>Verses on the faith mind</title>
		<link>http://askdrcliff.com/archives/525</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 15:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cliff&#8217;s notes: I put this on my site because I like to refer my clients to it now and then. While the language strikes some as odd, I like it. To me it is very clear. I often laugh out loud when I read it because the author did a great job of capturing the [...]]]></description>
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