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Thinking Positively: Why You Need to Wire Your Brain to Think Positive

…ticism One of the biggest obstacles to thinking positively is the Critical Inner Voice. We all have an inner critic that loves nothing more than criticizing our every move. This inner critic can lead us into a spiral of shame or self-hatred. Ruminating on negative thoughts about ourselves, or others, only strengthens the neural pathways for negative thinking. In order to retrain our brains to think positively, we must stand up to our inner critics…

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Do You Provoke Your Partner?

…in Ways We Were Treated In the same way that we may provoke our partner to voice our self-critical thoughts, we may also act in ways that provoke a certain reaction that we’ve come to expect based on our history. For example, if we grew up in a house where people blew up and got into a lot of loud arguments, we may start yelling at our partner when we feel frustrated. When our partner yells back, however, we may feel triggered and terrible, becaus…

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A Guide to the Fantasy Bond

…intaining a negative image of themselves – Many people develop a “critical inner voice,” a negative thought process, which, like an internal parent, coaches, critiques, and comments on them, as they live our lives, i.e. “I’ve always been too much for other people to handle. No one could love me.” Projecting negative parental qualities and behaviors onto others – Without realizing it, we can project qualities of our parents onto the people we get c…

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Empaths: What Does it Mean to Be an Empath?

…ions as separate from anyone else’s. Ignore Your Inner Critic The Critical Inner Voice is like a nasty coach that lives inside our heads, waiting for any opportunity to criticize us. Empaths, being sensitive, are vulnerable to these self-critical thoughts. They may think things like, “Why do you feel so much all the time? What’s wrong with you?” or “You’re just too sensitive.” However, it is important not to believe these self-attacks or act on yo…

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Are You Sacrificing a Perfect Relationship for a Perfect Wedding?

…anxiety often increases. They have a tendency to experience more “critical inner voices” that cast doubt on their self-esteem or cause them to feel uncertain about their partner. Pre-wedding jitters often result from critical inner voices asking you “are you sure?” or picking apart your partner. You can combat this anxiety by paying attention to these thoughts, acknowledging when they arise, and disregarding them as an internal enemy undermining y…

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Effective Ways to Fight Depression

…To battle depression means taking on this internalized enemy or “critical inner voice.” Learning how to identify the self-destructive thoughts of this inner critic and learning how to take actions in our own self interest, is the beginning of challenging the roots of depression. In this Webinar, Dr. Lisa Firestone addresses ways we can identify and deal effectively with the negative thinking that leads to the destructive spiral of depression and…

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Making Sense of Trauma

…he kindness and interest you’d feel toward a friend.Be wary of a “critical inner voice” that tries to put you down or rewrite history. “Are you sure it happened like that?” it may chime in. “You’re just feeling sorry for yourself,” it may suggest. You have to stand up to this inner critic and notice its tricky tactics. Remember that you are not being weak or self-indulgent by facing painful experiences. You are not at fault or damaged in any way….

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6 Major Influences that Stop You from Becoming Your True Self

…by an incorporated thought process which I have identified as the Critical Inner Voice, that is disparaging, hostile and, at its worst, self-destructive. In this blog, I focus primarily on six major influences that impinge upon the evolving self, contribute to psychological distress, and interfere with differentiation and individuation – the project of becoming a person. These include (1) negative prenatal influences, (2) aversive family dynamics,…

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In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness

…matic healing. This journey unfolds–if we learn to listen to the “unspoken voice of the body.” Learning Objectives: To recognize the biological and naturalistic roots of trauma and their implications for treatment To explain how sensate awareness is an important vehicle for regulating high arousal states and intense emotions in transforming trauma To describe the relationship between developmental issues, unresolved trauma and the formation of dep…

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Protected: The Voice of Addiction: Webinar Video and Resources

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