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Courage, assertiveness, critical inner voice, vulnerability, Dr. Robert Firestone, Psychalive

A New Slant on Vulnerability: Courage Not Conformity

…ual courage and dedication, because we tend to feel considerable guilt and fear when we break with tradition. It increases our feelings of aloneness and isolation. We are also faced with the threat of retaliation from others, because the views we stand for are different from those of the majority and may arouse their existential anxiety. FB: An archetypal example of courage in our society is the cowboy who rides into town and protects it from outl…

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Overcoming Relationship Anxiety

…but actually hurt or limit our current relationships. In this Webinar, Dr. Lisa Firestone will shed light on why we experience relationship anxiety. Where do our fears come from? She will introduce the concept of attachment theory and explain how our early attachment patterns can shape our feelings and actions in our adult relationships. She will further explain the influence of the “critical inner voice,” a negative thought process we internalize…

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The Value of Sadness

…that we need our pure and real feelings, because they connect us to ourselves, what we love and what we want. Read more from Dr. Lisa Firestone at PsychAlive.org…

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Want to get help now?

…e Glendon Association – Suicide and Self Destructive Behavior American Association of Suicidology Read: PsychAlive’s Suicide Prevention Advice Page “Something to Lose” Dr. Lisa Firestone’s blog, Suicide: The Warning Signs Dr. Lisa Firestone’s blog, Suicide: How Can You Help Someone at Risk…

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A Way Out of Loneliness

…tionally deadened way of being and living.” In this 90-minute Webinar, Dr. Lisa Firestone will explore how a person’s defenses and their critical inner voice perpetuate their feelings of alienation. She will examine the true roots of loneliness. Why do people turn against themselves? How can they overcome the self-critical thoughts and self-sabotaging behaviors that perpetuate the cycle of solitude? In her Webinar, Dr. Firestone will explain how i…

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Why We See Ourselves Negatively

…cal inner voices in families, father and daughter psychologists Robert and Lisa Firestone, were taken aback by how similar the negative thoughts expressed by parents were to those of their adolescent and adult children. Without hearing each other name their critical inner voices, parents and children would often say almost the exact same things about themselves, sometimes practically word for word. Wherever our self-critical attitudes come from, w…

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How Your Attachment Style Impacts Your Relationship

…$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 One essential way to do this is by making sense of your story. According to Dr. Dan Siegel, attachment research demonstrates that “the best predictor of a child’s security of attachment is not what happened to his parents as children, but rather how his par…

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“Nobody Likes Me:” Understanding Loneliness and Self-shame

…liness and social anxiety, a subject you can learn more about here. As Dr. Lisa Firestone put it in her article “A Way Out of Loneliness,” “It’s helpful to recognize that loneliness is very much a state of mind, and unfortunately, that mind is, in effect, lying to us.” Being alone isn’t necessarily the issue; it’s the filter of seeing ourselves as alone that must be challenged. People who feel lonely tend to view the world differently. There are e…

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Become a Better Parent by Understanding Yourself

…eceived, you will be emailed a full video recording of this webinar along with all presentation materials. There are NO CEs offered for this webinar. Join Dr. Lisa Firestone for the online course: Get an additional $10 off with the code: betterparent…

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Can Love be Learned?

…ok for signs we are engaging in a fantasy bond and actively seek to interrupt these patterns. Click here to read Dr. Epstein’s article “Can You Learn to Love Anyone?” Watch psychologist Dr. Lisa Firestone discuss “The Qualities of an Ideal Relationship”: Watch psychologist Dr. Lisa Firestone discuss “Why We Keep Making the Same Bad Choices”:…

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