…in people’s closest and most meaningful connections. In this Webinar, Dr. Lisa Firestone will explain both what causes this fear as well as how individuals can push past this fear and expand their capacity for love. By providing participants with a theoretical model that integrates psychodynamic, existential and family systems frameworks, Dr. Firestone will assist individuals and clinicians working with clients to develop and maintain true intima…
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…don’t need to have all the answers about life and death. I spoke with Dr. Lisa Firestone, Director of Research and Education for The Glendon Association, who said it’s important to be truthful with kids and not to make things up to take away their fear. Kids know when we are being real. Firestone says “The most important thing is to let kids have their feelings. We can help them regulate their emotions with our care and concern.” Having this kind…
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…toward us are foreign and unfamiliar. In their introduction to their book Fear of Intimacy, Robert Firestone, Ph.D. and Joyce Catlett, M.A. state: “The average person is unaware that he or she is living out a negative destiny according to his or her past programming, preserving his or her familiar identity, and, in the process, pushing love away. On an unconscious level, many people sense that if they did not push love away, the whole world, as t…
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…lationships and Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice. Visit her site at www.drlisa*]}*firestone.com. Silence the Inner Voice That’s Stressing You Out Millions of Americans struggle with unhealthy levels of stress. Stress isn’t just destructive to our mental health but to our physical health as well. It weakens our immune systems and contributes to heart disease, high blood pressure, strokes, and other illnesses. The Unselfish Gift of Going on a Retre…
Learn More…wnload the Brochure: “Save a Life” Helpful Websites: www.suicidology.org Lisa Firestone , PhD, is the Director of Research and Education for The Glendon Association. Since 1987, she has been involved in clinical training and applied research in suicide and violence. In collaboration with Dr. Robert Firestone, her studies resulted in the development of the Firestone Assessment of Self-Destructive Thoughts (FAST) and the Firestone Assessment of Vi…
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…acteristics that in more than 30 years of studying couples, Dr. Robert and Lisa Firestone found to be vital to maintaining truly loving. The father and daughter research team created what they call the “Couples Interactions Chart,” which compares the characteristics of an ideal relationship to those of what Dr. Robert Firestone termed a “fantasy bond.” The fantasy bond is an “illusion of connection and closeness [that allows couples] to maintain a…
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…sychAlive profile page for her latest articles. Visit her website at www.drlisa*]}*firestone.com. How Childhood Defenses Hurt Us as Adults When we internalize destructive attitudes during hurtful or traumatic experiences in our past, we strengthen our “anti-self.” As we grow up, our anti-self resides within us and encourages us to take actions that replicate our past but that are damaging to us in the present. How to Bully-Proof Your Children by Bui…
Learn More…expert Dr. Lisa Firestone explains the difference between real love… Dr. Lisa Firestone on Jealousy in Relationships Relationship expert Dr. Lisa Firestone talks about understanding and challenging… How to Keep the Spark Alive in a Relationship Relationship expert Dr. Lisa Firestone explains how couples can keep the spark a… The Critical Inner Voice in Relationships Dr. Lisa Firestone explains how the critical inner voice operates in relatio…
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…te cancer. Physical benefits aside, sex helps us to deepen our feelings of intimacy. It keeps people feeling close to their partners on every level, and reduces their desire to look outside the relationship for romance or fulfillment. What is Healthy Sexuality? There is no magic number for how often couples should have sex. However, healthy sexuality involves a level of intimacy and tenderness experienced between two people on a consistent basis….
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