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		<title>7 ± 2</title>
		<link>http://poonamsharma.com/blog/?p=237</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cognitive capacity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that we can only hold 7±2 pieces of information in our short-term memory?  Yet, in our technology-driven world, we are bombarded with information from all over the place.  We&#8217;re also encouraged to &#8220;multitask&#8221; to be more efficient.  Everything I have ever learned as a psychologist tells me the expectations around managing this level of information <a href='http://poonamsharma.com/blog/?p=237'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Study of Children of Sperm Donors</title>
		<link>http://poonamsharma.com/blog/?p=223</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Infertility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASRM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[egg donor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sperm donor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of my roles at work is to educate intended parents about the consequences of using donor egg or sperm as a way to build their families.  In addition to talking about the intended parents&#8217; feelings about using a donor, I also attempt to bring in the voice of the child that would be created from such <a href='http://poonamsharma.com/blog/?p=223'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vacations</title>
		<link>http://poonamsharma.com/blog/?p=156</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 01:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vacation]]></category>

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With summer approaching, I&#8217;m starting to think of vacation plans.  As a clinician, part of what allows me to stay enthusiastic about my work year after year is making sure I take time off on a regular basis.  Since I have my own practice, I am in the unique position of deciding when and how much <a href='http://poonamsharma.com/blog/?p=156'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Who Listens Better? Your Dog or Your Spouse?</title>
		<link>http://poonamsharma.com/blog/?p=197</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 03:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[listening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pets]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[OK, are you ready for this?  Apparently a new poll by petside.com reveals that 33% of women and 18% of men believe their pet is a better listener than their spouse! 
About one in ten pet owners surveyed speak to their animals about their problems, especially to their dogs who are supposedly better listeners than cats!!!  &#62;^..^&#60;
I could <a href='http://poonamsharma.com/blog/?p=197'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>National Infertility Awareness Week is from April 24th to May 1st</title>
		<link>http://poonamsharma.com/blog/?p=140</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infertility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infertility facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Infertility Awareness Week]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RESOLVE]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In honor of National Infertility Awareness Week, here is an informative publication with important facts about infertility from RESOLVE, the National Infertility Association (www.resolve.org).
Infertility 101: Get the facts
Myth: Infertility is a women&#8217;s problem. 
Fact: This is untrue. It surprises most people to learn that infertility is a female problem in 35% of the cases, a male problem <a href='http://poonamsharma.com/blog/?p=140'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Closer: The Power of Oxytocin</title>
		<link>http://poonamsharma.com/blog/?p=183</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bonding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[close]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[oxytocin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve noticed more articles being published about oxytocin, a hormone often referred to as the &#8220;love hormone.&#8221;  Oxytocin fuels feelings of love, trust, and generosity.  It helps couples stay close and parents bond to their children.  This hormone also plays a vital role in restoring feelings of calm and well-being after periods of intense stress. 
Want to raise your oxytocin levels?  <a href='http://poonamsharma.com/blog/?p=183'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Adoption Gone Bad</title>
		<link>http://poonamsharma.com/blog/?p=165</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artyom Savelyev]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russian adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Torry-Ann Hansen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many of you may have heard the news that a 7-year-old child adopted in September 2009 from Russia was recently put on a plane by his adoptive grandmother and returned to Russia.  His adoptive mother, Torry-Ann Hansen, a nurse, sent the following note with the child:
 To Whom It May Concern:
I adopted this child, Artyom Savelyev on September <a href='http://poonamsharma.com/blog/?p=165'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare Reform and the Media</title>
		<link>http://poonamsharma.com/blog/?p=159</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bias]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cognitive distortions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As a healthcare professional, I have been watching the political debate around healthcare reform with some interest.  What jumps out at me more than any of the issues being discussed is the negative tone of the discourse.  One of the things we therapists spend much of our time doing is teaching people to be aware of their assumptions about <a href='http://poonamsharma.com/blog/?p=159'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>What Does It Feel Like to Have a Stroke?</title>
		<link>http://poonamsharma.com/blog/?p=132</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jill Bolte Taylor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stroke]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us take our minds and bodies for granted.  So did Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor (http://drjilltaylor.com/about.html), a Harvard trained neuroanatomist&#8230;until she suddenly suffered a brain hemorrhage in 1996.  Listen to the fascinating story of how this brain scientist describes her experience of stroke.  You&#8217;ll never think of your brain in quite the same way again.
	
	
		
			
			
			
			
			
		
	www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyyjU8fzEYU
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		<title>Food Rules</title>
		<link>http://poonamsharma.com/blog/?p=113</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food rules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Pollan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I just finished reading Michael Pollan&#8217;s book Food Rules: An Eater&#8217;s Manual. Pollan discusses how the Western diet is linked to soaring rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.  Pollan makes the point that eating well has become complicated because of widespread marketing of &#8220;edible foodlike substances&#8221; created primarily from refined corn, soy, wheat, as well as added <a href='http://poonamsharma.com/blog/?p=113'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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