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		<title>Farewell for Now</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I started this blog over four years ago because I had a story I wanted to tell about those few years when my life changed: when my son was born, when I discovered my husband's addiction, when my son was diagnosed with autism, when my daughter was born. And I feel that most of what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aroomofmamasown.com/2011/11/farewell-for-now/</link>
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		<title>You Are Not Your Brain (Review and Book Giveaway!)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, I may not be writing much lately, but I certainly have been reading. The latest on my recovery reading list was You Are Not Your Brain by Jeffrey Schwartz and Rebecca Gladding, a decent self-help book with the sadly unrealized potential to be superb. Have you ever had the perfect picture of something in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aroomofmamasown.com/2011/06/you-are-not-your-brain-review-and-book-giveaway/</link>
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		<title>Codependent No More Workbook (Review and Book Giveaway!)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It's nearly impossible to be the friend or family member of an addict and not have heard Melody Beattie's name. Her books on codependency are widely read and recommended. My own 12 Step home group regularly uses Codependent No More, Codependents' Guide to the Twelve Steps and The Language of Letting Go as part of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aroomofmamasown.com/2011/05/codependent-no-more-workbook-review-and-book-giveaway/</link>
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		<title>Book Giveaway Next Week!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A quick post to let you all know that next week (Monday, May 2) I'll be posting a review of Melody Beattie's latest book Codependent No More Workbook, and I will have one free copy of the book to give away to some lucky reader, so be sure to stop by.]]></description>
		<link>http://aroomofmamasown.com/2011/04/book-giveaway-next-week/</link>
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		<title>Stepping Off the Bus to Crazytown</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Harry: Do you ever think about death? Sally: Yes. Harry: Sure you do, a fleeting thought that jumps in and out of the transom of your mind.  I spend hours, I spend days... Sally: And you think that makes you a better person? Harry: Look, when the shit comes down, I'm gonna be prepared and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aroomofmamasown.com/2011/03/stepping-off-the-bus-to-crazytown/</link>
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		<title>My New Boyfriend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yep, that's right. My husband ought to be quaking with fear, because there's a new love in my life, one who had me at "lonely and troubled childhood." And the only thing that stands in the way of our enduring love is the fact that I'm not a cartoon character. (Oh, and he already has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aroomofmamasown.com/2010/11/my-new-boyfriend/</link>
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		<title>Site Changes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After far too much frustrating time fighting the complexities of WordPress, I am moving back to the much simpler, more user-friendly Blogspot platform. This transition should all work seamlessly -- no updates to any subscriptions or bookmarks will be required. However, there is some chance the site content will be temporarily unavailable. If so, don't [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aroomofmamasown.com/2010/10/site-changes/</link>
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		<title>I Made a Video!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you played around with this site xtranormal.com? You can make animated videos of your writing, and it is a seriously fun way to spend more time that you have available to you. I decided to turn my recent blog post about bad parenting into a movie. Now, instead of reading about how you are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aroomofmamasown.com/2010/10/i-made-a-video/</link>
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		<title>Interview on Sex Addiction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Image credit: Photo by cbcastro on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons Occasionally, folks ask to interview me about my experiences in a relationship with a sex addict. And (provided that I'm able to maintain my anonymity and that I'm fairly certain the content won't be used inappropriately) I am always happy to oblige. The more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aroomofmamasown.com/2010/10/interview-on-sex-addiction/</link>
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		<title>Why You Are a Bad Parent (Mother) and How to Fix It</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Image credit: Photo by katrinket on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons So, have your read the recent New York Times article on toddlers and iPhones? It's shocking and alarming! More and more parents (oh, ok, moms -- only one nameless man is mentioned in the entire article and we are not told how he handles [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aroomofmamasown.com/2010/10/why-you-are-a-bad-parent-mother-and-how-to-fix-it/</link>
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