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		<title>Angry Fuck’in Therapeutic Letter to Former Client Part 2*</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/08/angry-letter-2-client-part2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As promised in my May 26, 2009 Session Splash here is Part 2 of my two letters to a former client. This client caused me a lot of grief, including regular panic attacks. In this post I talk about the results of using the therapeutic letter writing technique.]]></description>
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		<title>New Gallery &amp; Art Therapy Pages</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Monster blog now has an art gallery and art therapy page!]]></description>
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		<title>My Monster Is Alive*</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/07/my-monster-alive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am back and My Monster is alive!]]></description>
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		<title>Angry Fuck&#8217;in Therapeutic Letter to Former Client Part 1**</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/06/angry-letter-2-client-part1/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/06/angry-letter-2-client-part1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>My Monster Has A Name</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As promised in my May 26, 2009 Session Splash here is Part 1 of my two letters to a former client. This client caused me a lot of grief, including regular panic attacks. In this post I talk about a therapeutic letter writing technique I used to help the situation and include a sample of my own.]]></description>
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		<title>Therapy Script for Communication*</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/06/therapy-script/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/06/therapy-script/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a script that I used in my last therapy session. I created this so that I could finally ask my therapist all the questions that have built up, mostly because of my fear of being vulnerable. I am hoping this script will help to open up communication a little more with my therapist and lead my therapy in the right direction.]]></description>
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		<title>How I Got Out of My Head</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/06/how-i-got-out-of-head/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You might be wondering exactly how I did over the last week and how successful I was at "Getting Out of My Head." Well, here is a summary of how it went and examples of how I got 'out of my head' just a little. Some samples are from my therapist, some are my adaptations, and some are my own.]]></description>
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		<title>How Do You Feel Today?</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/how-do-you-feel-today/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/how-do-you-feel-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 22:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>My Monster Has A Name</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Healing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is inspired by the How Do You Feel Today? Productions posters, to help you get in touch with your various emotions.]]></description>
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		<title>Safety First Checklist Part 2*</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/safety1st-checklist-part2/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/safety1st-checklist-part2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 13:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mymonsterhasaname.com/?p=736</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is Part 2, a further exploration of the Safety First Checklist from the "Survivor to Thriver" manual. This part discusses my therapist's notes on Part 1 and specific risk reduction techniques.]]></description>
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		<title>Breathing Exercises, Meditation and Visualization for PTSD</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/breathing-meditation-visualization-ptsd/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/breathing-meditation-visualization-ptsd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 13:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>My Monster Has A Name</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mymonsterhasaname.com/?p=871</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am very into alternative methods of healing that I consider more “easter thought” than western medicine approaches. Here is a quick breakdown of my favorite techniques for relieving symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder and for calming down now.]]></description>
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		<title>Session Splash &#8211; May 12, 2009*****</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/session-splash-051209/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/session-splash-051209/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 08:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Breakthrough session were I am first able to talk about my abuse out loud. Double session so we talked about many things, including DID, making friends, coping with mental breakdowns and flashbacks, and PTSD habits.]]></description>
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