…s, but it actively combats feelings of isolation and depression,” said Dr. Lisa Firestone, who co-authored Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice. * Find tools to help reduce your anxiety – When we feel anxious, it can be very difficult to connect with feelings of confidence. There are many exercises anyone can learn to help them deal with anxiety and return a sense of inner calm and presence. We can find many techniques for alleviating anxiety here. P…
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…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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…he treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. In this interview with Dr. Lisa Firestone, Dr. Meichenbaum discusses the importance of both treatment and preventative treatment for individuals with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He also addresses applications for the treatment of violent individuals in clinical practice. Violence Treatment – Built In Guidelines: No mater what skills training that you undertake with individuals, groups, whether…
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…t process that leads to unfavorable outcomes. We are listening to what Dr. Firestone refers to as a “critical inner voice” in our heads that hones in on the negative aspects of a situation. This “voice” is like a sadistic coach that feeds us a ceaseless stream of criticism and undermines our goals. It’s that thought that pops up when we are about to go on a job interview: “You’ll never get this. You’re going to embarrass yourself. Just look how ne…
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…Dr. Robert Firestone explains the five steps of Voice Therapy, a process by which people can identify and overcome their “Critical Inner Voice.”…
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…rence between sex and abuse, you can recognize how your healthy desire for intimacy comes from a different universe than the power grab forced on you through an abusive sex act. Sex is consensual and it’s something that you want! Unwanted arousal during unwanted sexual contact has nothing to do with choice or healthy desire. If your body responded in a sexual manner to sexual abuse, you experienced arousal non-concordance. This is a physiological…
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…people from attaining the closeness they most desire. So what drives these fears of intimacy? What keeps people from finding and keeping the love they say they want? This Webinar will explore the six most significant reasons people fear love and how these fears work to sabotage real closeness and lasting intimacy. Both partners contribute to relationship problems, but by discovering and challenging one’s own, subconscious fears, one can create new…
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…our own insecurities, our early attachment patterns, or our own underlying fears around intimacy, many of us are just as likely to choose people for the wrong reasons as we are for the right reasons. That is why it’s valuable to look at our patterns and see what common threads tie us to certain people and profiles, and whether these are the types of connections that are likely to lead to what we really want. 3. Re-check Your Checklist Many people…
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…children. These conditions intensify the child’s feeling of isolation and fear of abandonment. To the extent that children come to feel that they are unlovable and alone, they are diverted from what would have been their natural developmental pathway and they go on to lead primarily defended lives. Without exception, all children suffer a certain amount of interpersonal pain or trauma within their families. Despite parents’ desire to do the best…
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