Dr. Lisa Firestone on the Lasting Impact of Childhood
…Dr. Lisa Firestone on the Lasting Impact of Childhood…
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Experts Explain What Makes a Loving Relationship
…[SlideDeck2 id=13059] Watch PsychAlive Experts explain the different components that make up a loving and successful relationship….
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Understanding Your Critical Inner Voice: A Video Presentation with Dr. Lisa Firestone
…ture of the world. Learn where this inner critic comes from as well as how to identify and overcome your Critical Inner Voice in the following video presentation. Watch Lisa Firestone, Ph.D. Explain the Concept of the Critical Inner Voice Read more about the Critical Inner Voice…
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Resources from How to Make Love Last – A Webinar With Lisa Firestone, Ph.D.
…n their relationship or suffering pain and distress? This webinar with Dr. Lisa Firestone helps answer these questions. Participants will gain insight into how people form an imaginary connection or ‘fantasy bond” with their partner that interferes with real relating. The ideal qualities to look for in a partner and to cultivate in yourself will be described. By identifying and challenging negative thoughts toward themselves and their partner (cri…
Learn MoreDr. Lisa Firestone On Ways to Improve Your Relationship
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Military Suicide: A New Battle to Save Lives Must Begin by Dr. Lisa Firestone
…ms of suicide risk. Walter Reed Army Medical Center is currently using the Firestone Assessment of Suicidal Intent (FASI), a scale I developed with Dr. Robert Firestone and Joyce Catlett of The Glendon Association to test individuals’ suicide risk. Screening is important, as soldiers who are in trouble may be hesitant to ask for help from fellow soldiers or military superiors. As Dr. David Rudd wrote on March 3rd for USA Today, “The military is no…
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True Love: What Love Is and What It Is Not
…acteristics that in more than 30 years of studying couples, Dr. Robert and Lisa Firestone found to be vital to maintaining truly loving. The father and daughter research team created what they call the “Couples Interactions Chart,” which compares the characteristics of an ideal relationship to those of what Dr. Robert Firestone termed a “fantasy bond.” The fantasy bond is an “illusion of connection and closeness [that allows couples] to maintain a…
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Suicide on the Rise – What We Do by Lisa Firestone, Ph.D.
…a person who is contemplating suicide. On a self-report questionnaire, The Firestone Assessment of Self-Destructive Thoughts (FAST), the people who had made previous suicide attempts endorsed negative thoughts or “critical inner voices” that told them they were a burden to their family and friends. “You’d be doing your family a favor if you killed yourself.” (This has been labeled “perceived burdensomeness” by researcher Thomas Joiner.) Suicidal p…
Learn MoreConquer Your Inner Critic by Lisa Firestone, Ph.D.
…mbarrass yourself.” For 30 years my father, psychologist and author Robert Firestone, and I have studied the critical inner voice and have been amazed at how prevalent it is in people’s lives. Most everyone I’ve encountered has related to the concept of the inner voice and been able to identify how it has interfered with a specific area of their lives. In order to combat this inner critic, it is essential that you identify it. In what situations d…
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