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Steps to Overcoming Your Critical Inner Voice

…years I have studied, along with my father, psychologist and author Robert Firestone, the roots of the critical inner voice. He developed “voice therapy” as a way for people to identify and separate from this inner critic by understanding the origins of the critical inner voice and then taking actions to go against it, actions that are goal directed and that represent a person’s true point of view. The steps involved in this therapy process are de…

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Why It Is Good For You to Feel Negative Emotions

…ll out. When we open ourselves up to humiliation, we realize what we often fear is not actually that bad; it certainly isn’t life threatening. When we take the initiative and expose whatever we are most humiliated about, we feel stronger and freer. We aren’t secretly harboring thoughts that if people knew this or that about us, they would not like us or would reject us. Overall, dealing with our feelings of humiliation straightforwardly makes us m…

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How Trauma Is Impacting Our Culture and What We Can Do to Help

…ad to simple trauma might involve an individual incident of dramatic pain, fear, or stress, such as a car accident or an earthquake. Complex trauma is a condition caused by chronic, repeated, or cumulative instances of shock and/or distress. Examples of events that can cause complex trauma include child abuse or repeated deployments to warzones. As you can imagine, resolving complex trauma requires a more complex, integrated, and sequential approa…

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The Qualities of an Ideal Relationship

…  Dr. Lisa Firestone discusses the qualities that make for an ideal relationship….

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Dr. Sheldon Solomon on Terror Management Theory: Exclusive Interview

The following transcript contains part of an exclusive interview with Dr. Lisa Firestone and Dr. Sheldon Solomon. TMT Findings Imply A Better Way To Live Sheldon Solomon talks about Terror Management Theory and the implications of a better way to live. SS: It is important for people to feel that they are of genuine value and that that cannot be accomplished in an interpersonal vacuum. And that all of those things have to start developmentally, fr…

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Dr. Sheldon Solomon on the Empathetic Nature of Human Beings: Exclusive Interview

The following transcript contains part of an exclusive interview with Dr. Lisa Firestone and Dr. Sheldon Solomon. Sheldon Solomon talks about the empathic nature of human beings. LF: It’s interesting because I’m reading a book by Sara Hardy, she’s a cultural anthropologist and I love this. And we really are social creatures. And we really do care about what other people think and feel around us. That’s that how we evolved to be. SS: Agreed. And I…

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Lindsay Lohan & The Media’s Take on Suicide

…can inform the public about the warning signs of suicide. According to Dr. Lisa Firestone, the following self-destructive behaviors are prominent suicide warning signs: Disrupted Sleep: People who commit suicide often go days or weeks without sleeping. Isolation: A suicidal person pulls away from others, especially close friends and family. They spend more time alone and act as if they do not want to be around anyone. Loss of Interest: People at r…

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CE Webinar – Understanding and Effectively Treating Violence

Presenters: Dr. James Gilligan and Dr. Lisa Firestone 3 CE Credits – $35 90 Minutes Earn 3 CE’s by watching the Webinar and reading an article by Dr. Gilligan. This Webinar will summarize a theory of the causes and prevention of violent behavior, meaning the infliction of injury, especially lethal or life-threatening injury, on a person by a person. The topics discussed will include the evaluation and treatment of individuals who are actually or…

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Understanding and Effectively Treating Violence – CE Webinar Resources

…tively Treating Violence“ To see a full list of upcoming Webinars with Dr. Lisa Firestone, please visit PsychAlive – Upcoming Webinars. * All Webinars are provided by The Glendon Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and enhancing mental health. To support this Webinar series, you can make a donation to The Glendon Association by clicking here. Recommended Books         About James Gilligan, M.D. James Gilligan, M.D., is…

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Division of the Mind: An Online Presentation

…  Every person is divided. Part of us is on our own side optimistic, and confident in our goals and abilities. Another part of us is against ourselves, self-critical, and even self-destructive. In this short presentation, Dr. Lisa Firestone explains this division. Why do we turn against ourselves? What holds us back from being who we really are and accomplishing what we seek to accomplish?  …

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