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	<description>Author &#124; Speaker &#124; Coach &#124; Answering your questions about  grief and the grieving process after significant loss</description>
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		<title>Grieving Children Helping Grieving Children</title>
		<link>http://askmarymac.com/2013/05/24/grieving-children-helping-grieving-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 14:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MaryMac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received this note from 20 year-old Maeve last evening&#8230; Mary Mac, Hello, my name is Maeve. I am 20 and I just recently lost my aunt to cancer. She was the mother to four children, two sets of twins. The older two and girls, aged 13. The younger two are a girl and boy, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bittersweet Mother&#8217;s Day</title>
		<link>http://askmarymac.com/2013/05/13/bittersweet-mothers-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 15:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MaryMac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Mother&#8217;s Day swings around I usually have mixed emotions. I&#8217;m grateful that my own mother is still with me, along with the other &#8216;mothers&#8217; I have the privilege to still enjoy&#8230;my Aunt, my Godmother, and my friend Jeanne, all who really &#8216;get&#8217; me since I&#8217;m anything but conventional in my thinking. But my heart [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mary Mac&#8217;s Amazon Best Selling Grief Book &#8211; Free till Sunday</title>
		<link>http://askmarymac.com/2013/04/17/mary-macs-amazon-best-selling-grief-book-free-till-sunday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MaryMac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To honor those directly affected by the blasts in Boston and the citizens of their great city, I&#8217;m offering a gratis copy of my Amazon Kindle Best Selling book, &#8220;Understanding Your Grieving Heart After a Loved One&#8217;s Death&#8221; until Sunday evening, April 21st. Having experienced the murder many years ago of my stepdaughter and all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boston Marathon Tragedy</title>
		<link>http://askmarymac.com/2013/04/16/boston-marathon-tragedy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MaryMac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four hours and nine minutes into the 2013 Boston Marathon brought two explosions at the finish line that pierced the flesh of dozens of runners and spectators. But the damage to the emotional psyche will remain for quite some time for both those personally harmed or the citizens of Boston. My prayers and thoughts are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sandy Hook Families:  Please Don&#8217;t Do It</title>
		<link>http://askmarymac.com/2013/04/03/sandy-hook-families-please-dont-do-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MaryMac</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://askmarymac.com/?p=1322</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Each time another tragedy befalls our country which involves gun violence, the media is quick to exploit it. Sorry, that&#8217;s just the truth. You don&#8217;t hear the media and politicians screaming to outlaw knives or gasoline or alcohol. But still there are families all around the United States whose family members are killed by stabbings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newtown, CT:  Holiday Rollercoaster</title>
		<link>http://askmarymac.com/2012/12/26/newtown-ct-holiday-rollercoaster/</link>
		<comments>http://askmarymac.com/2012/12/26/newtown-ct-holiday-rollercoaster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 01:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MaryMac</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://askmarymac.com/?p=1285</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I sit here looking out to the window. Anticipated bad weather is on the move toward us. My mind is racing in so many directions I don&#8217;t know which one I should or could concentrate on. I&#8217;m exhausted. The happenings of this past week have been something I never thought I would ever have to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Identification of My Murdered Baby</title>
		<link>http://askmarymac.com/2012/12/17/identification-of-my-murdered-baby/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MaryMac</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://askmarymac.com/?p=1278</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Connecticut State police has graciously assigned a member of their force to be with us right now. In a strange way, it&#8217;s comforting to keep the media at bay. In another way, I can&#8217;t keep from feeling how much more comforted I would have felt had they been at my child&#8217;s side when the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waking Up Without My Murdered Child</title>
		<link>http://askmarymac.com/2012/12/15/waking-up-without-my-murdered-child/</link>
		<comments>http://askmarymac.com/2012/12/15/waking-up-without-my-murdered-child/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MaryMac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My eyes open. I see the same ceiling I&#8217;ve looked at each morning for all these years. It doesn&#8217;t look any different. In my peripheral vision, I see my husband curled up next to me. He has the blanket over his head. I&#8217;m exhausted. I lay here so still. I can hear my breath. And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Valentine&#8217;s Day Isn&#8217;t The Same</title>
		<link>http://askmarymac.com/2012/02/14/when-valentines-day-isnt-the-same/</link>
		<comments>http://askmarymac.com/2012/02/14/when-valentines-day-isnt-the-same/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MaryMac</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://askmarymac.com/?p=1256</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Valentine&#8217;s Day symbolizes love and hope for the future. But sometimes, after we&#8217;ve lost someone special, it can be difficult to enjoy this day. And this is thoroughly understandable. If you&#8217;re thinking of someone who is no longer with you today, try to remember the special Valentine&#8217;s Days you did get to share together. Try [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas 2011</title>
		<link>http://askmarymac.com/2011/12/25/christmas-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 03:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MaryMac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On this Christmas evening, I&#8217;m sitting with my family all relaxing together after a memorable day and eve. We&#8217;ve shared wonderful food, delicious desserts, fun gifts and so much laughter our sides hurt. There is something about spending time with my family when we goof around with each other, making each other scream and double-over [...]]]></description>
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