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	<description>A journey away from medication and into healthy eating to stay sane.</description>
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		<title>Happy Sunday in November</title>
		<link>http://naturalgal.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/happy-sunday-in-november/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi, One of my goals was to write a book on how I recovered. Now I&#8217;m wondering why I would even want to expose myself to all the critism. Filed under: Uncategorized<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturalgal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2780743&amp;post=1404&amp;subd=naturalgal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Getting the word out about Big Pharma and our children</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Follow the money]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello readers, Today I thought I would post a link to another blog I came across while I was on the mainstream news looking for other news. I was surprised to find, Whos mining the kids by  by family therapist and author Marilyn Wedge, Ph.D. I read her post: The Connection Between Big Pharma And [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturalgal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2780743&amp;post=1394&amp;subd=naturalgal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>He thinks I&#8217;m okay because I found the right meds&#8230;I&#8217;m okay because I weaned off those meds</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday my husband and I visited the tax man. We filed an extention on our taxes, so now we are doing them in October. Two years ago I felt like I had to explain to man who prepares our taxes why I was on disability. I was on in 2010 too, but not 2011. I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturalgal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2780743&amp;post=1390&amp;subd=naturalgal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m to scared to &#8220;come out&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi, I know I should be writing more than I do. There is a lot to tell. I’m just too scared that if I tell too much of it that I will be found out. I’ve become my own best friend. My job is stressful although many people think it is a fun job. Others [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturalgal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2780743&amp;post=1387&amp;subd=naturalgal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Outing someone else</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I did something I never thought I would do. I accidentally &#8220;outed&#8221; another person. I said in writing that this person had a mental illness. They were furious with me. I can&#8217;t beleive that I did that. I didin&#8217;t have the guts to tell the person. I really know how you feel becuase I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturalgal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2780743&amp;post=1384&amp;subd=naturalgal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8216;real world&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I&#8217;m still working at my &#8220;real world&#8221; job. I&#8217;m kinda proud of myself. But I&#8217;m full of tension. My back has knots in it. Filed under: Uncategorized<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturalgal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2780743&amp;post=1380&amp;subd=naturalgal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Gabor Maté on the Stress-Disease Connection, Addiction, Attention Deficit Disorder and the Destruction of American Childhood</title>
		<link>http://naturalgal.wordpress.com/2011/05/31/dr-gabor-mate-on-the-stress-disease-connection-addiction-attention-deficit-disorder-and-the-destruction-of-american-childhood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 18:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.democracynow.org/2011/5/30/dr_gabor_mat_on_the_stress Filed under: Alternative health, alternative medicine, Alternative mental health, Coping with a mental health diagnosis, psychology, Stigma, verbal abuse<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturalgal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2780743&amp;post=1377&amp;subd=naturalgal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Paperwork completed?</title>
		<link>http://naturalgal.wordpress.com/2011/05/11/paperwork-completed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 13:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I mailed off the paperwork to SS yesterday to let them know that I now have a professional job and don&#8217;t need ss anymore.  I had phoned and mailed them a couple months ago. They then sent me  a bunch of new or more forms to fill out. The forms asked questions about employment from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturalgal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2780743&amp;post=1374&amp;subd=naturalgal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is anyone reading?</title>
		<link>http://naturalgal.wordpress.com/2011/05/09/is-anyone-reading/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 20:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I started this blog in 2008, I hooked up with other alternative bloggers. It was fun. Now it seems many of them have quit blogging. That seems like a lifetime ago. I am still kinda running scared. And going through life incognito. I suppose if I just go public, I could write a better [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturalgal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2780743&amp;post=1369&amp;subd=naturalgal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Write a little each day</title>
		<link>http://naturalgal.wordpress.com/2011/05/08/write-a-little-each-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 01:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the best ways to write a book is to practice writing everyday. I&#8217;ve been thinking about writing a book for a long time now. I want to write about my recovery from mental illness. I want to write a book, but I’m not sure why. I used to think it was because I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturalgal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2780743&amp;post=1366&amp;subd=naturalgal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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