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            <title><![CDATA[The Day I Realized I Was Just Existing]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 17:23:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[10 Lessons I Borrowed From Dale Carnegie to End My Anxiety]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 09:12:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[On Borrowed Time]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:28:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Some Nights I Feel the Stars Watching Me Back]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/write-a-catalyst/some-nights-i-feel-the-stars-watching-me-back-9f77729426ac?source=rss-65dbeba40b04------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*yKt6MTDTrqhIeskV" width="8356"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">What I hope my heart remembers when it&#x2019;s over</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/write-a-catalyst/some-nights-i-feel-the-stars-watching-me-back-9f77729426ac?source=rss-65dbeba40b04------2">Continue reading on Write A Catalyst »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 03:11:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[It Begins With You: The 9 Hard Truths About Love That Changed My Life]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 06:57:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Book That Made Me Stop Asking “When Will Life Get Better?”]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/write-a-catalyst/the-book-that-made-me-stop-asking-when-will-life-get-better-ed2b6bd36f07?source=rss-65dbeba40b04------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*3pM2P43b_x4xO4oH" width="3637"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">And start asking a scarier question I actually needed to hear</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/write-a-catalyst/the-book-that-made-me-stop-asking-when-will-life-get-better-ed2b6bd36f07?source=rss-65dbeba40b04------2">Continue reading on Write A Catalyst »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 02:32:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[7 Tiny Decisions That Changed My Life]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:24:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[8 Rules I Learned About Writing by ‘Writing’]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Twenty Snoozes and a Smile]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2025 03:19:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[I Wasn’t Supposed to Stay That Small]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2025 08:49:06 GMT</pubDate>
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