Lisa Firestone, Ph.D.
Dr. Lisa Firestone is the Director of Research and Education at
The Glendon Association. An accomplished and much requested lecturer, Dr. Firestone speaks at national and international conferences in the areas of couple relations, parenting, and suicide and violence prevention. Dr. Firestone has published numerous professional articles, and most recently was the co-author of
Sex and Love in Intimate Relationships (APA Books, 2006),
Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice (New Harbinger, 2002),
Creating a Life of Meaning and Compassion: The Wisdom of Psychotherapy (APA Books, 2003) and
The Self Under Siege (Routledge, 2012).
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I have found that a lot of perscriptions we inherit from our parents is from the tactic of ‘power pushing’ which sometimes can be over done, inundating, and unrealistic. Power pushing from parents should be genuine and not based upon from what we see about others’ behaviors.