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VIDEO: Dr. Kirk Schneider on Psychological and Cultural Polarization

…f The Polarized Mind, talks about psychological and cultural polarization. Lisa Firestone: In your new book (The Polarized Mind) you talk about how people become polarized, and I wonder if you could talk about that a little bit, what you mean by the polarized mind. Kirk Schneider: Polarization is the fixation on a single point of view to the utter exclusion of competing points of view. And for me, what I’ve come around to is that that is possibly…

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How We Defend Against Love

…Even though we all say we want love, there are many ways we protect ourselves by sabotaging our relationships. Dr. Lisa Firestone explores why and how we act out these destructive patterns with our partners….

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VIDEO: Dr. Kirk Schneider on How to Experience Life More Fully

…chneider – Six Critical Lenses Through Which to More Fully Experience Life Lisa Firestone: As individuals, what do you think people could do to develop more meaning in their own life , on a personal level? Kirk Schneider: I think depth psychotherapy is not a bad way to begin that process. Beyond that, dropping the devices for a time, having some undistracted spaces to go to, whether that’s a walk in nature or maybe some time in one’s room, meditat…

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The Importance of Choosing Your Thoughts

…give our lives meaning and direction without falling victim to the inner critic that holds us back and keeps us from achieving our goals. Learn more about Dr. Lisa Firestone’s latest book, The Self under Siege: A Therapeutic Model for Differentiation…

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Dr. Sheldon Solomon on Human Destructiveness: Exclusive Interview

The following transcript contains part of an exclusive interview with Dr. Lisa Firestone and Dr. Sheldon Solomon. Dr. Sheldon Solomon on Human Destructiveness Dr. Sheldon Solomon talks about human destructiveness from a Terror Management Theory perspective. LF: How do you make sense out of human destructiveness coming from a Terror Management Theory perspective? SS: Well, I think the Terror Management Theory view is fairly simple and probably inc…

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Relationship Compatibility

…sychologist and author of Sex and Love in Intimate Relationships, Dr. Lisa Firestone answers some fundamental questions about relationship compatibility. How would you define relationship compatibility? Relationship compatibility exists, first and foremost, when a couple relates with equality and respect. It’s important for couples to have fun together and really enjoy the time they spend together. Relationships thrive when two people share compan…

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VIDEO: Dr. Donna Rockwell on Her Experience with the Dalai Lama

In her interview with PsychAlive Senior Editor Lisa Firestone, Dr. Donna Rockwell talks about her experience with the Dalai Lama. I was part of that conference at Harvard Medical School and he is just, I mean, he personifies being natural and real in the moment. Being alive and vital right now. He’d be the first one to tell you that he also carries ego with him. So it’s not about getting rid of that altogether. It’s about how to be present with s…

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VIDEO: The True Goal of Meditation

In her interview with PsychAlive Senior Editor Lisa Firestone, Dr. Donna Rockwell talks about the true goal of meditation. Watch or read the interview below. …what meditation’s really about is not about getting to this state of always being able to be right here right now in the present moment. What meditation is about is training the mind how to come back. It’s really that’s all it’s about. You know, we’re thinking about the kids and school and…

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VIDEO: Mindfulness Meditation and Stress Reduction

In her interview with PsychAlive Senior Editor Lisa Firestone, Dr. Donna Rockwell talks about the powerful impact mindfulness meditation has on stress reduction. You know, so much of this is really physiology and biology in that we have the sympathetic nervous system and we have the parasympathetic nervous system, which produces cortisol and the fight or flight response and we needed that when we were in the jungle and the lion’s bearing down on…

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VIDEO: How Mindfulness Meditation Allows You to Embrace Yourself

In her interview with PsychAlive Senior Editor Lisa Firestone, Dr. Donna Rockwell talks about how mindfulness meditation allows you to embrace yourself more authentically and tenderly. You know, when you sit there – I meditated, I don’t know, for 15 years before I could really have this have this sort of breakthrough, which is all of that thinking has nothing to do with me. It’s not who I am . It’s just this thing my mind is doing. So, it sort of…

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