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		<title>RR07 &#8211; Cuddling is Crucial</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s &#8220;Relationship Reading&#8221; is from chapter 20, page 441, of the Handbook of Attachment. Debra Zeifman &#38; Cindy Hazan note: &#8220;Cuddling, or contact comfort, as demonstrated by Harlow (1958), is crucial for the establishment of emotional bonds.&#8221; This quote resonated &#8230; <a href="http://www.wefulness.com/rr07-cuddling-is-crucial/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>006 &#8211; How to Have an Argument with an Avoidant Partner</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Avoidant&#8221; partners often attempt to protect the relationship during conflict by pulling away. This is ironic given that Dr. John Gottman has identified stonewalling &#8211; emotional withdrawal from interaction &#8211; one of the four best predictors of divorce. Obviously, reducing conflict &#8230; <a href="http://www.wefulness.com/006-how-to-have-an-argument-with-an-avoidant-partner/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>RR06 &#8211; &#8220;We don’t think; we feel, we act.&#8221;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today’s “Relationship Reading&#8221; is another quote from page 30 of the &#8220;Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love&#8221; by Sue Johnson. In this section of the book, Dr. Johnson is discussing &#8220;primal panic&#8221; set off by attachment distress. &#8230; <a href="http://www.wefulness.com/rr06-we-dont-think-we-feel-we-act/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Can a Married Man Have Close Female Friends?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I admit that I am an anomaly. I was married at 19 and we have been together for 29 years now. I also, for as long as I remember, have had a woman as my best friend. I do have &#8230; <a href="http://www.wefulness.com/can-a-married-man-have-close-female-friends/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>RR05 &#8211; The Roots of Relationship Distress</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today’s “Reading that Resonates” (or maybe I should rename these Relationship Readings?) is from page 30 of the &#8220;Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love&#8221; by Sue Johnson. &#8220;Underneath all the distress, partners are asking each other: Can &#8230; <a href="http://www.wefulness.com/rr05-the-root-of-relationship-distress/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>RR04 &#8211; The 4 Defining Features of Deep Connections</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 23:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s &#8220;Reading that Resonates&#8221; is  from chapter 20, page 437, of the Handbook of Attachment. Debra Zeifman &#38; Cindy Hazan, summarize Dr. John Bowlby&#8217;s definition as such: &#8220;Attachment bonds have four defining features: “proximity maintenance,” “separation distress,” “safe haven,” and &#8230; <a href="http://www.wefulness.com/rr4-the-four-defining-features-of-attachment-bonds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>RR#3 &#8211; Deep connections give rise to intense emotions</title>
		<link>http://www.wefulness.com/rr3-deep-connections-give-rise-to-intense-emotions/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 16:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s &#8220;Reading that Resonates&#8221; is  from chapter 1, page 6, of the Handbook of Attachment: &#8220;Many of the most intense emotions arise during the formation, the maintenance, the disruption, and the renewal of attachment relationships. The formation of a bond &#8230; <a href="http://www.wefulness.com/rr3-deep-connections-give-rise-to-intense-emotions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>RR#2 &#8211; Connection and the Freedom to Explore</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 01:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s RR is another quote from chapter 1 of the Handbook of Attachment: &#8220;Thus attachment, far from interfering with exploration, is viewed as fostering exploration.&#8221; ~ Dr. Jude Cassidy, pg. 8 This resonated with me because: I&#8217;ve experienced it. When I &#8230; <a href="http://www.wefulness.com/rr2-connection-and-the-freedom-to-explore/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>RR#1 &#8211; Attachment is normal and healthy</title>
		<link>http://www.wefulness.com/rr1-attachment-is-normal-and-healthy/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 01:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Over the summer I plan to catch up on a bunch of reading. As I dive in deep, I want to share some highlights &#8211; I&#8217;m calling them &#8220;readings that resonate&#8221; &#8211; that I find interesting, validating or just plain &#8230; <a href="http://www.wefulness.com/rr1-attachment-is-normal-and-healthy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Poll: Do you ever describe non-romantic connections as &#8220;relationships?&#8221;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2012 18:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Has the Facebook relationship status line effectively narrowed the meaning of the word &#8220;relationship?&#8221; Dictionary.com defines relationship as: a connection, association, or involvement. connection between persons by blood or marriage. an emotional or other connection between people: the relationship between teachers and students. a sexual involvement; affair. However, if I mention the relationship between X &#38; Y in my middle school Math class, half &#8230; <a href="http://www.wefulness.com/poll-do-you-ever-describe-non-romantic-connections-as-relationships/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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