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	<title>Dr Affie Adagio Life Coach, Family Therapist, Marriage Celebrant, Trainer</title>
	<link>http://www.affie.com.au</link>
	<description>specialising in dependencies: compulsions and recovery</description>
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		<title>Adam Lambert: American Idol audience prejudice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t usually follow talent shows because the final choice is quite often unexpected. Nevertheless, as I flicked onto one of the American Idol shows with Adam Lambert performing, my hair stood on end at the talent of this man. His voice and performance was iconic. Every time there was a new segment I watched [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.affie.com.au/adam-lambert-american-idol-audience-prejudice/</link>
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		<title>Bougainville Seminar a Success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Bougainville Women&#8217;s Seminar in International Women&#8217;s Day Week on Wednesday 11th March in State Parliament House was a success. It was in the Theaterette and attended by over 80 people. However, the Lateline DVD which had worked well at Humanist House previously did not work in the Theaterette.
Waratah Rosemarie Gillespie who had experienced some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.affie.com.au/bougainville-seminar-success/</link>
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		<title>Bougainville Women Seminar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An interview with Dr. Affie Adagio:
&#8220;These statements from the people in Bougainville just brought me to tears,&#8221; said Dr Affie Adagio, when she announced that the statemnts would be read out publicly. &#8220;What happened in Bougainville needs to be known. It was truly awful,&#8221; she said.
&#8220;I was helping Waratah Rosemarie Gillespie out by typing the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.affie.com.au/bougainville-women-seminar/</link>
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		<title>13th Stepping Protection</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A discussion has evolved from my post on the practice of 13th Stepping &#8211; having sex with a person who is more vulnerable than yourself. There have been comments denigrating the 12 Step program, partly blaming 13th stepping. Having worked for over 20 years in the recovery field I can only say that if someone [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.affie.com.au/13th-stepping-protection/</link>
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		<title>When motivation waxes and wanes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Energy can seem to disappear when motivation becomes low. It is important not to hand over our power to the negative feelings which are also affected by negative associations. Notice how invincible we feel when motivation is high and we then have the energy to reach great achievements. So when motivation waxes and wanes we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.affie.com.au/when-motivation-waxes-and-wanes/</link>
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		<title>Love and music keeps us alive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No matter how happy we are living alone we need love and music to keep us alive and happy. Notice how feelings change when we put music on. When the music is adagio, the heart warms and the serotonin is released making us relax. The same applies to other music such as some Chopin or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.affie.com.au/love-and-music-keeps-us-alive/</link>
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		<title>Obesity in young girls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had a comment from Renee about a problem they were experiencing, which is worth writing a post on here. Many families are faced with the discomfort that a member&#8217;s compulsion can cause. There is a concern for what is obvious and then struggling with a need to not cause distress for the person in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.affie.com.au/obesity-in-young-girls/</link>
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		<title>Visitor weddings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I promised to let you know why some visitors to  Australia come here to get  married because it is not possible to  marry in their own country. I also wrote that as I was not exactly sure why this was the case I would wait for the next such wedding and then [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.affie.com.au/visitor-weddings/</link>
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		<title>Willingness to be abstinent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[People who are torn apart by their addiction can lose years struggling to find happiness. Having unhealthy behaviour, whether it is substance or process excesses, keeps us from finding fulfilment  and serenity. Nevertheless, only when we become willing to go to any lengths to gain recovery are we able to achieve this freedom. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.affie.com.au/willingness-to-be-abstinent/</link>
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		<title>Know your limitations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I cannot stress enough that people who are not experienced or qualified need to know their limitations when  it comes to providing guidance or therapy to those who are afflicted with dysfunctional or addictive behaviours. I am being approached by so many visitors to this website who think that they can help by accommodating [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.affie.com.au/know-your-limitations/</link>
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