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Are You Single for the Right Reasons?

…find attractive. These thoughts make up what my father psychologist Robert Firestone refers to as the “critical inner voice.” This voice is like a commentator in our heads judging our every action. When we look in the mirror, it may start in with, “You’re so unattractive. Look how out of shape you are. No one would be interested in you. Just stay home.” When we go on a date, it may flood our heads with thoughts like, “What are you even talking abo…

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Understanding Attachment: Free Webinar

…w Download slides from the webinar here. Watch Drs. Daniel Siegel and Lisa Firestone discuss the different patterns of attachment If you’re interested in receiving 1 home study CE Credit for this webinar, you can purchase it here. More Info Here In this Webinar: Please join Dr. Lisa Firestone for a free, one-hour webinar that will: Introduce participants to the fascinating science of attachment theory Explain the powerful role of attachment in sha…

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Challenging the Fantasy Bond: A Search for Personal Identity and Freedom

…In this thought-provoking book, clinical psychologist and theorist Robert Firestone explains how the fantasy bond, an illusion of connection, develops early in childhood to cope with the pain and frustration resulting from parental misattunement, neglect, or mistreatment. It is manifested as a destructive internal thought process, the critical inner voice. Later, the fantasy bond is extended to family members, intimate partners, and social groups…

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How to Deal with Anger

…is a natural and important part of being human. In this webinar, Dr. Lisa Firestone will explore how individuals can gain a deeper understanding of anger and transform their relationship with this heated emotion. This Webinar will: Define anger as a basic emotional experience that can provide us with valuable information Discuss how anger can be both a primary emotional experience and a secondary emotion that covers over other more vulnerable emo…

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Thanksgiving is Good for Your Mental Health

…hursday in November. Sections adapted from: Daring to Love, Move Beyond Fear of Intimacy, Embrace Vulnerability and Create Lasting Connection Tamsen Firestone with Robert Firestone, Ph.D. New Harbinger Publications, 2018…

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Challenging Depression

…s the feelings behind those thoughts. In this insightful webinar, Dr. Lisa Firestone will introduce an empowering approach to treating depression, while highlighting specific actions individuals can take that have been shown to reduce symptoms of depression. She will discuss a method in which therapists can help clients identify destructive patterns of thinking, the “critical inner voice” that can perpetuate a cycle of depression. When someone is…

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The Divided Self: Rejecting Your Inner Enemy and Reclaiming Your Real Self

…-critical, and even self-destructive. This 90-minute webinar with Dr. Lisa Firestone will explore the roots of this division and the psychological impact it has on a person’s life. In her illuminating presentation, Dr. Firestone will explore why people turn against themselves. What holds them back from being who they really are and accomplishing what they seek to accomplish? She will introduce a concept known as the “Division of the Mind” to help…

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Breaking Free From Bad Relationship Patterns

…p with the same relationship problems. In this 90-minute Webinar, Dr. Lisa Firestone will shed light on crucial ways one’s early environment influences their romantic relationships. Drawing on research from attachment theory as well as her and her father, Dr. Robert Firestone’s, concepts of the “critical inner voice” and “selection, distortion, and provocation,” she will explain why people are subconsciously driven to recreate dynamics from their…

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Accepting Our Anger During the Pandemic

…hing’s wrong. He’s not right in the brain.” Daring to Love, Move Beyond Fear of Intimacy, Embrace Vulnerability and Create Lasting Connection Tamsen Firestone with Robert Firestone, Ph.D. New Harbinger Publications, 2018…

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A Powerful Way To Stop Projecting Onto Your Partner

…o 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… Learn M…

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