…Join two of the founders of Terror Management Theory, Drs. Jeff Greenberg and Sheldon Solomon, for a conversation with Dr. Lisa Firestone on how fear of our own mortality is currently affecting all humans in the midst of global crisis. Subscribe to PsychAlive (it’s free!) to see more Experts at Home. …
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…self-image that is grounded in truth and coated with substance. We can see and appreciate our “self” clearly, even without the “selfie.” Join Dr. Lisa Firestone for the online Course, “Overcome Your Inner Critic.”…
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…y taking these steps, we can achieve real change and become more loving and secure in our relationships. Learn more about the eCourse with Drs. Lisa Firestone and Daniel Siegel, “Making Sense of Your Life.”…
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…e how this is possible. In her one-hour conversation with PsychAlive’s Dr. Lisa Firestone, Ms. Salzberg will explain how real love begins with ourselves. She will define love as a verb that involves the actions of paying attention and connecting to others. She will discuss skillful means for making these connections, which involves being curious and mindful, rather than fearful and fixed in our perspective. She will address the inherent challenges…
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…us. We must instead ask ourselves, what has so frightened this child that could make this child frightening to the world. That is where our work begins. Join Dr. Lisa Firestone and Dr. James Garbarino for the CE Webinar “The Origins of Violence in Child Abuse.”…
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…ess stream of commentary and bad advice. In this episode, we interview Dr. Lisa Firestone about this critical inner voice. We uncover where this inner critic comes from, how it manifests itself, and the many ways it impacts our daily life and relationships. And finally we’ll ask Lisa to explain the five fundamental steps we can take to overcome this inner critic, which we just can’t seem to shut up. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe…
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…years I have studied, along with my father, psychologist and author Robert Firestone, the roots of the critical inner voice. He developed “voice therapy” as a way for people to identify and separate from this inner critic by understanding the origins of the critical inner voice and then taking actions to go against it, actions that are goal directed and that represent a person’s true point of view. The steps involved in this therapy process are de…
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…ad to simple trauma might involve an individual incident of dramatic pain, fear, or stress, such as a car accident or an earthquake. Complex trauma is a condition caused by chronic, repeated, or cumulative instances of shock and/or distress. Examples of events that can cause complex trauma include child abuse or repeated deployments to warzones. As you can imagine, resolving complex trauma requires a more complex, integrated, and sequential approa…
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…ll out. When we open ourselves up to humiliation, we realize what we often fear is not actually that bad; it certainly isn’t life threatening. When we take the initiative and expose whatever we are most humiliated about, we feel stronger and freer. We aren’t secretly harboring thoughts that if people knew this or that about us, they would not like us or would reject us. Overall, dealing with our feelings of humiliation straightforwardly makes us m…
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In her interview with PsychAlive Senior Editor Lisa Firestone, Dr. Donna Rockwell talks about quick and simple ways to reap the benefits of mindful living. Watch or read the interview below. What you can do in the morning before you jump out of bed at hearing your alarm is you can lie there with your eyes closed and you can put your hand on your chest and your belly and you can just be with the rising and falling of your breath for just a few mom…
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