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        <title><![CDATA[Stories by Rochelle Deans on Medium]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Five Things I Didn’t Know Were Hypermobility in Disguise]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 01:56:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Meditation: Practicing the Art of Failing]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:17:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ramit Sethi’s Conscious Spending Plan Is Almost Perfect]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[This Bloody Prologue]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@rochelledeans/this-bloody-prologue-a87ecfe7c077?source=rss-52613b96f3c2------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*HBk782DG76hOibxQ" width="6024"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">A sestina for January 2026</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/@rochelledeans/this-bloody-prologue-a87ecfe7c077?source=rss-52613b96f3c2------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rochelle Deans]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:35:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Work Is the Point]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@rochelledeans/the-work-is-the-point-40249cbb8eb8?source=rss-52613b96f3c2------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*_StTL8CK2v5kagaM" width="5472"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">A reflection for 2026</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/@rochelledeans/the-work-is-the-point-40249cbb8eb8?source=rss-52613b96f3c2------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 22:38:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[You Think What You Consume]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/a-little-stoic-wisdom/you-think-what-you-consume-6c7d0ef60d9f?source=rss-52613b96f3c2------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*Ux_km3C5StT3v8Qf" width="3635"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Creating&#x200A;&#x2014;&#x200A;and destroying&#x200A;&#x2014;&#x200A;neural pathways for clicks</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/a-little-stoic-wisdom/you-think-what-you-consume-6c7d0ef60d9f?source=rss-52613b96f3c2------2">Continue reading on Pragmatic Wisdom »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rochelle Deans]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:39:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Questions I Couldn’t Ask a Year Ago]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@rochelledeans/the-questions-i-couldnt-ask-a-year-ago-de6fc59da5e5?source=rss-52613b96f3c2------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*cnhutPDUWWw6Vkay" width="3456"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">How the 12-week year framework unexpectedly changed my approach to my self-worth</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/@rochelledeans/the-questions-i-couldnt-ask-a-year-ago-de6fc59da5e5?source=rss-52613b96f3c2------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rochelle Deans]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 20:56:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Taking Children’s Grievances Seriously Matters]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/age-of-empathy/sneezing-was-once-the-worst-thing-to-happen-to-my-daughter-2a10268769eb?source=rss-52613b96f3c2------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*T6zkbRgJA4i1jXV8" width="4928"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Lessons from the newborn stage I&#x2019;m taking into parenting a middle schooler</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/age-of-empathy/sneezing-was-once-the-worst-thing-to-happen-to-my-daughter-2a10268769eb?source=rss-52613b96f3c2------2">Continue reading on Age of Empathy »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2025 13:02:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Three Essential Movements in Powerful Scenes]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 13:02:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gentle Parenting Myself]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 20:02:12 GMT</pubDate>
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