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What Is Good Self-Care, and Why You Deserve It

…food or drugs, or spending too much time online, it may be time to ask for help. Counseling can help you find out what you are looking for, how you are coping, and seek what you want in more beneficial ways. Self-Care in Everyday life Your decision to take good care of yourself isn’t something you fit into an already overscheduled life. It’s your chosen mindset, and it shapes the rest of your decisions. Being mindful this way helps you better hand…

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Psychological Differentiation

…inies, they must differentiate from destructive environmental influences.” Dr. Firestone believes that a person’s true identity is affected throughout their lives by interpersonal experiences that either support or damage the development of his or her personality. In order for us to live our own lives and fulfill our own destinies, we must differentiate ourselves from destructive family and societal influences. Differentiating from negative influe…

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5 Truths about Anxiety to Help You Stay Present

…r in our lives. Anxiety is often about the future. A lot of our anxiety is driven by anticipation. Life feeds us endless amounts of uncertainty that can fuel our stress and anxiety. And while our worries about what’s to come may feel like arrows flying at us, our anxiety can also strangely feel to us like a form of armor. We’re not really sure we can be without it. It can seem like it’s just a part of us. We may even think our anxiety is necessary…

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The Scientific Approach to Keeping New Year’s Resolutions

…r comparing ourselves to others. In her extensive research on the subject, Dr. Kristin Neff, has found that self-compassion can help us to make changes that matter to us. It is associated with “greater emotional resilience, more accurate self-concepts, more caring relationship behavior, as well as less narcissism and reactive anger.” Moreover, as Neff concluded based on her studies: Self-compassionate people have more intrinsic motivation in life…

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The Importance of Gratitude When You Have to Face Trauma Today

…the most important part: What we appreciate and how we hold gratitude can help us manage mental health. Gratitude helps us build emotional support in times of trauma. Though it might sound like a cliché, there is almost always something to be grateful for. Everybody is experiencing some kind of trauma with COVID-19. The pandemic is by definition a source of trauma—a perceived threat to safety and stability. Life may feel especially difficult to c…

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Is Fear of Emotion Driving Our Addiction?

…can learn to live in “mindful harmony with our feelings, not attempt to control them.” It’s possible that in this harmony, we find the antidote to addiction. Join Dr. Lisa Firestone for the Webinar, “Fighting Addiction: The Sneaky Role of the Critical Inner Voice.”…

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Coping With Anxiety

…ing the Mind Balancing the Mind is another simple practice that comes from Dr. Siegel. This exercise can help us achieve more calm and balance during times of chaos or stress. We can start by placing one hand on our chest—over our heart—and one hand on our abdomen. We then apply a gentle amount of pressure with each hand and see how we feel. Next, we try switching the position of our hands, so that the hand on our chest moves to our belly and vice…

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Why My Relationship Failed, a Fantasy Bond Story

…a fantasy bond. The various resources I have found online from PsychAlive, Dr. Lisa Firestone, and Dr. Robert Firestone have changed my life for the better. Just don’t let your relationships fall apart the way mine did; you’ll end up regretting it. This video, featuring exclusive interview clips with Dr. Lisa Firestone and Dr. Robert Firestone, will give you a brief understanding of what it means to be in a Fantasy Bond and how to identify if you…

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Dr. Robert Firestone on The Fantasy Bond

…Anxiety, he has also published more than 30 professional articles and chapters and produced 35 video documentaries. See more from Dr. Robert Firestone on his bio page…

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Dr. Robert Firestone’s Interview with PsychAlive

…Sign up here to access PsychAlive’s full interview with Dr. Robert Firestone for FREE. Watch Excerpts From Dr. Robert Firestone’s Interview with PsychAlive Read More From Dr. Robert Firestone…

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