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		<title>Heal Trauma and Grief with Storytelling</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 16:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Storytelling promotes healing as it helps our minds integrate our experiences, make sense of them, and create meaning in our lives. Read more here.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=courtneyarmstrong.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10703784&amp;post=1239&amp;subd=courtneyarmstrong&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PTSD Coach: New I-Phone App</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 11:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armstronglpc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, there is an app for just about everything, including PTSD management. I downloaded &#8220;PTSD Coach&#8221; last night on my i-phone and have to say it is a handy little tool. PTSD Coach contains all sorts of exercises someone can use to calm down and reorient themselves when they are triggered or feeling anxious.  The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=courtneyarmstrong.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10703784&amp;post=1231&amp;subd=courtneyarmstrong&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Coping with Waves of Grief Using Mindfulness</title>
		<link>http://courtneyarmstrong.wordpress.com/2011/05/17/coping-with-waves-of-grief-using-mindfulness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 11:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sameet Kumar states, "Grief only serves to highlight the depth of our capacity to love and be loved.” Engaging mindfulness brings you into the awareness of that love and is the first step I recommend in my book on transforming grief.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=courtneyarmstrong.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10703784&amp;post=1224&amp;subd=courtneyarmstrong&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Get my new book and help the Red Cross!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 11:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can get a PDF and e-book formats of my book Transforming Traumatic Grief at Smashwords.com now! I'm giving my FB friends a 20% discount and donating 10% of the proceeds to the American Red Cross to help storm victims. Get your discount code and read more in this blog post!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=courtneyarmstrong.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10703784&amp;post=1208&amp;subd=courtneyarmstrong&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Healing Grief and Trauma with Prescriptive Art</title>
		<link>http://courtneyarmstrong.wordpress.com/2011/04/24/healing-grief-and-trauma-with-prescriptive-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 10:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read how a Chicago artist helped a grieving mother heal.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=courtneyarmstrong.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10703784&amp;post=1198&amp;subd=courtneyarmstrong&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Return to Freedom: Combat Veteran Defeats PTSD</title>
		<link>http://courtneyarmstrong.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/return-to-freedom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armstronglpc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I had the honor of working with an Iraq war combat veteran who sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the war and suffered severe flashbacks.Here this guy dedicates his life to fighting for our freedom, and now PTSD had imprisoned him. I was totally dedicated to this mission to fight for his freedom now. Read how we did it here.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=courtneyarmstrong.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10703784&amp;post=1147&amp;subd=courtneyarmstrong&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;All I wanted was a trophy!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://courtneyarmstrong.wordpress.com/2011/03/27/all-i-wanted-was-a-trophy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently in the media, there has been so much focus on horror and destruction around our world. Seeing such images over and over again can make us feel helpless. But, aren't you more uplifted, inspired, and motivated when you hear stories of how people are helping one another, creatively surviving, and coming up with innovative ways to get through these tragedies?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=courtneyarmstrong.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10703784&amp;post=1087&amp;subd=courtneyarmstrong&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Trauma is in the Eye of the Survivor</title>
		<link>http://courtneyarmstrong.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/trauma-is-in-the-eye-of-the-survivor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armstronglpc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Traumatic experiences may not always involve the imminent threat of death, nor even horror and helplessness. What happened to the person may be more on the level of identity and meaning than what happened physically. Read more from Mark Chidley in this post.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=courtneyarmstrong.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10703784&amp;post=1037&amp;subd=courtneyarmstrong&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Beauty of Solitude</title>
		<link>http://courtneyarmstrong.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/the-beauty-of-solitude/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armstronglpc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just want to honor single folks on Valentine&#8217;s day, acknowledging the gifts of being alone and enjoying one&#8217;s own company. This film by Andrea Dorfman featuring poet/songwriter Tanya Davis is absolutely beautiful and uplifting!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=courtneyarmstrong.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10703784&amp;post=1022&amp;subd=courtneyarmstrong&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Meditation produces brain change in just 8 weeks: Implications for trauma treatment</title>
		<link>http://courtneyarmstrong.wordpress.com/2011/02/06/meditation-produces-brain-change-in-just-8-weeks-implications-for-trauma-treatment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 03:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
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