<?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[Mary Martin, PhD]]></title><description><![CDATA[I teach trauma-sensitive mindfulness and MBSR to people of all ages. I also created Mindfulness for Financial Planners. I offer all classes virtually.]]></description><link>https://www.marymartin.net/blog-mindfulness</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 02:23:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.marymartin.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[On Archiving What Doesn't Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[We humans get attached to identities, stories, metaphors, and ideas. That attachment helps us with uncertainty, which can be painful.]]></description><link>https://www.marymartin.net/post/on-archiving-what-doesn-t-work</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66c4a75d4c9b9d45c671b8ff</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfulness]]></category><category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category><category><![CDATA[awareness]]></category><category><![CDATA[habits]]></category><category><![CDATA[neuroscience]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:00:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7acaec_79774d7f137042d6b208958e514f7834~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>marymartinphd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Argument Against Asking Why]]></title><description><![CDATA[People are obsessed with why and they're looking in the wrong place. 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