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Deep Sadness Can Deepen Love
…atifying sexual encounter. The combination of satisfying sex and emotional intimacy can elicit many different feelings— tenderness, excitement, pleasure in meeting the wants and needs of your partner, the thrill of having your own wants and needs met, and the gratification and joy that come from sharing such a meaningful experience. When eyes-open emotional intimacy is combined with passionate sex, two people are at their most vulnerable and acces…
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5 Things to Try Before You Give Up on Your Relationship
…Open, Accepting and Loving. When you love yourself, you are better equipped to act with integrity in your relationships. You become a person you respect, and you give your relationship its best chance at survival. Learn more about Dr. Lisa Firestone’s eCourse “Creating Your Ideal Relationship: How to Find and Achieve the Love You Say You Want“ Learn how to break free from a Fantasy Bond in our eCourse “The Fantasy Bond: The Key to Understanding Y…
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A Guide to the Fantasy Bond
…a way to feel protected. As Dr. Robert Firestone wrote, “Most people have fears of intimacy and are self-protective and at the same time are terrified of being alone. Their solution to their emotional dilemma is to form a fantasy bond.” This bond replaces the substance of a loving relationship with the form of being a unit. It keeps people at a comfortable distance emotionally, while maintaining a sense of oneness with their partner that allows t…
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Sex and Love in Intimate Relationships
by Robert W. Firestone, Ph.D. Lisa A. Firestone, Ph.D. Joyce Catlett, M.A. Sex and Love in Intimate Relationships proposes that sexual problems are largely related to defenses acquired through painful childhood experiences, and that individuals can be helped to overcome these challenges and become physically and emotionally closer to their partners. Sexuality can be one of the most fulfilling pleasures in life. Yet it is an aspect of relationship…
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Three Ways We Make Communication Impossible
…connected is addressed. On Tuesday April 24th, 2012 from 11am to 12pm, Dr. Lisa Firestone will present a live webinar about what it means to be in a Fantasy Bond. The Fantasy Bond is a major concept in psychological theory developed by Dr. Robert Firestone. To learn more about The Fantasy Bond, Register for our FREE webinar on Tuesday, April 24th from 11am-12pm PST. This webinar will present a model for an ideal relationship that combines emotiona…
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Sex and Love in Intimate Relationships
Robert W. Firestone, Ph.D., Lisa Firestone, Ph.D. and Joyce Catlett, M.A. – Sexuality can be one of the most fulfilling pleasures in life. Yet it is an aspect of relationships that is complex and sometimes fraught with difficulty. Given the mixed messages about sexuality that exist in our culture, it is hardly surprising that people encounter difficulties in achieving intimacy. Indeed, they have considerable difficulty in communicating and workin…
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VIDEO: Dr. Peter Levine on Helping Children who Experience Trauma
…to do? You’re not supposed to be riding your bicycle here!” It comes from fear, the parents’ fear. So we take a moment to get the parents some guided exercises so they can learn to feel the fear in their body and learn this is a key in letting it move through. And every intense sensation will do that. It will accumulate in the body for some moments. But then if we learn to attend to it, it’s a kind of a body-mindfulness,a body-ness, that it will…
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Red Pill or Blue Pill?
…Let’s take panic attacks for example. The hallmark of panic disorder is a fear of the fear. This means that you fear experiencing the physiological sensations of your biological fight-or-flight response – heart palpitations, shortness of breath, chills, sweatiness, nausea, etc. Sufferers will usually avoid feeling these sensations at all costs, which keep them safe and comfortable in a box. Or so they think. By refusing to step outside this box,…
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