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		<title>Seek professional advice, NOT Doctor Google</title>
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		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/seek-professional-advice-not-doctor-google/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[abuse]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[blame]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consequences]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fear]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[generosity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gratitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[instincts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental health issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mid-life crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[overprotective]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parental control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parental instinct]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[persistent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pressure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Red Flags]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexual abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[siblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swearing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teenagers]]></category>
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		<title>Compromise or you&#8217;ll be at odds</title>
		<link>https://ellieadvice.com/compromise-or-youll-be-at-odds/</link>
		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/compromise-or-youll-be-at-odds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 05:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accomplishment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compromise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[errands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grandparenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inappropriate behaviour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[instincts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parental instinct]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Protective Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resentment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sleep-in]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stranger danger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trust]]></category>

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		<title>Trust your instincts &#8211; especially with regards to your children</title>
		<link>https://ellieadvice.com/trust-your-instincts-especially-with-regards-to-your-children/</link>
		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/trust-your-instincts-especially-with-regards-to-your-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FaceTime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grandparenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[instincts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[isolation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[judge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loneliness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal instinct]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental health issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parental instinct]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pity party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Romance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[secrets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seniors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[siblings]]></category>

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		<title>Pace yourself during the holiday season</title>
		<link>https://ellieadvice.com/pace-yourself-during-the-holiday-season/</link>
		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/pace-yourself-during-the-holiday-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drunk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[embarrassment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friends with benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friendship]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[inappropriate behaviour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[instincts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexual harassment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work issues]]></category>

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		<title>Trust is key in ANY and EVERY relationship</title>
		<link>https://ellieadvice.com/trust-is-key-in-any-and-every-relationship/</link>
		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/trust-is-key-in-any-and-every-relationship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2024 05:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acrophobia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADHD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[annoy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[avoidance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birthdays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Covid-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fears]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[frustration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hurt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hyperactive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[instincts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lonely]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neighbour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[senior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trust]]></category>

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		<title>Watch out for controlling partners</title>
		<link>https://ellieadvice.com/watch-out-for-controlling-partners/</link>
		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/watch-out-for-controlling-partners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 04:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[controlling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eating disorders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friendship]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[instincts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pressure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relocating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seniors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unhealthy Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

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		<title>ANY type of sexual harassment is unacceptable</title>
		<link>https://ellieadvice.com/any-type-of-sexual-harassment-is-unacceptable/</link>
		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/any-type-of-sexual-harassment-is-unacceptable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 04:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[#metoo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alcohol issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cheating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gossip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grandparenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In-laws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[instincts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[secrets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexual harassment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace harassment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

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		<title>Avoid gossip, especially if it could hurt someone you know/love</title>
		<link>https://ellieadvice.com/avoid-gossip-especially-if-it-could-hurt-someone-you-knowlove/</link>
		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/avoid-gossip-especially-if-it-could-hurt-someone-you-knowlove/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 04:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cheating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fears]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gossip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In-laws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[instincts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stranger danger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teenagers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trauma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[triggers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trust]]></category>
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		<title>Living with someone shouldn&#8217;t be an experiment</title>
		<link>https://ellieadvice.com/living-with-someone-shouldnt-be-an-experiment/</link>
		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/living-with-someone-shouldnt-be-an-experiment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 04:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[instincts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rape]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[travel]]></category>
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		<title>Children, no matter how old, will often come first</title>
		<link>https://ellieadvice.com/children-no-matter-how-old-will-often-come-first/</link>
		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/children-no-matter-how-old-will-often-come-first/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 04:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buyer's remorse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grieving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[instincts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental health issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pets]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[siblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trust]]></category>

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