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How to Overcome Insecurity: Why Am I So Insecure?

…our feelings of insecurity. This is called the “critical inner voice.” Dr. Lisa Firestone, who co-authored the book Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice wrote, “The critical inner voice is formed out of painful early life experiences in which we witnessed or experienced hurtful attitudes toward us or those close to us. As we grow up, we unconsciously adopt and integrate this pattern of destructive thoughts toward ourselves and others.” So, what event…

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How To Bully Proof Your Children by Building Their Resilience

…ce Project, has “found that the gay, lesbian and bisexual young adults and teens at the highest risk of attempting suicide and having some other health problems are ones who reported a high level of rejection by their families as a result of their sexual orientation.” Dr. Ryan further found that if kids are bullied, being accepted by their families has a buffering effect, making them less susceptible to negative outcomes. As parents, we want our k…

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Anxious Attachment: Understanding Insecure Anxious Attachment

…$49 On-Demand Webinars     In this Webinar: This online workshop with Dr. Lisa Firestone will provide tools to help people heal insecure attachment, resolve trauma, integrate their… Learn More How does an anxious attachment manifest in adulthood? Children who have an anxious attachment often grow up to have preoccupied attachment patterns. As adults, they tend to be self-critical and insecure. They seek approval and reassurance from others, yet t…

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Live Your Own Life

…prioritize, develop goals and ultimately get where you want to go. As Dr. Lisa Firestone says, “When you don’t know what you want, you’re like a ship without a rudder.” Once you know what you want, you have a destination, and you can set course in that direction. Discover what you truly want by asking yourself the following questions: What really lights me up? What matters most to me? Allow yourself to think freely, as you answer these questions…

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Understanding and Overcoming Adverse Childhood Experiences

…l regulation, heal from, and overcome ACEs? In this 90-minute Webinar, Dr. Lisa Firestone will explain the role of ACEs in shaping a person’s life. She will define what ACEs are and explore recent eye-opening findings on their short and long-term effects on people’s mental and physical health. Participants in the Webinar will learn interventions both in childhood and adulthood that can be extremely beneficial to those affected by ACEs. Dr. Firesto…

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The Sweet Spot: Relief from the Fear of Death through Mindfulness

…don’t need to have all the answers about life and death. I spoke with Dr. Lisa Firestone, Director of Research and Education for The Glendon Association, who said it’s important to be truthful with kids and not to make things up to take away their fear. Kids know when we are being real. Firestone says “The most important thing is to let kids have their feelings. We can help them regulate their emotions with our care and concern.” Having this kind…

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Panic Attacks: What You Need to Know

…e stress. Panic is an evolutionarily evolved mechanism that is designed to help you survive life-threatening danger by triggering your fight/flight/freeze response. This can make you fight harder, run faster, or play dead when, for example, you are attacked by a large animal. In this situation, panic just might help you to survive. However, predation is a much lower threat in the modern world, and now panic attacks are often caused by a stressful…

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Making Sense of Trauma

…lationship or an illness, you may even read old text messages or emails to help you remember what you felt at the time. This process can stir you up, but it can also help you connect the dots of your experience. You can record or write down whatever feelings or thoughts surface and start to create your narrative. The details of the events don’t need to be fact-checked or perfectly formed in your mind. If it “felt true,” it is an honest recording o…

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Overcoming Depression: Two-Part Online Workshop

…eliefs as well as the feelings behind those thoughts. In this Webinar, Dr. Lisa Firestone will introduce an empowering approach to treating depression, while highlighting specific actions individuals can take that have been shown to reduce symptoms of depression. She will discuss a method in which therapists can help clients identify a destructive line of thinking known as the “critical inner voice” that can perpetuate a cycle of depression. When…

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Helping Clients Overcome Depression

…eliefs as well as the feelings behind those thoughts. In this Webinar, Dr. Lisa Firestone will introduce a self-empowering approach to treating depression, while highlighting specific actions individuals can take that have been shown to reduce symptoms of depression. She will discuss a method in which therapists can help clients identify a destructive line of thinking known as the “critical inner voice” that can perpetuate a cycle of depression. W…

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