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Lindsay Lohan & The Media’s Take on Suicide

…nform the public about the warning signs of suicide. According to Dr. Lisa Firestone, the following self-destructive behaviors are prominent suicide warning signs: Disrupted Sleep: People who commit suicide often go days or weeks without sleeping. Isolation: A suicidal person pulls away from others, especially close friends and family. They spend more time alone and act as if they do not want to be around anyone. Loss of Interest: People at risk l…

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How Trauma Is Impacting Our Culture and What We Can Do to Help

…to help. Fortunately, treatment is both available and effective. It can lead to increased resilience, emotional growth, and can even save a life. Need help? In the U.S., call 1-800-273-8255 for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. —Join Dr. Firestone and Dr. Courtois for the Sept. 24 CE Webinar, “Complex Forms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder” or the Sept. 10 free webinar for the public, “Understanding Trauma, from ‘Simple’ to ‘Complex.’” L…

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Are You Hardy Enough?

…ndividual, as outlined in my new book, co-authored by my father Dr. Robert Firestone and Joyce Catlett, The Self Under Siege: A Therapeutic Model for Differentiation. Individuals who are more differentiated, who are living their lives based on their own unique values and desires, are open to new experiences rather than tied to routine. They can think clearly and problem solve. They are proactive not victimized when faced with difficulties. They ta…

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Webinar Resources: Understanding Trauma from "Simple" to "Complex"

…ng Webinars from PsychAlive. Read “Recognizing Complex Trauma” by Dr. Lisa Firestone About Christine Courtois, Ph.D. Christine A. Courtois, PhD, ABPP is a Psychologist in independent practice in Washington, DC where she is the principal of Courtois & Associates, PC. She received her PhD from the University of Maryland in College Park, in 1979. Dr. Courtois is immediate Past-President of Division 56 (Psychological Trauma) of the American Psychologi…

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What Does the Popularity of 50 Shades of Grey Say About Our Sexuality?

…” In his blog “Alive Sexuality,” my father, psychologist and author Robert Firestone, described the cause of this shift that so often takes place in intimate relationships. Most people view their mutual patterns of withholding and their diminished sexual attraction to each other as part of the normal course of events and mistakenly place the blame on the familiarity, routine, and daily contact inherent to a committed relationship. In truth, once p…

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Helping Parents Distinguish Love from Emotional Hunger

…needs than those of our children. My father psychologist and author Robert Firestone often talks about the concept of emotional hunger versus love. In a book co-authored by my father and myself, The Self Under Siege, we describe emotional hunger as follows: Emotional hunger may be expressed in anxious over-concern, over-protection, living vicariously through one’s child, or an intense focus on appearances. Parents who behave in this manner exert a…

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Personal Sexual Identity

…g’s book, In One Person, explores. After reading a recent blog by Dr. Lisa Firestone, Identity, Sexuality, and Societies Assault on the Self, which is an analysis of John Irving’s book, In One Person, I immediately began to reflect on the role that sexuality has played in my life and how my sexual identity has contributed to shaping me into the individual that I am. Sexual identity is fundamental to a persons overall sense of well-being, it is an…

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How To Bully Proof Your Children by Building Their Resilience

…s. Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice, a book I co-authored with Dr. Robert Firestone and Joyce Catlett, provides exercises for recognizing and overcoming this internal bully. Be Critical, Coddling, or Ignore Issues: We should always support our kids in new challenges. We can help by putting them in somewhat novel situations in which they’re slightly uncomfortable, but we’re there to back them up. We shouldn’t over-push them, leading them to feel a…

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Breaking the Fantasy Bond with Our Mothers

…reasons, both personal and professional. For one thing, my father, Robert Firestone, has written extensively about the ambivalence inherent in every mother-daughter relationship. His descriptive accounts of the dynamics operating in the mother-daughter bond were published in Compassionate Child-Rearing (1990) and are explained in a chapter in our forthcoming book, co-authored by Joyce Catlett, The Self Under Siege: A Therapeutic Model for Differe…

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A New Approach to Violence Treatment: An Interview with Dr. James Gilligan

…part of an exclusive interview series with Dr. James Gilligan and Dr. Lisa Firestone. Dr. James Gilligan is a renowned violence expert, and has contributed years of research to the treatment of some of California’s most violent prisoners. Additionally, he served as an expert witness in the litigation that was subject of the Supreme Court decision in Plata V. Brown. Dr. James Gilligan on Love and the Soul The human soul, the human psyche, needs lov…

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