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	<title>Christian Family Institute</title>
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		<title>Inagural Video Podcast- What Every Youth Minister Needs to Know About Crisis Management</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mr. Bowden McElroy and Dr. Tim Doty discuss what &#8220;we wish every youth minister knew about crisis management in twenty minutes or less.&#8221; We cover issues of confidentiality and legal/moral/ethical obligations to be wary of secret-keeping. We also discuss linking to referral sources and we encourage youth ministers and helpers in general to prioritize self-care. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christianfamilyinstitute.com/video-podcast-youth-minister-crisis-management/</link>
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		<title>PREPARE ENRICH Training video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Announcement!  CFI has entered the video age.  We have recently posted a couple of videos. Dr. Dale Doty discusses the benefits of PREPARE/ENRICH training for pastors, clergy, ministers, counselors, and marriage coaches who would like certification in a very useful tool. Check back for more videos coming soon!]]></description>
		<link>http://christianfamilyinstitute.com/prepare-video/</link>
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		<title>You&#8217;ve Lost That Lovin&#8217; Feelin&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Passion and romance are not constants in a love relationship.  If it were not for the constraints inherent to most marriages (e.g., financial, spiritual, impact upon the children, etc.) many marriages would not endure long enough to restore the reasons why the marital commitment was made in the first place.  That is why the commitment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christianfamilyinstitute.com/youve-lost-that-lovin-feelin/</link>
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		<title>Becoming a Mother-in-Law</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The wedding is over, the bride &#38; groom begin adjusting to their life together, and the parents are doing a fair share of adjusting as well.   Parents go through numerous transitional periods with their children &#8212; adjusting to their birth, beginning school, driving, dating, off to college and eventually marriage.   For me, there [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christianfamilyinstitute.com/becoming-a-mother-in-law/</link>
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		<title>The Honeymoon Is Over—Now What? Part One:  FAITH</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’d like to say that honeymoon never ends, but that might create unrealistic expectations.  Since unrealistic expectations are responsible for a lot of newlywed angst, I’m going to focus on some ways to build a solid marriage based on reality, not expectations. What follows is the first installment of a three-part series emphasizing three broad [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christianfamilyinstitute.com/after-honeymoon-part-one/</link>
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		<title>Making the Most of Family Vacations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love vacations. I have been accused, and I can’t disagree, of having a Vacation Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I particularly enjoy family vacations to anything Disney, and trips with my wife to go diving. Why is this? I think a good part of the reason has to do with the opportunity to have fun with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christianfamilyinstitute.com/family_vacations/</link>
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		<title>Introduction to CFI</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Dale Doty recently recorded a brief podcast explaining the history and distinctiveness of Christian Family Institute.  This audio recording is an introduction to what has made CFI a vibrant source of help and healing for couples, families, individuals, churches and communities in the Tulsa area for over 30 years.  Please listen and forward on. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christianfamilyinstitute.com/introduction-to-cfi/</link>
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		<title>Personality Disorders</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was recently asked to do a series of interviews explaining what personalities are and how they manifest themselves in the context of the church.  Those interviews can be found at: http://www.tonycooke.org/store/audio_series.html The classification of personality disorders is often misunderstood.  We have all come in contact with people who have such disorders, whether we have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christianfamilyinstitute.com/personality-disorders/</link>
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		<title>Helping a Loved One Who Self-Injures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Self injury tends to be a misunderstood behavior. The most common assumptions of self injury are that it is a suicide attempt or an attempt to seek attention. In reality the most common reasons for self harm are: attempts to relieve and express overwhelming emotional pain; attempts to control what feels like an out of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christianfamilyinstitute.com/helping-a-loved-one-who-self-injures/</link>
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		<title>Hope is a Big Word</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hope is a big word.  It is what keeps us going. It is something that helps us to cope with bad times and the essence of what we celebrate in the good times. It is something that is often lacking in a therapists office.  Lately, I have realized that one of my primary goals is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christianfamilyinstitute.com/hope-is-a-big-word/</link>
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