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		<title>When Your Life Becomes Unburdened From Alcohol</title>
		<link>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/11/03/when-your-life-becomes-unburdened-from-alcohol/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have been drinking for years and the cumulative effect of the alcohol and your actions has taken a toll on your health and your general existence.
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Where do you even start? How do you begin to piece back together a life that was once so hopeful and now bears only a resemblance to what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For Alcoholics, Higher Power Makes A Difference</title>
		<link>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/10/27/for-alcoholics-higher-power-makes-a-difference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“I cried to the Lord and He answered by setting me free” PSALMS 118:5
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Alcoholism is such a destabilizing illness that can remove one from their life’s direction in a very short time. Heavy drinking leading to loss of family, livelihood, position in your community and your health can leave you exhausted and morally depleted. With [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing With The Mental Obsession To Drink In Recovery</title>
		<link>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/08/21/dealing-with-the-mental-obsession-to-drink-in-recovery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Alcohol Addiction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Early Days Of Recovery
The voice in your head says “wouldn’t it be great to have a beer when it’s so hot outside? You know how much you like the smell and taste of a freshly cracked open beer&#8230;”; the voice can be relentless&#8230;”you know you usually have a couple drinks of scotch when you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Recovering Alcoholic Must Lose Their Ego To Find Serenity &#8211; Part III</title>
		<link>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/08/11/the-recovering-alcoholic-must-lose-their-ego-to-find-serenity-part-iii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How does an alcoholic identify when he or she needs to adjust their way of thinking to be more receptive to a quality recovery?
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What are the obvious signs of ego and how can they be overcome?
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Everyone has an ego and some even need it to be successful, it is an integral part of who they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Recovering Alcoholic Must Lose Their Ego To Find Serenity Part I</title>
		<link>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/08/04/the-recovering-alcoholic-must-lose-their-ego-to-find-serenity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/08/04/the-recovering-alcoholic-must-lose-their-ego-to-find-serenity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During their recovery one of the most difficult yet necessary things an alcoholic must do is willingly give up their ego. When an alcoholic admits defeat and loses the attitude their ego has nurtured, they will be humbled and become open and willing to change. In order to do this they must capitulate to their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just For Today I will Not Drink</title>
		<link>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/07/30/just-for-today-i-will-not-drink/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many times have you quit drinking? Every alcoholic or problem drinker comes to the point with their drinking when they make a promise to themselves or to someone else that they will not touch another drink. It may be after an embarrassing bender or it could be a heartfelt promise to a loved one. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Life Strategist Will Get You Back On Track Fast &#8211; Too Much Time Has Already Been Wasted</title>
		<link>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/07/22/a-life-strategist-will-get-you-back-on-track-fast-too-much-time-has-already-been-wasted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/07/22/a-life-strategist-will-get-you-back-on-track-fast-too-much-time-has-already-been-wasted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you progresses through recovery, life once again begins to take on some normality and routine is a welcome by product of this. As each new day passes, you strive to accomplish as much as possible in any twenty-four hour period. Initially it is exciting rediscovering things with a sober eye and perhaps trying new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Difference Between A Therapist And A Life Strategist</title>
		<link>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/06/03/the-difference-between-a-therapist-and-a-life-strategist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/06/03/the-difference-between-a-therapist-and-a-life-strategist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These days one hears the phrase life coach or life strategist used a fair bit. People from all walks of life tend to need some personal development as they proceed with their life&#8217;s journey. Whether it is for their career path, personal improvement and health concerns, they believe a personal coach will help their development. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time To Clean Your House of ALL Alcohol</title>
		<link>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/05/27/time-to-clean-your-house-of-all-alcohol/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/05/27/time-to-clean-your-house-of-all-alcohol/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 16:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you&#8217;ve decided to take the pledge. Or maybe you just decided it&#8217;s time you started controlling your alcohol consumption better.Congratulations!
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There are some simple steps to take that will make it easier for you to reach your goal of modified or total abstention from drinking. Your compulsion to drink could become obsessive in the early [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 Ways A Recovering Alcoholic Will Enjoy their Freedom From Alcohol</title>
		<link>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/05/12/8-ways-a-recovering-alcoholic-will-enjoy-their-freedom-from-alcohol/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/05/12/8-ways-a-recovering-alcoholic-will-enjoy-their-freedom-from-alcohol/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It took me a good six months before I enjoyed my first morning of freedom from alcohol and a feeling of well being that told me the hard part was over.
Some take longer and some less time to feel the initial stirring of serenity and peace flow through their bodies. There is a slight feeling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Let Alcohol Recovery Define You For The Rest Of Your Life</title>
		<link>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/05/02/dont-let-alcohol-recovery-define-you-for-the-rest-of-your-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/05/02/dont-let-alcohol-recovery-define-you-for-the-rest-of-your-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 21:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During early stage recovery it is particularly difficult to avoid giving in to your craving for alcohol, yet you must persevere. It is critical to focus on your sobriety for that day, hour or even the next minute if that is going to help you from taking that first drink. Your entire being must be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What True Freedom from Alcohol Really Feels Like</title>
		<link>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/04/12/what-true-freedom-from-alcohol-really-feels-like/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/04/12/what-true-freedom-from-alcohol-really-feels-like/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When someone drinks excessively and they know it, they are under physiological threat because of the damage alcohol can cause to ones health. Also the nature of drinking too much requires you to make sure you always have sufficient alcohol on hand to feed your addiction. Throw in a mix of family obligations, employment or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Alcohol Taking More From Your Life Than You Want?</title>
		<link>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/03/21/is-alcohol-taking-more-from-your-life-than-you-want/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/03/21/is-alcohol-taking-more-from-your-life-than-you-want/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is your drinking behavior scaring you? Do you fear the harmful effects that your excessive drinking may be causing you? Maybe you&#8217;re afraid you are missing out on things in life that you shouldn&#8217;t be because of your apparent problem with alcohol. If you would rather stay home and drink than go out to socialize, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Quitting Alcohol Mean The Fun Is Over?</title>
		<link>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/02/29/does-quitting-alcohol-mean-the-fun-is-over/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/02/29/does-quitting-alcohol-mean-the-fun-is-over/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I remember asking myself this question almost every day when I was in the primary stages of my final recovery from drinking. I simply could not smile anymore; people I was now depending on were walking around me on egg shells. Getting sober wasn&#8217;t supposed to suck the life blood out of me. I had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attending Your First Sober Social Function</title>
		<link>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/02/12/attending-your-first-sober-social-function/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2008/02/12/attending-your-first-sober-social-function/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Pearlman, M.D.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps you started drinking alcohol at your senior prom and never looked back. You were nervous, there was quite a bit going on at the time and your anxiety was running very high. You were offered a drink to liven things up and one drink turned into another; soon you were doing the moon walk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What 13 Years Of Sobriety Has Taught Me By An Anonymous Recovering Alcoholic</title>
		<link>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2007/12/07/what-13-years-of-sobriety-has-taught-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2007/12/07/what-13-years-of-sobriety-has-taught-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Pearlman, M.D.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just celebrated and toasted my thirteenth year of sobriety and I did it with ice tea! There was a time when any celebration would have meant a few glasses of 12 year old scotch but not anymore! The feeling of gratefulness because of my freedom from alcohol is as powerful 13 years later as it was 4,748 days ago!]]></description>
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		<title>A Tale Of Two Drinkers</title>
		<link>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2007/11/21/a-tale-of-two-drinkers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2007/11/21/a-tale-of-two-drinkers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Pearlman, M.D.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blatantly pinching a famous opening line, it was the best of times and the worst of times for Brenda and Liz. This sentence brilliantly describes the lives of these two women who shared a problem. These women could not be any more different and probably would ignore each other if they met by accident on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Eckhart Tolle</title>
		<link>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2007/02/27/from-eckhart-tolle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Pearlman, M.D.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alcohol Related Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Positive Attraction]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[but that visible and tangible body is only an outer shell, or rather a limited and distorted perception of a deeper reality. in your natural state of connectedness with Being, this deeper reality can be felt every moment as the invisible inner body, the animating presence within you. So to "inhabit the body' is to feel the body from within, to feel the life inside the body and thereby come to know that you are beyond the outer form.]]></description>
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		<title>FreedomFromAlcohol Mission Statement</title>
		<link>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2007/02/02/freedomfromalcohol-mission-statement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2007/02/02/freedomfromalcohol-mission-statement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Pearlman, M.D.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alcohol Recovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcohol Treatment Programs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our main energy strategy, that would occur in the longer term, our big picture, is to return a person to harmony with universal laws, because the reason that they are out of balance is that they have so much resistance that their higher knowing is not coming through.

So, addressing the alcohol problem, initially, is only to get them to a certain point.]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;Pain-Body&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2007/01/27/the-pain-body/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2007/01/27/the-pain-body/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Pearlman, M.D.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alcohol Recovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Positive Attraction]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[First, there is the field of complete consciousness.
This then expresses itself in an organic form.
From here it loses itself in organizing the physical environment around it.
It begins to split into mind, and mind then splits into ego, and ego then believes itself the origin of consciousness.
As ego, arising from thoughts of limitations, fractures itself against [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Allowing Well-Being</title>
		<link>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2006/12/06/allowing-well-being/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freedomfromalcohol.com/blog/2006/12/06/allowing-well-being/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 20:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Pearlman, M.D.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alcohol Related Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Positive Attraction]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When you, as a physician, help someone to accept Well-being enough that they allow the Well-being, whether they allow it in this physical body or whether they have to release this physical body to allow it, it&#8217;s still the same thing. In other words, they can allow the wellness into this body, or they can [...]]]></description>
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