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		<title>AN ADDICT IN THE FAMILY</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As someone who has treated people with alcohol and drug problems, as well as other issues, I never dreamed that I would one day have an addict in my family. The addict in my family is my dog, Dafka.  If you&#8217;ve looked at my web site, you&#8217;ll know that he is my co-therapist.  He is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zorakolkey.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7199648&amp;post=422&amp;subd=zorakolkey&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PRISONER TRAUMA, SOCIETAL IMPACT</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American Society of Criminology has accepted my proposal for a presentation on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder at their annual conference in November.  My abstract is below.  If you or someone you know would like to be a part of this, I encourage and invite you to get in touch with me. PTSD:  INSIDE AND OUTSIDE [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zorakolkey.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7199648&amp;post=398&amp;subd=zorakolkey&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Five Ways to Take Care of Yourself During Stressful Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Emotions & Feelings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hope that all of you had a wonderful Holiday, and that you have a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year! This time of year, in spite of the joy, can be very stressful.  Now, in addition to the usual Holiday stresses, we are faced with external circumstances which can be exceedingly stressful, the economy, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zorakolkey.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7199648&amp;post=384&amp;subd=zorakolkey&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.  ~ Ben Williams</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 19:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was thinking about a client of mine when I found this quote which is so appropriate.  I don&#8217;t know whether you&#8217;ve seen my co-therapist, Dafka.  There&#8217;s a picture of him on my web site.  Dafka, my client (who gave me permission to tell you this story) and the quote all go together. About an [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zorakolkey.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7199648&amp;post=362&amp;subd=zorakolkey&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Questions that I Don&#8217;t Have Answers To</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was just appalled and saddened when I read about the suicide of the young Rutger&#8217;s student and the reasons behind it.  Then I heard about more young people committing suicide after being bullied about their sexuality.  I don&#8217;t understand.  What ever happened to respecting someone&#8217;s privacy and confidentiality? When my children were young, I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zorakolkey.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7199648&amp;post=356&amp;subd=zorakolkey&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A DAY OF REMEMBERANCE:  September 11, 2001</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Abuse and Addiction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[September 11, 2001.  It was a little after 6:00 am on Tuesday morning.  Do you remember where you were?  Who were you with, if anyone?  What were you doing? I remember very clearly what I was doing.  My roommate’s door, at the end of the hall, was open.  The television was on, and it did [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zorakolkey.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7199648&amp;post=350&amp;subd=zorakolkey&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Victory Over Sexual Abuse:  A Client&#8217;s Story</title>
		<link>http://zorakolkey.wordpress.com/2010/08/04/victory-over-sexual-abuse-a-clients-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 05:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was so moved by a note that I received from a former client that I asked and received permission from her to share her story.  She stated that if hearing her story helps someone else, she&#8217;s all for it.  I am, of course, changing the details so that she won&#8217;t be identified, and the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zorakolkey.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7199648&amp;post=298&amp;subd=zorakolkey&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What do Your Dreams Say to You?</title>
		<link>http://zorakolkey.wordpress.com/2010/07/20/what-do-your-dreams-say-to-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ON BECOMING YOUR OWN AUTHORITY The other night I dreamt that I was walking down some stairs and a tall, elegant black woman was walking up the stairs.  She looked at me and asked me, “What do you do?”  I answered, “I’m a psychotherapist.”  She responded, “Oh, then you are your own authority.” When I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zorakolkey.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7199648&amp;post=242&amp;subd=zorakolkey&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Have You Had to Say &#8220;Good-Bye&#8221; to Your Pet?</title>
		<link>http://zorakolkey.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/have-you-had-to-say-good-bye-to-a-pet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://zorakolkey.wordpress.com/?p=233</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have looked at my web site, you have met my co-therapist, Dafka.  If you haven&#8217;t met him, I invite you to check out my web site, therapywithzora. Dafka is big and black.  He is English bull terrier, lab and pit mix, and he is almost four years old.  I love my dog dearly.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zorakolkey.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7199648&amp;post=233&amp;subd=zorakolkey&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BODY, MIND, EMOTION CONNECTION</title>
		<link>http://zorakolkey.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/body-mind-emotion-connection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 23:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Body Connection]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eastern philosophies and cultures, including medicine, have always recognized and acknowledged the unity of mind, body and emotions. Western culture and philosophy, on the other hand until recently, have taken a very dualistic approach to healing. Still, within that dualistic approach there has been an unacknowledged recognition of the impact the emotions have on the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zorakolkey.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7199648&amp;post=226&amp;subd=zorakolkey&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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