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		<title>Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Health Care Experience</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by  Megan Sutherland, MSW, RSW 
Whether you are seeing a physician, counsellor, physiotherapist or other health professional, here are my tips for getting the most out of your visits:
If You Don&#8217;t Advocate for Yourself, Who Will?
It can be intimidating to speak with health professionals.  Often times we have ideas like, “What do I know, I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://willowtreecounselling.ca/2010/08/09/health-care-experience/</link>
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		<title>Children and Failure: Risk or Benefit?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by  Megan Sutherland, MSW, RSW 
A friend of mine recently posted a comment on Facebook: does she risk harming her child&#8217;s self esteem if she allows her to fail at something?  This is a common concern for parents.  What is the balance between being protective and encouraging autonomy?  This is a complicated issue with no [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://willowtreecounselling.ca/2010/05/26/children-failure/</link>
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		<title>Finding A Therapist</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Megan Sutherland, MSW, RSW
 
 
 Choosing Counselling
The decision to enter therapy often comes at a time of crisis: either something significant has occurred in your life to bring you to the point of seeking help, or a number of things have been building up, culminating in a burden you can no longer ignore.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://willowtreecounselling.ca/2010/01/18/finding-a-therapist/</link>
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		<title>The Seasonal Blues</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Understanding and Helping Seasonal Affective Disorder - SAD is a mood disorder which, according to the online resource Here to <a title="www.heretohelp.bc.ca/publications/factsheets/sad" href="http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/publications/factsheets/sad" target="_blank">Help BC</a>, affects 2-3% of Canadians.  Those suffering with SAD notice a dip in their mood as the seasons change, particularly from Fall to Winter. Days grow shorter and sunlight diminishes. Certain climates are also known for their relentless lack of sunshine.]]></description>
		<link>http://willowtreecounselling.ca/2009/12/15/the-seasonal-blues/</link>
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		<title>Making New Year&#8217;s Resolutions That Stick</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hope.  Promise.  New beginnings.  The New Year is a time when many of us take stock of our lives and, with renewed vision for ourselves, want to turn over a new leaf.  A New Year's resolution is often a logical place to start.  The Reality - The reality is, however, that many of us choose resolutions which are doomed to fail.  Why?  It all starts with good intentions.]]></description>
		<link>http://willowtreecounselling.ca/2009/12/06/making-new-years-resolutions-that-stick/</link>
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