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Yes, Meditation Can Help Your Eating Disorder Recovery

…ss from a deeply-rooted sensibility based in your true self. You know this voice already. This true voice of yours has already led you. Think back to all of the times you have… known known right from wrong, seen and taken opportunities for connections, stayed open to learn and grow, and found strength to rise above obstacles. If you add meditation to your recovery toolkit, you establish a daily time and space dedicated to noticing and expanding yo…

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The Dangers of Narcissistic Parents

…ldren feel can manifest itself in the form of an inner critic or “critical inner voice” that reminds them they are not good enough or that they need to be the best or they are nothing. Because their parents only value their accomplishments as they reflect on them, the child never truly feels they are good enough. They even struggle to develop their own sense of self. A woman I recently met described how her mother would constantly compare her to o…

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How to Befriend Yourself: A Psychotherapeutic Approach to Living

…zing parts of your life that make you miserable and conjecturing what your inner voices are telling you on the subject. Not only is it vital to recognize your destructive voices, but these voices must also be challenged directly and behavior based on the destructive thought process must be replaced with more effective responses. It is significant to recognize that even though there may be elements of truth in what your voices are telling you, the…

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Building a Healthy Sense of Self

…a Firestone will outline a powerful approach to overcoming one’s “critical inner voice” and building a healthy, authentic, and compassionate sense of self. She will draw on concepts from Separation Theory and psychological differentiation in order to illustrate how a person’s past comes to shape their sense of identity and the language of their inner critic. She will introduce Voice Therapy as a cognitive/ behavioral / therapeutic approach to conq…

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Generosity Mental Health

Why Generosity is Good for YOU!

…ing self-centered can mean spending too much time listening to a “critical inner voice” inside our heads that critiques our every move and tells us we are failing in one or another area of our lives. Generosity distracts us from the scathing insults of this inner voice while creating quite a strong argument against it. It is difficult to prove we are worthless when we are watching someone else benefit from our actions. Generosity is a natural conf…

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Generosity – What’s in it for you?

…eing self-centered can mean spending too much time listening to a critical inner voice inside our heads that critiques our every move and tells us we are failing in one or another area of our lives. Generosity distracts us from the scathing insults of this inner voice, while creating quite a strong argument against it. It is difficult to prove we are worthless when we are watching someone else benefit from our actions. Generosity is a natural conf…

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PsychAlive Event Calendar

…– 12pm PST Learn more or register here Oct. 17-19 Challenging the Critical Inner Voice: Four Steps to Differentiation of Self NASPR 2013 Conference Memphis, Tennessee Learn more here Oct. 22 Helping Clients Overcome Depression CE Webinar Presenter: Lisa Firestone, Ph.D. 4pm – 5:30pm PST 3 CE’s Learn more or register here Nov. 5 Psychological Hardiness and Mental Health CE Webinar Presenter: Salvatore Maddi, Ph.D. 4pm – 5:30pm PST 3 CE’s Learn more…

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The Price of Being Strong: Risks to the Mental Health of Athletes

…d author Dr. Robert Firestone and I have come to refer to as the “critical inner voice.” This internal enemy preys on any vulnerability or perceived weakness, telling us that we are nothing, that we are different, that we are less than, undeserving, or alone. When athletes start to feel separated from the world, they may start to listen to and increasingly believe the commentary of this cruel inner critic. This process may exacerbate their feeling…

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The Inner Voices Behind Violent Behavior

…ack of remorse expressed by the person who is influenced by these types of voices. An example of these voices is: Violence is the way to go. Just smash them; you’ll feel better. Understanding what is going on in the mind of someone who is violent allows us to better assess the risk for violence and to intervene, protecting both the potential perpetrator and victim. Many risk factors for violence can’t be changed, but a person’s thinking is a risk…

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Genuine Relating in an Imperfect World

…s kind of judgemental or mean attitude is supported by a person’s critical inner voice. The voice is a self-protective defense that can discourage intimacy by espousing a negative point of view about the person, their partner and their relationship. It attacks the person (What are you doing with that loser? You deserve better than this!) and their partner (They are so stupid/ unattractive/ weak/ etc.) and their relationship (This relationship is d…

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