…differently in the situation. By laying down our arms and taking power over ourselves, we give our relationship its best chance of remaining equal, passionate, and fulfilling. Join Dr. Lisa Firestone for her FREE online presentation “How to Improve Your Relationship” live Feb. 7. Learn more or register for this Webinar here. …
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…be a defense that keeps you from experiencing closeness, vulnerability or intimacy. Every person has different reasons for shutting down, but it is important not to refrain from your sexuality when it is a part of who you are and what makes you happy. If you notice that you’re turning your partner down a lot or failing to connect with your own feelings of wanting, shying away from sex entirely is probably not the answer. In most relationships, on…
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…tening to these “voices” and acting on their bad advice, creates a greater fear of intimacy and puts distance between people in a relationship. Identifying specific things your critical inner voice says about you and your relationship is the first step toward breaking the pattern. Voice Therapy, a process of verbalizing the the negative point of view of the critical inner voice and then answering back to it with your real point of view, is an effe…
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…, but cause you anxiety as you get close, and they start to challenge your fears of intimacy, then the relationship is probably worth sticking out. Similarly, if you once were head over heels for your partner, but now almost inexplicably can’t stand them, it’s valuable to ask, have I entered into fantasy bond? Could I get back to where I started by giving up some of the critical thoughts (critical inner voices) I’ve built up against my partner? Co…
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…tive and attracted to our partners and more open to affection and physical intimacy. One routine that shouldn’t be broken, however, is making time for just the two of you to be together. This year’s film Date Night is a slapstick parody of how careers, parenthood and mind-numbing habits can lead a couple to form a dulled cocoon from which only a night of gunfire, car chases and mafia busts can awaken them. In real life, setting aside actual time t…
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…hment: Two-Part Online Workshop Length: Two-Part Workshop (90 minutes each, 3 hours total) Price: $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…
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…ne are more likely not just to stay together, but to stay in love. Learn more about the eCourse “Love and Connection” with Drs. Lisa Firestone and Dan Siegel….
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…rbally. Read About: Three Things That Make Communication Impossible Related Books: Sex and Love in Intimate Relationships Fear of Intimacy …
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…aying out patterns that turn the relationship toxic. Read about Overcoming Fear of Intimacy So Why Do You Enter a Toxic Relationship? Whether someone is driven to be with a person who is bad for them or compelled to push away a person who is good for them, people enter into a toxic relationship in order to repeat patterns from their past that are unpleasant but familiar. Of course, this is a highly unconscious process. People often choose a partne…
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…n spite of the fact that most people say they want to fall in love and are fearful of the thought of ending up alone, when a person forms a real emotional attachmentto another person, it evokes a great amount of anxiety–a fear of loss, a separation from an old identity or a challenge to one’s self-protective defenses. The fantasy bond relieves each member of the couple of this anxiety and defends them against the deeper feelings of intimacy. As a…
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