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		<title>Protect those you love, but don&#8217;t jump the gun</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[break-up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consequences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exhaustion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[names]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protection]]></category>
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		<title>Tread softly with in-laws&#8230;. it&#8217;s a precarious relationship</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[decisions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dignity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disappointment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[disrespectful]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food restrictions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gift giving]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[honesty]]></category>
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		<title>Alcohol abuse can have seriously negative effects on the drinker AND their family</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 05:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[abuse]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[argument]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ashamed]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[coworkers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defensive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dumped]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[frustration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care worker]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[loss of a loved one]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental illness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neglect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parental loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Red Flags]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scholarship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Separated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[siblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teenagers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[triggers]]></category>
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		<title>EVERYONE snoops! Just be careful for what (and how) you snoop</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 05:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cheating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[expose]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[secrets]]></category>
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		<title>Other people&#8217;s chips aren&#8217;t your problem</title>
		<link>https://ellieadvice.com/other-peoples-chips-arent-your-problem/</link>
		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/other-peoples-chips-arent-your-problem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 04:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acquaintance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bullying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[celebrity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fashion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[heartbreak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[judge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[memory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prediction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-fulfilling prophecy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seniors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[siblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teenagers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worry]]></category>

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		<title>Do your best and hold your head high</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 04:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[boundaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Covid-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[estrangement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grandparenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[isolation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loyalty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protection]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[siblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[surprise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[triggers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unhealthy Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace issues]]></category>

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		<title>Sex is personal, private and for you to decide the details</title>
		<link>https://ellieadvice.com/sex-is-personal-private-and-for-you-to-decide-the-details/</link>
		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/sex-is-personal-private-and-for-you-to-decide-the-details/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 04:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blame]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cheating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grandparenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guilty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[honesty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hurt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pressure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[secrets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sex on the beach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Withholding Sex]]></category>

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		<title>Dogs and kids should ADD to your life, not burden you</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 04:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crush]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gift]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pandemic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retirement]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Teenagers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[timing]]></category>
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		<title>Health trumps everything. Move on</title>
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		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/health-trumps-everything-move-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 04:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cottage life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dismissive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dumped]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grandparenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grudges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hurt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[patience]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Protective Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rejection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[respect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[secrets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[siblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[snitching]]></category>
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		<title>Drama and dynamics can break families apart</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 04:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brief therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compassion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deceit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disrespectful]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grandparenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[honesty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[siblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trauma]]></category>

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