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		<itunes:author><![CDATA[Melanie G. Snyder]]></itunes:author>
		
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                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2020 04:10:10 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
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                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
                                    <title>1_Contagious Self-Care - Acknowledgement</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[A short reading from Winnie the Pooh by AA Milne on the power of acknowledging our difficult days, admitting when we’re struggling, and asking for support.  And one of the most compassionate things we can do for others is to just be present, to sit with them, quietly like the solid, reliable Piglet, when they are struggling through their own Difficult Days. ]]></description>
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                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2020 14:40:50 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-04-08T14:40:50+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
                                    <title>2_Contagious Self-Care - Laughter</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Research from the Mayo Clinic and others shows that laughter can relieve and re-calibrate our stress response system, reduce physical symptoms of stress, and even improve our immune system. It’s one of the best self-care tools we have - or as Mark Twain once said:  
The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Research from the Mayo Clinic and others shows that laughter can relieve and re-calibrate our stress response system, reduce physical symptoms of stress, and even improve our immune system. It’s one of the best self-care tools we have - or as Mark Twain once said:  
The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2020 16:26:34 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-04-09T16:26:34+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
                                    <title>3_Contagious Self-Care - Healing</title>
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                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A beautiful recording of Leonard Cohen’s song "Come Healing" performed by Liz Fulmer.]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2020 14:14:24 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-04-13T14:14:24+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
                                    <title>4_Contagious Self_Care - Encouragement</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[A reading of part of an essay by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, written years ago, but powerfully relevant right now.]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A reading of part of an essay by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, written years ago, but powerfully relevant right now.]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2020 14:53:10 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-04-13T14:53:10+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
                                    <title>5_Contagious Self-Care - Grounding</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[A simple technique called “Five Senses Grounding” with tips from Mayo Clinic, University of Rochester Medical Center and Greater Good in Action at UC Berkeley. ]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A simple technique called “Five Senses Grounding” with tips from Mayo Clinic, University of Rochester Medical Center and Greater Good in Action at UC Berkeley. ]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2020 14:22:02 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-04-17T14:22:02+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
                                    <title>6_Contagious Self-Care – Loving-Kindness</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[A guided meditation adapted from Greater Good in Action at UC Berkeley]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A guided meditation adapted from Greater Good in Action at UC Berkeley]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:19:25 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-04-20T14:19:25+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
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                                    <title>7_Contagious Self-Care - Gratitude</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[A guided gratitude practice adapted from UC Berkeley’s Greater Good in Action Science Center.]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A guided gratitude practice adapted from UC Berkeley’s Greater Good in Action Science Center.]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:47:07 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-04-24T14:47:07+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
                                    <title>9_Contagious Self-Care - Self-Compassion</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[a simple practice from Dr. Kristin Neff, founder of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[a simple practice from Dr. Kristin Neff, founder of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2020 13:55:39 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-04-27T13:55:39+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
                                    <title>10_Contagious Self-Care – Visioning (Part 1)</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Part 1 of  a 3-part self-care activity called “The Rearview Mirror Exercise”, created by author, educator and child advocate, Frank Kros of the Kros Learning Group. ( kroslearninggroup.com )]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Part 1 of  a 3-part self-care activity called “The Rearview Mirror Exercise”, created by author, educator and child advocate, Frank Kros of the Kros Learning Group. ( kroslearninggroup.com )]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2020 15:25:42 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-05-01T15:25:42+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
                                    <title>12_Contagious Self-Care – Visioning (Part 3)</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[Part 3 of  a 3-part self-care activity called “The Rearview Mirror Exercise”, created by author, educator and child advocate, Frank Kros of the Kros Learning Group. ( kroslearninggroup.com )]]></description>
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                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Part 3 of  a 3-part self-care activity called “The Rearview Mirror Exercise”, created by author, educator and child advocate, Frank Kros of the Kros Learning Group. ( kroslearninggroup.com )]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2020 14:38:16 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-05-04T14:38:16+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[A mindful deep breathing practice called Box Breathing (sometimes called "4 Square Breathing") that can calm and regulate the autonomic nervous system (ANS).]]></description>
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                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2020 14:34:44 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
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                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
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                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2020 14:33:52 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
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                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
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                                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2020 13:25:43 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-05-11T13:25:43+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
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                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2020 14:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-05-13T14:11:00+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
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                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2020 15:14:43 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-05-15T15:14:43+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
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                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2020 15:09:10 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-05-18T15:09:10+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[a reading of a poem by Naomi Shihab Nye titled "Kindness" from her book "The Words Under the Words." ]]></description>
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                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2020 15:04:43 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-05-20T15:04:43+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[The Fingerholds Technique, based on ancient Eastern Medicine that has identified certain points on our bodies that are associated with different emotions. It combines gentle accupressure and mindful breathing to release difficult feelings and bring ourselves back into emotional balance.]]></description>
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                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2020 14:54:24 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-05-22T14:54:24+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
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                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2020 13:23:17 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-05-25T13:23:17+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
                                    <title>22_Contagious Self-Care – Boundaries</title>
                                    <description><![CDATA[A simple guide to a few steps anyone can take to set clear boundaries with the people around us about what we will and won’t do, what we will and won’t allow or tolerate -  the ultimate form of self-care. It says, “I respect myself enough to let others know what’s important to me, how I want to be treated, and how I want to live - and to ask them to support me in that.” Clear boundaries also help us to set our expectations for ourselves.]]></description>
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                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2020 14:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-04-22T14:15:00+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
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                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2020 09:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-05-27T09:13:00+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
                                    <title>23_Contagious Self-Care - Stretch</title>
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                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2020 15:10:20 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
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                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
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                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 08:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
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                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2020 08:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
                                        <atom:updated>2020-06-03T08:16:00+02:00</atom:updated>
                                        
                                    
                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
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                                    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[a progressive muscular relaxation routine adapted from Harvard Medical School]]></itunes:summary>
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                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2020 08:19:01 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
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                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
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                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
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                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2020 14:15:21 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
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                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
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                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2020 16:36:17 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
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                                    <artist>Melanie G. Snyder</artist>
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                                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2021 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                        
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