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	<title>Ellie &#187; toxic</title>
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		<title>Personal hygiene usually amps up with puberty</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[abstinence]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[intention]]></category>
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		<title>Watch out for scammers!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 04:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boundaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family alienation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[grandparenting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[influence]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[retention]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[toxic]]></category>
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		<title>Take a new relationship slowly</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 04:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chemistry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dumped]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ghosting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kiss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[patterns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rekindle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reputation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexual assault]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexual harassment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teenagers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toxic]]></category>

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		<title>Getting the desk right by the washroom is the worst!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 05:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cheating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cottage life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gratitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hurt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[memories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[toxic]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[widowhood]]></category>
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		<title>Love people for who they are, not how they look</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 04:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Addictions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[alcoholic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[body shaming]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cottage issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[drinking]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[grandparenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gratitude]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[honesty]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[imagination]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[neighbours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[partying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quitting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[responsibility]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[siblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smoking]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[wardrobe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight issues]]></category>
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		<title>On daughters-in-law&#8230;..</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2024 04:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[appreciation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blame]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compromise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empathy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[intrusive]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[peace]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[respect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress]]></category>
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		<title>Being friendly and making friends is a superpower</title>
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		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/being-friendly-and-making-friends-is-a-superpower/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 04:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[anger]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[homeless]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mean]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toxic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel]]></category>
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		<title>Ellie&#8217;s new style of column &#8211; Saturdays only</title>
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		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/ellies-new-style-of-column-saturdays-only/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2024 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[adventure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Covid-19]]></category>
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		<title>Reminder of a bad experience can trigger anxiety</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 05:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[accusations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bullying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood trauma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coping mechanism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
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		<title>Important information is best shared age-appropriately</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2023 04:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[mono]]></category>
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