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		<title>Step outside of your boozy persona</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 01:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alcohol takes us to places that we would never go when sober. Dark places. Dangerous places. I’ve done some terrible things under the influence of alcohol that make me shudder today. Things that I have never shared publicly which says a lot about how dark they are because I’ve written many hundreds of thousands of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Spicy Tomato Juice</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 00:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is absolutely delicious, nice to order when out for lunch or make at home for an afternoon filler. You can alter the ingredients and quantities depending on your tastes. If you like it extremely hot go heavy on the tobasco sauce! Ingredients: Tomato juice Tobasco sauce (or another chilli sauce) 1 tsp horseradish Salt [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Supporting Your Peers (Guest Post)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 21:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mrs D]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This guest post comes from Tom Mabon a.k.a @behind-the-sofa, a long-time member of this site and also one of our Community Moderators. ========== I was recently fortunate enough to carry out some Peer Support training through Connect Support Recovery, a Non-Government Organisation (NGO) in Auckland helping those with addiction and mental health issues. They offer [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Sober Story: Janette</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 12:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mrs D]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s Sober Story comes from Janette, a 56-year-old living in West Auckland. ============== Mrs D: How long have you been in recovery? Janette: I got sober 13 August 2007, I&#8217;ve just celebrated my 11th sober Christmas Mrs D: What can you tell us about the last months/years of your drinking before you gave up? [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Ask An Expert: Jennifer (Peer Support Worker)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 23:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mrs D]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s Ask An Expert is Jennifer, a peer support worker for the Salvation Army - part of the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court treatment team.  =============== Mrs D: How are you first put into contact with people who are struggling with addiction? Jennifer: When people are accepted into the Court I meet with them, sometimes [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Pomegranate Paradise</title>
		<link>http://www.livingsober.org.nz/pomegranate-paradise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 23:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My brother-in-law made this delicious drink for me around Christmas time, and it was so good! Blending the pomegranate seeds might seem odd but it really brings out the flavour. Ingredients: 1 peach 1 pomegranate 1 lemon Ice Sweetener (optional) Fizzy water Ingredients: Blend together the peach, seeds from the pomegranate, a handful of ice, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Sober Story: Jo</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 23:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mrs D]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s Sober Story comes from Jo, a 55-year-old Career Coach and Elearning Designer living in the Waikato. Jo&#8217;s Sober Story is written out below, and she&#8217;s also sharing it with us via an awesome animated video clip. Check it out &#8230; =============== Mrs D: How long have you been in recovery? Jo: I&#8217;ve been in recovery (this [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Warm Spiced Apple Juice</title>
		<link>http://www.livingsober.org.nz/warm-spiced-apple-juice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2017 04:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The spices give this drink a decidedly Christmassy feel! And it&#8217;s fun to make, simple but treaty. Ingredients: 1 ltr apple juice 1 orange 1 apple Approx 20 whole cloves 1 cinnamon stick 10 whole cardamom pods or 1 heaped tsp cardamom seeds 2 slices of fresh ginger Method: Stud the apple and orange with 10 [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Sober Story: Lesley</title>
		<link>http://www.livingsober.org.nz/sober-story-lesley/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2017 23:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mrs D]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s Sober Story comes from Lesley, a 64-year-old living in Tauranga. ================ Mrs D: How long have you been in recovery? Lesley: 6 and a half years (Mid-May 2011 was my last alcoholic drink). Mrs D: What can you tell us about the last months/years of your drinking before you gave up? Lesley: They were pretty [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t entertain those addictive thoughts</title>
		<link>http://www.livingsober.org.nz/dont-entertain-addictive-thoughts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2017 23:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mrs D]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[brain re-training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cravings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You know those thoughts that fly at you trying to convince you to drink or telling you you&#8217;re a boring sober loser? Those really unhelpful and distructive thoughts? Here&#8217;s the thing. You have a choice not to listen to them. You have a choice whether to engage with them or not. And my suggestion is &#8211; [&#8230;]]]></description>
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