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		<title>Announcing Binge Eating Disorder Week, May 27-31</title>
		<link>http://wearetherealdeal.com/2013/05/17/binge-eating-disorder-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marsha Hudnall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Binge Eating]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hopeless…desperate…defeated…disgusted&#8230;guilty…ashamed These are the words with which I open an article I wrote explaining binge eating disorder (BED), as part of the upcoming BED week, May 27-31. These words describe the difficult feelings that plague those who struggle with BED.  And the feelings can go much deeper than that, to increase risk for depression and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Being a Critical Consumer of Social Media: my imperfect birth story</title>
		<link>http://wearetherealdeal.com/2013/05/16/being-a-critical-consumer-of-social-media-my-imperfect-birth-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Wood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Media Literacy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My daughter is sleeping, one of her sporadic 2-3 hour breaks between diapers, feeding, crying, rocking and snuggling. I became a mother three weeks ago and I must say it has not been what I expected. I wanted to write a little about some things I have learned, or more accurately re-learned, during the last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BODY EMPOWERMENT &#8211; &#8220;The Movement&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://wearetherealdeal.com/2013/05/15/body-empowerment-the-movement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline Rothstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating Disorders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of the weekly Wednesday posting of my ongoing YouTube series &#8220;Body Empowerment,&#8221; here&#8217;s &#8220;The Movement (Body Empowerment 67)&#8221; originally posted October 1, 2012, on YouTube.com by Caroline Rothstein. In this video, Caroline ignites action for the movement that is eating disorder awareness, prevention, and recovery. About BODY EMPOWERMENT: Founded in 2008, &#8220;Body Empowerment&#8221; is hosted and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raising Kids After Having an Eating Disorder</title>
		<link>http://wearetherealdeal.com/2013/05/15/raising-kids-after-having-an-eating-disorder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jodi Rubin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating Disorders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jodi Rubin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kids after an eating disorder]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Raising Kids After Having an Eating Disorder How to help children develop a healthy relationship to food by Jodi Rubin, ACSW, LCSW (reprinted with permission from Seleni Institute, a nonprofit organization based in New York City that provides care, information and research support central to women’s reproductive and maternal mental health and well-being.) Many women (and men) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BODY EMPOWERMENT &#8211; &#8220;Body Ownership &amp; Citizenship&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://wearetherealdeal.com/2013/05/08/body-empowerment-body-ownership-citizenship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 15:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline Rothstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Activism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Revolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wearetherealdeal.com/?p=14179</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of the weekly Wednesday posting of my ongoing YouTube series &#8220;Body Empowerment,&#8221; here&#8217;s &#8220;Body Ownership &#38; Citizenship (Body Empowerment 65)&#8221; originally posted September 3, 2012, on YouTube.com by Caroline Rothstein. In this video, Caroline seeks to spark a discussion about body ownership in relation to nationality, government, and citizenship. About BODY EMPOWERMENT: Founded in 2008, &#8220;Body [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Not to Say When You Have a Non-hunger Eating Urge</title>
		<link>http://wearetherealdeal.com/2013/05/08/what-not-to-say-when-you-have-a-non-hunger-eating-urge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 13:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Koenig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Binge Eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dieting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disordered Eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EDNOS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Eating]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Recovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eating]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[self-talk]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wearetherealdeal.com/?p=14146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The brain is an amazing organ, but it’s not as clever or evolved as we think it is. For instance, we may think we’re telling it to do one thing, while it hears our instruction as just the opposite. Not great when you’re trying to avoid unwanted eating. Here’s a common mistake—and its fix—for handing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toxic Habits of the Mind</title>
		<link>http://wearetherealdeal.com/2013/05/07/toxic-habits-of-the-mind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 22:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kingman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Empowerment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mindfulness]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chris Kingman]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[life skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[living creatively]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin Seligman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[positive psychology]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wearetherealdeal.com/?p=14149</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Martin Seligman (founder of the movement called Positive Psychology), therapists have a much better understanding of three of the most common self-defeating habits/patterns of the mind. In response to challenging situations in our lives, we often fall into habits/patterns of thinking that are excessively: Personal Pervasive Permanent To illustrate, let&#8217;s take a look [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birds-Eye View</title>
		<link>http://wearetherealdeal.com/2013/05/06/birds-eye-view/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 19:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra Hennesy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Empowerment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exercise]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Yoga]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last time I went to Pikes Peak (not far from the place that I now call home), I had no intention of doing anything other than hiking and enjoying the scenery with my husband. Little did I know that I would have two experiences that changed how I feel about the world around me, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Easy Ways to Increase Your Mental Fitness</title>
		<link>http://wearetherealdeal.com/2013/05/03/3-easy-ways-to-increase-your-mental-fitness/</link>
		<comments>http://wearetherealdeal.com/2013/05/03/3-easy-ways-to-increase-your-mental-fitness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 23:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robyn Hussa Farrell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[melatonin]]></category>
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		<title>Everyday Health Insurance Challenges and What You Can Do To Overcome Them</title>
		<link>http://wearetherealdeal.com/2013/05/03/everyday-health-insurance-challenges-and-what-you-can-do-to-overcome-them/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 16:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Kantor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reposted from Eating Disorder Law Blog! Challenge # 1: Understanding your policy                                                                                                     [...]]]></description>
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