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Dr. Christine Courtois on Parenting: VIDEO

…ment and dissociation. Dr. Courtois discusses the concept of the ‘Critical Inner Voice’ and Voice Therapy. She addresses how families can be a source of trauma, citing that statistically speaking “the most dangerous people to children are their intimates.” Dr. Courtois places an important emphasis on the extent to which individuals often minimize complex trauma, essentially saying of their abuse “Aw, it wasn’t so bad.” She discusses trauma bonding…

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A New Look at Differentiation

…. The methods involve identifying destructive thought processes – critical inner voices — that are antithetical toward the self, those that are self-soothing and self-aggrandizing, yet destructive, and those that are hostile, paranoid and suspicious toward other people. The techniques also include developing insight into the sources of one’s destructive thoughts, answering back from one’s own point of view, and challenging the maladaptive behavior…

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Fantasy Bond

…emotional hunger; marital and family bonds; defense against separation and death anxiety; the bi-polar causality of regression; and sources and functions of the critical inner voice. This film was produced as a supplement to the book The Fantasy Bond. Format: DVD Price: $39.95 Buy Now…

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The Self Under Siege

…he of the negative personalities they have internalized. They operate as a critical voice process that demeans and attacks them and their closest associations, and are a powerful element in all forms of psychopathology. These “voices,” or inner directives, favor a defensive lifestyle that predisposes emotional misery and maladaptive behavior, opposes individuation and self-realization, and serves as the core resistance to psychotherapy and a more…

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How to Make the Holiday Special

…this from others. It’s way too easy when we’re isolated to let a “critical inner voice” take over that tells us we’re not important, that we shouldn’t bother others, or that they don’t care. Having this voice in our heads is like living with an internal enemy, and we must treat it as one by resisting its directives. Make a time to talk to friends or call out of the blue when you need someone. Let them know what you’re experiencing, what challenges…

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Effective Ways to Fight Depression

…on the different techniques that can help individuals battle depression. In this one-hour online presentation, Dr. Lisa Firestone will share up-to-date information on various methods that have been proven to help alleviate symptoms of depression. She will introduce a concept known as the “critical inner voice,” an internal enemy we all possess that fuels symptoms of depression and often discourages those suffering from engaging in the very behavi…

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A New Year’s Resolution Worth Making

…our calendars, we run into the same self-doubt, self-defenses and critical inner voices that have long created barriers to achieving our goals. Sometimes these inner enemy forces win, persuading us to slip up, then punishing us for failing once again. “Just stay in bed a little longer,” it will echo in our heads. “The gym can wait.” Then, as soon as we hit the snooze button, it starts in on us with thoughts like, “You never do anything you say you…

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Healing from Attachment Issues

…hment to someone who has a healthy attachment pattern, we can develop more inner security, because we are actively experiencing a new model for how relationships can work. For example, if an intermittently available parent left us experiencing a lot of anxiety, uncertainty, or jealousy in our adult relationships, we can gain security by being with someone who is calm and consistent. If we grew up keeping to ourselves and avoiding closeness, having…

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Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence

…k your interest and make you curious about how this all fits with your own inner life. While these ideas may be new, reading the book will help them become a natural part of how you sense and experience your own inner and relational life and bring more balance into your world. My hope is that this table, and the book itself, will invite you to explore this framework of science and subjective experience and see how useful they can be in creating mo…

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Is My Self-Hatred Getting in the Way of Love?

…y upcoming book, Daring to Love, I go into more detail about how our negative identity gets in the way of our having love in our life. I explain an internal process, the critical inner voice, that supports the negative identity and how to challenge it and strengthen a positive, more realistic view of yourself….

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