{"id":4411,"date":"2015-12-02T20:00:28","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T01:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/omtimes.com\/iom\/?p=4411"},"modified":"2015-12-10T04:42:26","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T09:42:26","slug":"the-ghost-of-christmas-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omtimes.com\/iom\/2015\/12\/the-ghost-of-christmas-past\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ghost of Christmas Past"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The Ghost of Christmas Past<\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"audio_iframe\" src=\"http:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/2d4i6-5adb0a?skin=108\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Airing Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 7:00 PM ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Do your previous holiday gatherings leave you dreading what might happen this year? Are you concerned about getting engulfed in another family trauma\/drama with a designated part you are supposed to play? What if you could stand back from all of the obligations and old roles and take a totally different approach to the holidays? What if you could actually choose what would work for you? Join the Irreverent Therapists for their tips and tricks for creating a totally different holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>About The Irreverent Therapists<\/h2>\n<p>The Irreverent Therapists, Pam and Marilyn, have over 40 combined years as psychotherapists. After working with hundreds of people, both became aware that there were other ways of looking at and changing the issues that clients brought to the office. 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