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VIDEO: Integrating Mindfulness into Psychotherapy

…an be with the trembling of the planet. So yoga’s a fantastic way as well. Lisa Firestone: And you find it’s helpful for most all of your patients or … DR: Yes, it is, because, I mean, we all have the same mind. It’s just one universal mind and it jumps all over the place. We have our personalities but that’s not what we’re talking about. We’re talking about the nature of mind itself. So with all of my clients and patients we talk about the mind….

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VIDEO: The Impact of Mindfulness Meditation

…ncer patients to the prison population. Watch or read the interview below. Lisa Firestone: There’s been a lot of research showing beneficial effects of mindfulness meditation practice. Could you describe some of the recent findings or what your understanding is about that? Donna Rockwell: Well, there’s been a lot of research done, working with breast cancer survivors, other survivors of cancer, prisoners in prison and that is, you know, a lot of r…

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Be Your Own Couples Therapist

…or the CE Webinar “Working with High-Conflict Couples” on January 24. Learn more or register here. Read more about differentiation in Dr. Lisa Firestone’s latest book, The Self Under Siege…

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VIDEO: Teaching Children to Appreciate Life

…y, then all the gifts of the people in the world will be able to flourish. Lisa Firestone: Right, what they naturally come into the world with as opposed to something we try to channel them into. DR: Right. We are self-actualizing beings as humanistic psychologists say, as Abraham Maslow, you know, told us. We’re self-actualizing and we just need to remove the blocks to our self-actualization and we naturally will evolve to be able to give our gif…

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A Challenge to Mothers Everywhere

…nd joyful, knowing someone so significant to their lives feels the same. Read more from Dr. Lisa Firestone at PsychAlive.org Join Dr. Lisa Firestone for an eCourse on Parenting…

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Understanding and Preventing Suicide Webinar

…d Preventing Suicide here 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 Recommended Films For the Public For Professionals For Survivors…

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VIDEO: The Link Between Mindfulness Meditation and Compassion

…mindfulness meditation and compassion. Watch or read the interview below. Lisa Firestone: Does consistent practice of mindfulness meditation lead to the development of compassion? Has that been your experience? Donna Rockwell: Absolutely. And it’s because of what we were saying before which is that you start having compassion for yourself. It’s like, “Oh my God, will my mind every shut up?” You know, you start saying, “This is absurd, you know. Y…

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VIDEO: Mindfulness Meditation and Romantic Relationships

…of mindfulness meditation on parenting. Watch or read the interview below. Lisa Firestone: I was wondering if you could talk about how mindfulness affects relationships, like romantic relationships, for instance. Donna Rockwell: Certainly. Well, as far as relationships go, mindfulness, if both partners understand what it means and can sort of enter into that space or worldview together, there’s a lot more patience and time to be present to the oth…

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VIDEO: Mindfulness as a Psychology of Being

…tone, Dr. Donna Rockwell talks about mindfulness as a psychology of being. Lisa Firestone: So, you’ve talked about Buddhism in relation to mindfulness. Do you see mindfulness as inherently as part of Buddhism? Donna Rockwell: Yeah. I don’t, I never really felt that even Buddhism was a religion as much as a way to live awake, you know, they say we’re falling asleep if we just let our minds drag us through life. Well, this is falling awake, you know…

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Suicide Prevention Advice

…isis centers around the world. The Glendon Association’s “Save a Life” Dr. Lisa Firestone’s “The Warning Signs of Suicide” &“Suicide: How You Can Help Someone at Risk“ Washington Post’s Pulling loved ones out of the lure of suicide       These clips are from the documentary Understanding and Preventing Suicide produced by The Glendon Association. You can order the full version of this film on DVD by clicking HERE. Suicide Prevention Resource Cente…

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