…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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…ently capture the transformative processes of psychotherapy. I interviewed Dr. Firestone about his current thinking and his motivation for writing this book. Interview by Jina Carvalho What inspired you to write this book of short stories? I have written these tales over a long period of time. Each one not only impressed me personally but I felt would inspire others. I have always enjoyed books about psychotherapy so when I acquired enough stories…
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…s’ can also be dangerous when we are negatively turned against ourselves.” Dr. Firestone states that there is “an important difference between introspection and rumination.” While introspection involves “healthy self-reflection and exploration, rumination is more like a “vicious cycle” of negative thinking and critical, demoralizing self-talk. While introspection can lead to self-understanding, insights, solutions and goal-setting, rumination can…
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…c way to take a gentler approach to each other, and help avoid falling into destructive patterns where both people wind up acting in ways we later regret. Creating Thriving Relationships: Free Webinar with Drs. Daniel Siegel and Lisa Firestone Length: 60 Minutes Price: FREE On-Demand Webinars Watch Now In this Webinar: This Webinar will feature a lively discussion between friends and colleagues Drs. Dan Siegel and Lisa Firestone on the essential……
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…ves but actually hurt or limit our current relationships. In this Webinar, Dr. Lisa Firestone will shed light on why we experience relationship anxiety. Where do our fears come from? She will introduce the concept of attachment theory and explain how our early attachment patterns can shape our feelings and actions in our adult relationships. She will further explain the influence of the “critical inner voice,” a negative thought process we interna…
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…In this Experts at Home conversation, Dr. Lisa Firestone talks with suicide attempt survivor and mental health advocate Kevin Hines. They discuss the current mental health crisis, and how people can get help or help others during this challenging time. Watch Now: Subscribe to PsychAlive (it’s free!) to see more Experts at Home. …
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…ts have the best patient outcomes. In this illuminating, two-part Webinar, Dr. Lisa Firestone will integrate the latest attachment theory and neurobiological research to help clinicians understand attachment and how it impacts psychotherapy. In two 90-minute sessions (three hours total), this online workshop will focus on how to help patients create coherent narratives, so that they can move from less secure forms of attachment to earned secure at…
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…cause. No matter the type or what the symptoms are, it is important to get help to treat and address depression, especially to avert the risk of problems that develop during the struggle to cope. While people can usually stop feeling sad on their own, it is possible for sadness to turn into depression. Treating and Healing Sadness and Depression Depression and sadness are both treatable with therapy. When clients first seek help, my role as a ther…
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…may include: Noticing the need and reaching out for that initial moment of help – believing that help is available and deserved can be the first step. Finding a trauma-informed therapist to build a therapeutic relationship. Building a foundation, in therapy, of stability and security to learn how to navigate life in general in the present day. Once having that foundation, practicing those skills in life’s current relationships. Noticing the insecu…
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…heir actions. Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice, a book I co-authored with Dr. Robert Firestone and Joyce Catlett, provides exercises for recognizing and overcoming this internal bully. Be Critical, Coddling, or Ignore Issues: We should always support our kids in new challenges. We can help by putting them in somewhat novel situations in which they’re slightly uncomfortable, but we’re there to back them up. We shouldn’t over-push them, leading the…
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