<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Dr. Vernita Marsh & Associates]]></title><description><![CDATA[vma-site]]></description><link>https://vernitamarshtherapy.wixsite.com/vma-site/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:45:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://vernitamarshtherapy.wixsite.com/vma-site/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Eleven Amazing Psychological Help Articles Authored By Dr. Marsh, Published By wikiHow.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vernita Marsh, PhD Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Consultant, &#38; Speaker Dr. Vernita Marsh is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and the...]]></description><link>https://vernitamarshtherapy.wixsite.com/vma-site/single-post/eleven-amazing-psychological-help-articles-authored-by-dr-marsh-published-by-wikihow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62a8f2004014585c8098dd1c</guid><category><![CDATA[self care]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2022 22:21:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04575c_438a605dee204c1ab4be6018c2c8cd44~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>vernitamarshtherapy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love According to the Greeks: Which Types are You and Which Types do You Want?]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the Ancient Greeks, there are 8 different types of love.  We all want the long everlasting love, but how do we obtain and maint]]></description><link>https://vernitamarshtherapy.wixsite.com/vma-site/single-post/2019/11/20/love-according-to-the-greeks-which-types-are-you-and-which-types-do-you-want</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda7be3f7408800179b64c7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2019 00:20:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04575c_983a9da8346749dd8ca0bdbe97ef2fd4~mv2_d_3456_4608_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>by Shirley Smith, LMFT</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nice for What: Abuse of Power]]></title><description><![CDATA[“As I watch many of the senators speak and vote on the floor of the Senate I feel like I’m right back at Yale where half the room is...]]></description><link>https://vernitamarshtherapy.wixsite.com/vma-site/single-post/2019/03/20/nice-for-what-abuse-of-power</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda7be3f7408800179b64c4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 23:32:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04575c_62ef5877fbf54adaa0217dbaeaae9098~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>vernitamarshtherapy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fighting Fair:  The 4 F's.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you fight fair or unfair?  Fighting fair means you are open to what your partner is saying and is acknowledging your partner’s...]]></description><link>https://vernitamarshtherapy.wixsite.com/vma-site/single-post/2019/02/14/fighting-fair-the-4-fs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda7be3f7408800179b64c0</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2019 23:24:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04575c_899462528ac9406c80e31cc982988acd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>by Shirley Smith, LMFT</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tips for a Happy and Healthy Holiday with Loved Ones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flights are booked, hotels are selling out, alternative routes are being prepared. The departments stores are becoming crowded and your...]]></description><link>https://vernitamarshtherapy.wixsite.com/vma-site/single-post/2017/11/09/tips-for-a-happy-and-healthy-holiday-with-loved-ones</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda7be3f7408800179b64c2</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2017 23:48:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04575c_a25c2ccb4b9042119ebf356066a62764~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_477,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Imme Staeffler, PsyD, PA &amp;amp; Asma Nawabi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home Is Where You Are]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are living at times when immigration is on many of our minds. The topic of immigration has interested me greatly not only as a person...]]></description><link>https://vernitamarshtherapy.wixsite.com/vma-site/single-post/2017/11/02/home-is-where-you-are</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda7be3f7408800179b64c1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2017 17:19:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04575c_59a17a9acce248b399dc64d79ef241c8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_749,h_510,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Imme Staeffler, PsyD, PA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Link between Racism and Trauma]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have heard the term Racism swirling quite frequently in the media, political, corporate and the sports arena. But what is Racism? ...]]></description><link>https://vernitamarshtherapy.wixsite.com/vma-site/single-post/2017/11/02/the-link-between-racism-and-trauma</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda7be3f7408800179b64c8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2017 17:04:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04575c_14967d5e89914cfc8da10ed79664ace7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_610,h_470,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sandra Y Murcia, Psy.D.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being Haunted By Loneliness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Desperation often leads people to make poor decisions as it relates to dating and relationships]]></description><link>https://vernitamarshtherapy.wixsite.com/vma-site/single-post/2017/08/28/being-haunted-by-loneliness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda7be3f7408800179b64bf</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 22:37:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04575c_105b34344d3d4dff974b89064de5c0f2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_600,h_326,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fellana Randall, LMFT</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dating 101]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Give me an experienced man. A man who has grown into a ready man, a cultured man, a worldly, confident man. A man that has discovered...]]></description><link>https://vernitamarshtherapy.wixsite.com/vma-site/single-post/2017/06/19/dating-101</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda7be3f7408800179b64c5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2017 19:44:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04575c_7f9862068914410b95fd361dde985c1e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_410,h_293,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fellana Randall, LMFT</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rushing Romance]]></title><description><![CDATA['WHEN PEOPLE WHO BEEN TOGETHER A LONG TIME SAY THAT THE ROMANCE IS GONE, WHAT THEY'RE REALLY SAYING IS THEY'VE EXHAUSTED THE...]]></description><link>https://vernitamarshtherapy.wixsite.com/vma-site/single-post/2017/06/05/rushing-romance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda7be3f7408800179b64c6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2017 23:39:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04575c_263188156b6e47658ba083b14171c144~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_300,h_168,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fellana Randall, LMFT</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will You Hold Me?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Posted by Fellana Randall, LMFT “The body is the purest, most primal tool we have for communicating.” ~Esther Perel, Mating in Captivity...]]></description><link>https://vernitamarshtherapy.wixsite.com/vma-site/single-post/2017/05/23/will-you-hold-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda7be3f7408800179b64c3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 18:15:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04575c_fad919917d4f437ea2d3f9c66234cd67~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_300,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fellana Randall, LMFT</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hiding Talent: Women of Color]]></title><description><![CDATA[“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.” ~Alice Walker “I am a woman who came from the cotton...]]></description><link>https://vernitamarshtherapy.wixsite.com/vma-site/single-post/2017/02/06/hiding-talent-women-of-color</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda7be371be8d0017f1e456</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2017 21:03:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04575c_7c60051c5c184132ba0c2f66cb841de6~mv2.gif/v1/fit/w_712,h_915,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fellana Randall, LMFT</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will You Hold Me?]]></title><description><![CDATA[“The body is the purest, most primal tool we have for communicating.” ~Esther Perel, Mating in Captivity Now that winter has officially...]]></description><link>https://vernitamarshtherapy.wixsite.com/vma-site/single-post/2017/01/09/will-you-hold-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda7be371be8d0017f1e453</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2017 02:15:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04575c_390543a6b2074341b177e0ca9c7c47a1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fellana Randall, LMFT</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Few Words on the Fall Season and Sleep Problems]]></title><description><![CDATA[In early fall, we can feel the transition from summer to fall and winter. The fall equinox, a day with equal number of day and night time...]]></description><link>https://vernitamarshtherapy.wixsite.com/vma-site/single-post/2016/12/09/a-few-words-on-the-fall-season-and-sleep-problems</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda7be371be8d0017f1e457</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2016 20:45:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04575c_601248df43de4d2ba61bf07e1f880296~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_470,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Imme Staeffler, PsyD, PA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slavery’s Enduring Legacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[A slave master walking through the fields comes upon a slave woman. The slave master approaches her and her children and remarks, “Well...]]></description><link>https://vernitamarshtherapy.wixsite.com/vma-site/single-post/2016/12/08/slavery-s-enduring-legacy-by-gerald-b-chambers-mfti</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda7be371be8d0017f1e455</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2016 01:16:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04575c_9fd2a8ed1bfa4255bb6bcdbb36b5961f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_425,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gerald Chambers, MFTI</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Heart of the Abuser]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Heart of the Abuser “Instead of saying, ‘I’m damaged, I’m broken, I have trust issues,’ say ‘I’m healing, I’m rediscovering myself,...]]></description><link>https://vernitamarshtherapy.wixsite.com/vma-site/single-post/2016/11/04/the-heart-of-the-abuser</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda7be371be8d0017f1e450</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2016 18:25:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04575c_14b7d772476040a2a48fc8a1725d2447~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_780,h_585,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fellana Randall, LMFT</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Single Ladies in the Bay: Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[“You cannot belong to anyone else, until you belong to yourself.” ~Pearl Bailey In Part I, I discussed some mistakes and challenges...]]></description><link>https://vernitamarshtherapy.wixsite.com/vma-site/single-post/2016/08/12/single-ladies-in-the-bay-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda7be371be8d0017f1e454</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2016 20:32:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04575c_d7c9c412fa094488995de9abb8a400e2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_320,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fellana Randall, LMFT</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Single Ladies in the Bay: Part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[For women, dating in the Bay Area presents its own sets of challenges. Many obstacles are similar to the ones that women in any major...]]></description><link>https://vernitamarshtherapy.wixsite.com/vma-site/single-post/2016/07/25/single-ladies-in-the-bay-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda7be371be8d0017f1e452</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2016 20:17:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04575c_b56ee676f560409c914dfe1e43c4884b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_180,h_180,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Fellana Randall, LMFT</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Effects of Rape and Sexual Trauma on its Victims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mellie Grant, the scheming, conniving and willful First Lady at first glance, has a much richer history. 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