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VIDEO: Dr. Kirk Schneider on Developing Awe in Existential Psychotherapy

…r. Kirk Schneider talks about developing awe in existential psychotherapy. Lisa Firestone: How do you help patients start to develop this or how does it come up in the psychotherapy setting? Kirk Schneider: Again, I see that as an organic evolution in the kind of work that I do or that many people do, I think that you do. I’d call it depth existential therapy. It’s wherever you give a person a chance to, again, develop presence, concerted presence…

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Dr. Sheldon Solomon on the Fantasy Bond: Exclusive Interview

The following transcript contains part of an exclusive interview with Dr. Lisa Firestone and Dr. Sheldon Solomon. Dr. Sheldon Solomon talks about the Fantasy Bond. SS: You know, Horney’s view was that all of us of necessity experience what she called basic anxiety, you know, the attachment people call it primal terror. Call it what you will, and long before we’re old enough and mature enough to intellectually grapple with that emotional fact and…

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Understanding and Preventing Suicide Webinar

…Watch the video of Dr. Lisa Firestone’s Webinar “Understanding and Preventing Suicide”…

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How We Learn to Relate

…What causes us to act the way we do in our relationships? Why do the words that come out of our mouths sometimes feel foreign to us? Dr. Lisa Firestone explains the source of some of our behavior in our closest relationships….

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The Importance of Independence, Understanding and Respect

…Seeing each other realistically and respecting each other as separate individuals are key in maintaining an ideal intimate relationship. Dr. Lisa Firestone elaborates on the reasons independence and understanding are so important for a couple….

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What are the Qualities of an Ideal Relationship?

…There are certain characteristics people can bring to their relationships that will drastically improve the dynamics between them and their partners. Psychologist Dr. Lisa Firestone explains some of the qualities people can aim for that will help them feel closer and more fulfilled in their intimate relationships….

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How We Defend Against Love

…Even though we all say we want love, there are many ways we protect ourselves by sabotaging our relationships. Dr. Lisa Firestone explores why and how we act out these destructive patterns with our partners….

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VIDEO: Dr. Kirk Schneider on Awakening to Awe, Gang Leader to Advocate

…Schneider. Dr. Kirk Schneider – Awakening to Awe, Gang Leader to Advocate Lisa Firestone: So in your book about Awakening to Awe you tell different stories of people’s experiences with awe and I was wondering if maybe you could recount one of those or think of one or an example of that. Kirk Schneider: Well, one example is the life of Jim Hernandez, who is a former gang leader in the Bay Area and who’s now a youth advocate and a gang mediator and…

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Is Your Attachment Style Shaping Your Life?

  In this Webinar: A Webinar with Lisa Firestone, Ph.D. – Attachment refers the particular way in which you relate to other people. Your style of attachment was formed in childhood, however, once established, it has a heavy influence on how you relate in everything from your intimate relationships to how you parent your children. Understanding your style of attachment is helpful, because it offers you insight into how you felt and developed in ch…

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VIDEO: Dr. Kirk Schneider on How to Experience Life More Fully

…chneider – Six Critical Lenses Through Which to More Fully Experience Life Lisa Firestone: As individuals, what do you think people could do to develop more meaning in their own life , on a personal level? Kirk Schneider: I think depth psychotherapy is not a bad way to begin that process. Beyond that, dropping the devices for a time, having some undistracted spaces to go to, whether that’s a walk in nature or maybe some time in one’s room, meditat…

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