…ok for signs we are engaging in a fantasy bond and actively seek to interrupt these patterns. Click here to read Dr. Epstein’s article “Can You Learn to Love Anyone?” Watch psychologist Dr. Lisa Firestone discuss “The Qualities of an Ideal Relationship”: Watch psychologist Dr. Lisa Firestone discuss “Why We Keep Making the Same Bad Choices”:…
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…on Association by clicking here In this Webinar: In this free Webinar, Dr. Lisa Firestone teaches the warning signs of suicide as well as the helper tasks that can save a life. The Webinar will help participants to recognize when someone is in crisis and will teach the tools for all individuals to be able to reach out to those suffering. Dr. Firestone sheds light on what goes on in the mind of someone who is suicidal and talks about steps people c…
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…liness and social anxiety, a subject you can learn more about here. As Dr. Lisa Firestone put it in her article “A Way Out of Loneliness,” “It’s helpful to recognize that loneliness is very much a state of mind, and unfortunately, that mind is, in effect, lying to us.” Being alone isn’t necessarily the issue; it’s the filter of seeing ourselves as alone that must be challenged. People who feel lonely tend to view the world differently. There are e…
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…$49 On-Demand Webinars In this Webinar: This online workshop with Dr. Lisa Firestone will provide tools to help people heal insecure attachment, resolve trauma, integrate their… Learn More One essential way to do this is by making sense of your story. According to Dr. Dan Siegel, attachment research demonstrates that “the best predictor of a child’s security of attachment is not what happened to his parents as children, but rather how his par…
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…ts our tendency to treat the symptoms as opposed to the problem,” said Dr. Lisa Firestone. “Instead of asking how we can get ourselves to sleep, we should be asking “why aren’t we sleeping? What is making us so anxious? As people develop the threshold to feel the sadness in their lives, they open up a space to feel the joys. They can begin to address obstacles, build resilience, and make choices that will be more fulfilling.” Dr. Firestone and her…
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…our new book, The Self Under Siege. In the book, my co-authors, Dr. Robert Firestone and Joyce Catlett, and I outline a four-step process for differentiating ourselves from negative influences from our past and from society at large in order to become the person we want to be — “our real self.” This process of differentiation is key to separating from destructive internal coaching and achieving lasting love. To be able to recognize and separate fr…
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…arn more or register here Learn more or register here Webinars with Lisa Firestone, Ph.D. Dr. Firestone is the Director of Research and Education at The Glendon Association. An accomplished and much requested lecturer, Dr. Firestone speaks at national and international conferences in the areas of couple relations, parenting, and suicide and violence prevention. Dr. Firestone has published numerous professional articles, and most recently was the…
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…y relationships, self-esteem, and career success. This CE Webinar with Dr. Lisa Firestone will provide participants with an overview of Voice Therapy and how they can incorporate it into their practice. Dr. Firestone will explain Separation Theory, a theoretical approach that helps clients understand the developmental roots of their inner critic. In addition to gaining insight into where their inner critic comes from, participants will discover wa…
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by Robert W. Firestone, Ph.D., Lisa Firestone, Ph.D. Joyce Catlett, M.A. How much of our identity or ‘self’ is truly representative of our own wants, needs, and goals in life and how much does it reflect the desires and priorities of someone else? Are we following our own destiny or are we unconsciously repeating the lives of our parents, living according to their values, ideals, and beliefs? In this thought-provoking book, noted clinical psychol…
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