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		<title>Having Pets May Slow Dementia Onset</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Danny Kwon JD]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2023 06:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>If you’re looking for a reason to get a pet, here’s an interesting one. According to a study from the University of Michigan, having a pet may protect your brain from the effects of aging. That’s right. Fido may help keep you sharper mentally as you age. The study followed 20,000 adults over the age&#8230;</p>
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		<title>The Power of Love</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Jill Schwirzer LPC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 14:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Laci* grew up in a quaint farming community in Wichita Falls, Kansas. Her father’s transfer to Beaumont, Texas in the middle of the school year faced her with difficulties making new friends. Cliques had already formed at Beaumont High, so Laci ate lunch alone. When her parents then placed her in a private school, she&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Breaking Free From the Chains</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Jill Schwirzer LPC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 14:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>After World War I, Second Lieutenant Bill Wilson failed to graduate from law school because he was too drunk to pick up his diploma. Years later a severely alcoholic Bill entered the Charles B. Towns Hospital for Drug and Alcohol Addictions in New York City four times, receiving no help. His doctor eventually told him&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Finding Hope in Despair</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Jill Schwirzer LPC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 13:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Famous author and theologian C.S. Lewis once said, “Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say, ‘My tooth is aching’ than to say, ‘My heart is broken.’” – C.S.&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Physical Touch Matters</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Schkara Green]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 19:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>It is unmistakable and scientifically proven that human beings are the most complex organisms on earth. The human body is a single structure that consists of billions of microscopic units, each with its own purpose, working together in an organized manner for the benefit of the whole being.&#160; Although the human body has several key systems&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Emotional Intelligence: Why It&#8217;s Important</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Schkara Green]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 03:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Have you ever been in a heated argument with someone, or in a twisted game of “You said, I said,” or “No I do not mean it like that, this is what I meant,” or “Please explain yourself to me, because I do not understand?” Yes, that kind of conversation.&#160; I think we all have&#8230;</p>
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		<title>The Joy of Endorphins</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Schkara Green]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2021 22:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>When was the last time have you paid special attention to what puts a smile on your face? Who are the people who bring joy to your life? What makes you bubble over with laughter? As I write these few lines, I hear my inquisitive husband ask, “What is it, why are you smiling?” My&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Try Social Stretches for Anxiety</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Jill Schwirzer LPC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Life and Health Network and I recently developed an online course called Anxiety and Depression Relief. There’s an individual course you can take at home as well as a group course that can be run by clinics, community groups, and churches. I’ve started to personally run a group workshop on Zoom. So far, the workshop&#8230;</p>
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		<title>3 Steps that Helped Me Find Comfort in My Grief</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Danny Kwon JD]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2021 23:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Wherever you are or whatever you are experiencing in your grief right now, there is a never-ending source of comfort available to you. It might seem elusive right now, but it is true.  If you are in deep despair and seeing only dim hope, please continue reading. Grief Rocks Our World After our son died, and&#8230;</p>
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