…ssue it is and to give a name, a voice, and a “face” to both those lost to suicide and to the survivors left behind. Faces of Suicide makes a powerful statement about the need to bring this issue into the open. Official Choice of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and American Association of Suicidology Conference. Winner at Western Psychological Association Film Festival. This moving documentary is being offered as a community service…
Learn More…omon on Productive Teaching Methods Dr. Sheldon Solomon talks about teaching methods he finds useful to “crack the i… Dr. Sheldon Solomon on Stamping out Children’s Innate Thirst for Knowledge Dr. Sheldon Solomon talks about the various methods of stamping out children’s i… Dr. Sheldon Solomon on The Higher Education Opportunity Program (H.E.O.P.) Dr. Sheldon Solomon talks about a New York State program for economically and ac… Dr. Shel…
Learn More
…Dr. Daniel Siegel’s “Wheel of Awareness,” a step-by-step guided method to help us slow down and actually integrate our brain. The exercise helps us to focus our attention on our senses, messages from our body, mental activities such as thoughts, and the internal workings of our own mind (awareness of awareness) and, lastly, on our sense of connection to others. This process can help lead us to a state in which we feel more connected to ourselves…
Learn More
…ure a lively discussion between friends and colleagues Drs. Dan Siegel and Lisa Firestone on the essential elements to create thriving relationships. Siegel and Firestone will draw on the latest wisdom from the fields of neuroscience and attachment, as well as their own combined six decades of working with couples to offer insight into the power of love and connection. In addition, they will offer mindful strategies for creating more closeness, pr…
Learn More
…a depressed state. Be Active When you’re depressed your energy levels can drop drastically, but the last thing you want to do when feeling down is to keep yourself from getting up. It’s a physiological fact that activity fights depression. Get your heart rate up 20 minutes a day, five days a week, and it has been scientifically proven that you will feel better emotionally. Exercising increases the neuro-plasticity of your brain and releases natur…
Learn More
…rt to understand and overcome this negative thought process referred to by Dr. Firestone as the “critical inner voice,” it’s helpful to understand where it comes from and how it operates. Where Critical Thoughts About Our Bodies Come From Society certainly sends us messages about how we are supposed to look. One study of girls as young as 5-8 years old found that “girls appear to already live in a culture in which peers and the media transmit th…
Learn More
…rious, Open, Accepting and Loving. When you love yourself, you are better equipped to act with integrity in your relationships. You become a person you respect, and you give your relationship its best chance at survival. Learn more about Dr. Lisa Firestone’s eCourse “Creating Your Ideal Relationship: How to Find and Achieve the Love You Say You Want“ Learn how to break free from a Fantasy Bond in our eCourse “The Fantasy Bond: The Key to Understan…
Learn More
…sovereign mind. Ironically, that very independence and uniqueness is what drew you to that person in the first place. Asking them to narrow their worlds can ultimately serve to make you less attracted to your partner. Conversely, when your partner expects you to limit your world, you will likely wind up feeling trapped and resentful. Affairs become more appealing when a couple stops feeling that excitement and passion for each other. They may sta…
Learn More
…ing ourselves, and using all our might to win an argument is not likely to help the other person understand our feelings or even hear our concerns. When attacked, the natural human response is to get defensive. When we trigger this reaction in our partner, they are not going to be in a receptive state. In order to keep ourselves out of attack-mode, we should avoid amping ourselves up. We can do this by paying close attention to times when we’re fe…
Learn More
…you prioritize, develop goals and ultimately get where you want to go. As Dr. Lisa Firestone says, “When you don’t know what you want, you’re like a ship without a rudder.” Once you know what you want, you have a destination, and you can set course in that direction. Discover what you truly want by asking yourself the following questions: What really lights me up? What matters most to me? Allow yourself to think freely, as you answer these questi…
Learn More