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<description><![CDATA[I am a Pennsylvania licensed psychologist and certified hypnotherapist in full-time private practice. As a speaker for PESI, I provided national continuing education workshops for mental health and educational professionals. I also host my professional website that helps visitors simplify their overall healthcare, by improving their emotional health with my 
psychology-related links, e-books, hypnosis and other FREE self-help programs.]]></description>
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<title>Replace Caffeine and Alcohol With a Cell Phone: Technology As the Latest Alternative Medicine Trend</title>
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<description><![CDATA[American psychologist shows how you can use the online Dreamachine as a free resource that allows users to experience effortless states of deep relaxation or excitation, via a phenomenon called brainwave entrainment. Ultimately, you can essentially utilize your computer or cell phone to replace caffeine and alcohol.]]></description>
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<title>How to Easily Run DOS Software Programs in Windows For Free</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:50:38 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sometimes you may find yourself in a situation within which you may want to run an old DOS-based software programs (applications, gaming, etc.) within the modern Windows environment. This article offers simple steps to help to make this happen, even within Windows 7!]]></description>
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<title>Do Not Become an I-Doser - How Kids Are Getting Their New Binaural Audio Digital Drugs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Binaural beats are seemingly harmless audio sounds that are designed to induce states of relaxation or excitement. Recently, concern has been raised over "binaural audio doses" which try to mimic the effects of illicit drugs. American psychologist offers download to reverse the effects of this digital drug fad.]]></description>
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<title>Finding Happiness Within a Distressed Economy</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:51:11 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Throughout recent years, the United States and most of the rest of the countries of the world have struggled with economic recession. Many people believe that more money will bring them more happiness. ]]></description>
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<title>September 11th, Personal Paradigms, and Mental Health - A Psychologist's Self Help Approach</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:23:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Personal constructs refer to an individual's conception of reality. These ideas are closely tied to the belief that while there exists only one reality, its perception is subjective. In other words, people are likened to amateur scientists who test their hypotheses about people and life.]]></description>
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<title>How Does Therapy and Counseling Work? A Psychologist's Self-Help Answer</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:56:11 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The potential problem develops, wherein one may not simply "think" these things to be true, one may begin to "feel" these beliefs to be true. It tends to be the beliefs that we "feel" to be true that guide our actions.]]></description>
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<title>Chinese Finger Trap Self-Help - How Acceptance of Powerlessness Leads to Freedom and Love</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:02:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Psychologist uses a "Chinese Finger Trap" to demonstrate the human condition, wherein acceptance of powerlessness helps us to be free. Once we choose to live life on life's terms, we can accept that of which we are powerless. This ability allows us to free our energies to focus upon that which we truly desire, freedom and love. With this new focus, we allow things to happen and do things consistent with freedom, in order to be free.]]></description>
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<title>Is Positive Psychology the Basis of the Law of Attraction?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:59:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[American psychologist posits that "Positive Psychology" and "Humanism" form the basis for popular, modern writings about the "Power of Intention" and "The Law of Attraction." This article offers a heartfelt reminder of the true nature of limitless possibilities and the power of human spirit and perseverance.]]></description>
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<title>Can Hypnosis Be the New Herbal Alternative For Over the Counter Medication Treatment in Health Care?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:07:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Although it is vital to follow the treatment advice of one's physician, American mindset seems indoctrinated by the notion that one must generally take a prescription or over-the-counter pill, in order to feel better. Nonetheless, the potential exists for an often overlooked, non-pill alternative. Clinical hypnosis is actually considered one of the most effective ways to address a wide variety of concerns, including stress management, many forms of pain management, sleeplessness, and smoking cessation. American psychologist elaborates upon his endorsement of medical hypnosis as a potential "Over-The-Internet" treatment option.]]></description>
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<title>Festering Emotional Wounds - How Disturbing Memories Can Remain Bothersome For Years</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:13:40 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Similar to a festering physical wound, disturbing memories can remain bothersome for years, until something is done within a proven, effective way, in order to assist the emotional healing. American psychologist discusses this process, using a helpful analogy.]]></description>
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<title>Should the Government Be More Aggressive in Helping Barack Obama and Others to Quit Smoking?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:06:15 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Barack Obama was recently asked why he had not yet completely fulfilled his commitment to quit smoking. Within America, cigarettes are responsible for one in five deaths and smoking-related healthcare costs are tens of billions of dollars. The insinuation is that the president-elect should set a healthy example by being smoke-free.]]></description>
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<title>Managing Stress by Questioning Self-Talk Without Wearing Rose Colored Glasses</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:49:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[American psychologist offers ways to question self-talk, in order to manage perceived stress and anxiety. Find freedom from fear, by recognizing that thoughts affect feelings, feelings affect behavior, and behavior affects one's future experiences. Ultimately, we are truly disturbed more by what lays behind our eyes, rather than what lays before them.]]></description>
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<title>Self-Actualization Within Dual-Career Families and the Healthy Need For Balance Or Stress Management</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:22:11 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dual-career relationships foster couples' abilities to self-actualize within multiple areas of their lives. Higher education, family responsibilities, child care, career, and improved capacity for intimacy are just some of the worthy pursuits that this lifestyle helps to foster. Psychologist offers ideas to strike a healthy balance and manage stress within this lifestyle.]]></description>
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<title>What is the Difference Between a Psychologist and Psychiatrist? - Does Counseling Really Work?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:09:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A recent news story entitled "Era Of Pills Means Less Talk Therapy" highlights the current trend over the decrease in psychotherapy offered, during psychiatric visits. Although it may be true that many insurance companies offer psychiatrists reimbursement incentives to offer more "medication management" than "talk therapy," psychotherapy remains an integral part of mental health treatment.]]></description>
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<title>Improve Self-Esteem and Relationships - Psychologist Explains Use of the Binocular Trick</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:30:01 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[People naturally want their thoughts, feelings, and experiences to be consistent. If someone interviews for a job, for example, that pays them more than they thought that they would ever earn (even though they are capable of and deserving of the job), their thought that they are incapable is inconsistent with their experience of being offered the interview.]]></description>
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<title>Mental Health Awareness Month and Mental Illness Awareness Week - Free Depression or Anxiety Tests</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 13:54:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[May is Mental Health Awareness Month, during which the free National Anxieties Disorders Screening Day is held. The first week of every October is designated as Mental Illness Awareness Week, during which the National Depression Screening Day is held. Although most clinical depression and anxiety sufferers never connect with appropriate treatment, effective treatments do exist, which can offer relief within a relatively short period of time.]]></description>
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<title>Psychologist Urges Use of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing or EMDR For Military PTSD</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:20:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many of our American soldiers are now returning from Iraq, suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. As treatment, the Department of Defense/Department of Veterans Affairs Practice Guidelines have placed Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in the highest category, recommended for all trauma populations, at all times. Nonetheless, I believe that it is imperative that any lingering misconceptions surrounding its effective use be dispelled, in order that more soldiers are afforded the opportunity to ease their suffering, by applying this remarkable therapeutic approach.]]></description>
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<title>Learned Helplessness and Self-Esteem - A Psychologist's Self-Help View on Creating Positive Attitude</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:00:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[American Psychologist reminds us that we can rise above "learned helplessness" by "living life on life's terms." "Living Life on Life's Terms" means that there are certain things about life, about which we must adhere. For example, one of the "terms" of life is that we need to breathe air and drink water. One of the other "terms" is that sometimes bad things happen to good people. Nonetheless, we can learn from these experiences. One of the things that we often learn is that we do have choices.]]></description>
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<title>Practice Safe Sex on the Phone - Psychologist Warns of Dangers of Erotic Hypnosis With Phone Sex!</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:57:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Even though "Erotic Hypnosis" is becoming more of an adventurous exploration of one's human sexuality and pleasure, the use of hypnosis should be limited to those properly trained in its application. Although phone sex can be a safer form of increasing intimacy, it is important to understand that if Erotic Hypnosis is practice prematurely (especially over the phone), an unscrupulous partner could potentially take advantage of the other partner, without the victim even necessarily fully realizing it. Psychologist explores the potential dangers of this new way to relate.]]></description>
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<title>A Psychologist's Solutions To Your Resolutions - How To Keep Your 2008 New Year's Promises!</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:14:18 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[According to the American Psychological Association, the most popular New Year's resolutions are losing weight, quitting smoking, and exercising more regularly. Unfortunately, almost sixty percent of those who make resolutions give up, within the first six months. Nevertheless, chances are that if you do make a resolution, you will be ten times more likely to prevail over those without the resolve. Licensed psychologist shows you how to succeed.]]></description>
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<title>Famous Inspirational Videos And Quotes - The Secret Law Of Attraction For Achieving Emotional Wealth</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:21:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Although all the ideas shared within this remarkable program are not necessarily based in science, one can nonetheless benefit from acting "as if" the ideas are all-true, in order to facilitate success. The true wisdom of The Secret Law of Attraction can be viewed as its ability to captivate a world's imagination, by offering its heartfelt reminder of the true nature of limitless possibilities and the power of human perseverance. American psychologist highlights the inspirational quotes that were originally inspired by famous people such as Emerson, Churchill, Buddha, and Einstein.]]></description>
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<title>Mental Health Parity - The Inequity Between Physical And Emotional Health Care Insurance Coverage</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:34:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Considering the current legislative debate, it is vitally important for voters to understand the need for a fair balance between physical and emotional medical health care coverage. American psychologist offers keen insights into this ongoing issue.]]></description>
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<title>Quit or Stop Smoking Gum and Hypnosis - Government Overlooks These Free Tobacco Addiction Treatments</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:24:48 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Imagine a disease that causes more annual premature deaths than HIV, illegal drug use, alcohol use, motor vehicle injuries, suicides and murders combined. Imagine that this disease robs each of its sufferers of an average of seven years of life, with their final years often characterized as painfully debilitating. Since they are apparently not mentioned on government websites, Pennsylvania psychologist takes the initiative to direct smokers to FREE online resources for two of the most popular quit smoking aids: Nicotine Gum and Hypnosis.]]></description>
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<title>FREE Light and Sound Machine Software for Stress - Anxiety - Meditation - Hypnosis - Relax - Sleep</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:46:38 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Especially in today's world, stress management is vital to emotional, relational, and overall physical health. Most tend to consider meditative exercises, however, as too difficult to learn; and too time consuming to practice. Although Light and Sound Machines are effective devices that help to induce healthy meditative states, most also consider them to be too expensive. Pennsylvania psychologist introduces readers to a computer-generated alternative approach that is FREE and nearly effortless to use!]]></description>
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<title>Stop Smoking FREE Hypnosis Download MP3 - Psychologist's List: BEST Quit Smoking Cessation Programs!</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:38:38 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Since the American Medical Association (AMA) approved the use of clinical hypnosis in the 1950's, hundreds of thousands of people have found hypnosis to be an effective way to stop smoking, lose weight, and otherwise improve their lives. For smoking cessation, many hypnotists now even offer a one-time, half-hour individualized session. Since most insurance typically does not cover for hypnosis, the fee-for-service for this half-hour session can be more affordable than other treatments. Although some people may benefit from group hypnosis, most appear to find individual sessions as preferable.]]></description>
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<title>Psychologists' Role in Overall Healthcare</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:14:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Psychologists are healthcare professionals who rely upon scientific method to understand human behavior.  Pennsylvania psychologist dispels misunderstandings about the field of psychology and its prominent role in overall healthcare.]]></description>
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<title>Software Utilities Downloads That New Computers Should Have - My Top FREE 40 Picks</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:34:14 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After purchasing a new computer, it is vital to ensure that one has all of the latest software to help keep your new computer running efficiently. Fortunately many of these offerings are available, online, as FREE software downloads. Most are even considered comparable to expensive, store-bought software.]]></description>
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<title>Addiction's True Nature - A Psychologist's Perspective</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:59:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania psychologist describes the true nature of addiction as being a disconnect from one's feelings. The negative impact of abuse, which originates with the addict, slowly permeates into his or her family and ultimately throughout the community. Efforts to educate our communities, regarding these consequences, are critical in initiating positive change.]]></description>
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<title>Mental Health's Importance in Today's World - A Psychologist's Perspective</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:39:15 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania psychologist explores the importance of mental health. A growing recognition of the fact that "mental health is fundamental to a person's overall health, indispensable to personal well-being and instrumental to leading a balanced and productive life" likely contributes to the fact that about 15% of our country's population now use some form of mental health services in any given year. Nonetheless, despite effective treatments, according to Dr. Satcher's 1999 Surgeon General's Mental Health report, "nearly half of all Americans who have a severe mental illness fail to seek treatment". The fact that nearly one in five Americans are affected by a mental disorder, reinforces the understanding that "few Americans are untouched by mental illness", whether directly or indirectly.]]></description>
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<title>The Secret Law of Attraction and Power of Belief - A Psychologist's Personal Perspective</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:39:44 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Psychologist shares his inspirational, true-life story of his six year-old son's apparent application of Rhonda Byrne's "The Secret." Many suggest that "luck is something you do." I often tell my patients that what we focus upon tends to become our reality, because we will likely do things, both consciously and unconsciously, consistent with that focus, in order to help make it happen. By sharing my following, personal story, I hope you may be helped to find what you are truly looking for. ]]></description>
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