<?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[Lise Deguire, Psy.D.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author, speaker, blogger]]></description><link>https://www.lisedeguire.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:28:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.lisedeguire.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Helping Ifeoma: A Nigerian Christmas Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Flashback Girl   came out, I achieved the smallest amount of fame possible to fit within a loose definition of “famous.” I used to joke with my husband Doug. “I’m big in Yardley, Pennsylvania, and in the burn community. That’s it.” He’d tease, “You’re big in Yardley, huh?”  At a local Halloween party, a woman  met me, and praised my book, which pleased me. Then she turned to my husband, and exclaimed, “My God, that means that YOU'RE DOUG!” He replied, “Well yes I am.” His bemused smile...]]></description><link>https://www.lisedeguire.com/post/helping-ifeoma-a-nigerian-christmas-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6949bfb1c37cef16f1e61b0f</guid><category><![CDATA[Resilience]]></category><category><![CDATA[Burns]]></category><category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 22:38:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b99e9_c7be8ff6d87d4c03aaadac67b41f7d85~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Lise Deguire</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Book]]></title><description><![CDATA[I spent this year with my brother. We played in the backyard. He corrected my grammar.  We played Oklahoma!  for a dinner theater. We...]]></description><link>https://www.lisedeguire.com/post/a-new-book</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68df0e821bafb97a9dc69977</guid><category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[loss]]></category><category><![CDATA[Family]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:48:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b99e9_ed58fe6f7f7c42e98baa294c56ca86e4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Lise Deguire</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burn Survivors Around the World Help to Guide Ground-Breaking Research]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Australian toddler dries her doll’s hair near an open fire and tumbles in. A Chilean graphic designer works in her apartment, which...]]></description><link>https://www.lisedeguire.com/post/copy-of-burn-survivors-around-the-world-help-to-guide-ground-breaking-research</link><guid isPermaLink="false">683c8304df1ea61c6e2c2e8d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 16:42:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b99e9_f2f83c641f544e6e9c8ba7b92f3e1b82~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_846,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Lise Deguire</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being the Burned Girl on the Beach]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently escaped to the tropics with my husband, Doug, for some sunshine and sand. I was excited to have a brief respite from my work...]]></description><link>https://www.lisedeguire.com/post/being-the-burned-girl-on-the-beach</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c9c9c0face46c7057860bf</guid><category><![CDATA[Burns]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:43:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b99e9_7103a41d40a64c54a2066e70fb18453f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Lise Deguire</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angels who leave Christmas trees]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I was four years old, an angel left me my very own Christmas tree. 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I picked up my...]]></description><link>https://www.lisedeguire.com/post/life-at-an-artists-residency-which-is-and-isn-t-just-like-camp</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66ff0413de7e422444dfb66f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 21:19:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b99e9_f2562e9d792f40348dde7ff8ed32a509~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Lise Deguire</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Try Swiping Right]]></title><description><![CDATA[I saw an old friend last weekend (name and info changed.) 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The sun...]]></description><link>https://www.lisedeguire.com/post/darkness-descends-an-ode-to-joy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65369f974d854b662b13e830</guid><category><![CDATA[Coping]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[loss]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:54:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b99e9_e9c6ed47c4af4fd2ad971c7c94313be2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Lise Deguire</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The everyday grief of an "obsolete" mom]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is the reward of being a good mother to a blessedly healthy child? They leave you. How could it all be gone? 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