In this Webinar: Although substantial progress has been made pertaining to LGBTQ+ rights over the past decade, there is still a great deal of work that needs to be done in order to continue normalizing diversity in gender and sexual minority individuals. While young people in many states are beginning to come out and be… Read more »
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In this Webinar: In this webinar, Dr. Stan Tatkin will discuss what predicts long-term success in adult romantic relationships. He will explain how purpose and shared vision sets the stage for meaningful, long-lasting relationships, and how a lack of purpose, shared meaning, and shared principles of governance (guardrails that protect partners from each other) are… Read more »
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In this Webinar: In this webinar, Dr. Lisa Firestone will explore collaborative communication as a powerful tool for couples to gain a deeper understanding of the other and achieve more balance and closeness in their relationship. Many of our relationship problems come down to the way we communicate. In order for two people with two… Read more »
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In this Webinar: Gain insight into the psychological defenses that keep people guarded against love Understand common fears around intimacy and techniques to overcome these fears Get to know a “critical inner voice” that fosters distance in close relationships Explore how early attachment patterns influence adult romantic relationships Recognize elements of a “fantasy bond” in… Read more »
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In this Webinar: Many couples are facing new strains on their relationship that are making life at home all the more difficult. In a recent survey, only 18 percent of couples reported satisfaction in communication with their partner. Yet, with the rise in new challenges comes an opportunity to learn long-term strategies to overcome obstacles… Read more »
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In This Series: Attachment patterns act as invisible forces helping shape our lives, particularly our closest relationships. Our early attachment patterns are formed in childhood, but they become models for how we expect relationships to work throughout our lives. Once established, they have a significant influence on everything from how we relate to our partner… Read more »
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In this Webinar: Reasons why this webinar may be perfectly suited for you. Your relationship may be stuck in pandemic paralysis—too good to leave, but too bad to stay. You may have lost that original deep connection and long for a way back to the closeness you once shared. You could even be secretly bored… Read more »
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In this Webinar: Challenge the critical inner voice that hurts our sense of self after a separation. Understand how an illusion of connection or “fantasy bond” contributes to our breakup pain. Learn how our patterns of attachment affect how we feel after we split up. Embrace a growth mindset that helps us not stay mired… Read more »
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Watch Now In this Webinar: This Webinar will feature a lively discussion between friends and colleagues Drs. Dan Siegel and Lisa Firestone on the essential elements to create thriving relationships. Siegel and Firestone will draw on the latest wisdom from the fields of neuroscience and attachment, as well as their own combined six decades of… Read more »
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In this Webinar: Identify patterns of recreating past dynamics in adult romantic relationships. Learn how early attachment style influences attractions and behaviors. Understand how people may select, distort, and provoke partners to recreate old, familiar feelings. Recognize the role childhood defenses and the “critical inner voice” play in relationships. Break free of limiting… Read more »
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In this Webinar: Learn common barriers that get in the way of lasting love and effective strategies to achieve closeness. Most people believe they want love in their life, but most also face challenges that lead them to stop engaging in loving actions. The feelings between couples diminish when they stop treating each other… Read more »
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In this Webinar: This Webinar with Dr. Lisa Firestone will help individuals and therapists make sense of the serious psychological consequences of emotional hunger and will clarify the confusion between what might look like love from real, nurturing love. This distinction helps a person to understand and make sense of the impact of… Read more »
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In this Webinar: How self-acceptance and understanding can lead to healthier, more fulfilling sexuality Sexuality is an important part of one’s identity, yet people often feel turned on themselves in relation to sex. While a person’s sexuality is unique to the individual, there are many ways that people struggle with their sexuality that… Read more »
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In this Webinar: By truly understanding the emotions triggered by a breakup or rejection, people can free themselves of much of their suffering and move on even stronger. For someone experiencing a breakup or rejection, the advice to “just get over it” can feel impossible. Although losing a relationship is hard for anyone,… Read more »
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In this Webinar: We avoid the very thing we want – love – for fear of again experiencing a loss that once felt irreparable. Rather than accepting the loss of relationship as inescapable, a healthier response is to feel the sadness and protest the loss. Otherwise, this leads us to the loss of pleasure,… Read more »
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In this Webinar: While the notion of falling in love can sound blissful, interpersonal relationships almost always challenge us in ways we don’t expect. Relationship anxiety can arise at various points in a relationship from the moment we first start dating to when we decide to make a symbolic commitment, like moving in… Read more »
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In this Webinar: Fundamentally, there is only one kind of love– real love – trying to come more fully alive in us despite our limiting assumptions, the distortions of our culture, our sense of unworthiness, and the habits of fear, self-condemnation and isolation we tend to acquire just by living a life. Real… Read more »
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In this Webinar: Many struggles we face in our current interpersonal relationships arise from a core defense formed in childhood known as the “fantasy bond.” As one of the central concepts of Dr. Robert Firestone, the fantasy bond describes an illusion of connection we originally form with our parent or primary caretaker as a… Read more »
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In this Webinar: A 75-year longitudinal study from Harvard recently reported that love and relationships are by far the most important factors to leading a happy and fulfilling life. The study’s lead researcher, Dr. George Vaillant, wrote that there are two essential ingredients for a good life: “One is love. The other is finding… Read more »
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In this Webinar: The importance of practicing forgiveness has always been extolled in both religious and psychological traditions. Dr. Luskin’s research has confirmed its virtues in the promotion of psychological, relationship and physical health. Forgiveness has been shown to reduce anger, hurt, depression and stress and lead to greater feelings of optimism, hope, compassion and… Read more »
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In this Webinar: New studies in neuroscience have recently shown that lasting romantic love is truly attainable. Yet, so many couples are asking what causes the “spark” to fade? What keeps people from maintaining that excitement, attraction and closeness they once felt for their partner? What are some of the ways couples can… Read more »
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Watch Now: See slides from “What We Need to Know to Prevent Suicide” here If you’re interested in watching part two of this Webinar featuring Kevin Hines, please contact [email protected]. See a full list of upcoming PsychAliveWebinars here If you are a mental health professional or interested in a longer, more in-depth presentation on suicide prevention, watch Dr. Lisa… Read more »
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In this Webinar: New studies in neuroscience tell us that it is possible to stay in love for the long haul. Scientists have found that the brain activity of couples who’d been together for 20-plus years and still experienced romantic love was similar to people who’d just fallen in love. If true and… Read more »
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In this Webinar: What prevents most people from being able to sustain romantic, meaningful relationships that satisfy their needs and desires? Why do people often feel compelled to punish those closest to them? What qualities should a person look for when selecting a partner? What are the factors that determine whether partners will… Read more »
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In this Webinar: What prevents most people from being able to sustain romantic, meaningful relationships that satisfy their needs and desires? What qualities should a person look for when selecting a partner? What are the factors that determine whether partners will end up experiencing love and fulfillment in their relationship or suffering pain and… Read more »
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In this Webinar: Relationships have changed drastically since the dawn of the 21st Century. Dating, mating, single-life, sex-life, monogamy, matrimony, cohabitation, co-operation, fidelity, infidelity—all look different than one short generation ago. As if it weren’t challenging enough to keep up with pathological, technological, ethnic, educational, gender, geographic, socio-economic, and sexual diversity, we now… Read more »
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In this Webinar: In 2004, a national survey revealed that “how couples argue was more related to divorce potential than was what they argue about.” As therapists, many of us observe this reality on countless occasions throughout our career. While financial strains and practical worries can take their toll on a relationship, the internal… Read more »
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In this Webinar: Both clinicians and researchers have noted the importance of close interpersonal relationships for the development of personality, character, and overall well-being. Attachment theory was originally created by a psychoanalytically oriented psychiatrist, John Bowlby, but unlike many psychoanalytic theories, attachment theory has been vigorously researched during the past 35 years. The… Read more »
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