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Importance of Emotion in Therapy: A Conversation with Dr. Leslie Greenberg

…displayed as a secondary emotion, because it masks the primary emotion of fear or sadness at other times shame or fear are maladaptive emotions. People then learn to understand, manage, and transform maladaptive emotions through EFT, so that they can access and utilize healthy, adaptive emotions, such as compassion, empowering anger or grief. Greenberg refers to his approach to couples as partners being each other’s “affective regulators” and he…

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The Secret to Staying Close to Your Partner

…our best hope for breaking the cycles that would otherwise destroy or diminish our relationships and sharing closer, more loving connections. Join Dr. Lisa Firestone and Dr. Les Greenberg for the eCourse “The Power of Emotion.”…

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Experts at Home – Drs. Jeff Greenberg & Sheldon Solomon on Terror Management Theory

…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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Is There a Cure for Narcissism?

…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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Real Love and How to Manifest It: A Conversation with Sharon Salzberg

…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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Can We Change in Our Relationships?

…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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The Making of a Murderer

…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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Ep 2: Why Do We Listen to Our Inner Critic?

…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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Steps to Overcoming Your Critical Inner Voice

…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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Why It Is Good For You to Feel Negative Emotions

…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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