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How to Find Healing in Relationships After Trauma

…ing a compliment may be painfully hard. But the ability to move past these fears and hesitations is crucial on the road to living a full and balanced life. Today, I want to talk about what might be keeping you from deepening your relationships and what to do about it. Do you have the temptation to hunker down and handle it yourself? Do you feel like nobody will get it? Do you feel ashamed or weak—like you don’t deserve support or compassion? Is th…

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How to Tame Your Inner Critic Giveaway

…Click below to get a free PDF on how to tame your inner critic. Read more articles by Dr. Lisa Firestone here Learn more about how to Overcome Your Inner Critic with this eCourse here  …

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Creating a Path from “I Hate My Life” to Resilience and Self-Realization

…ways to cope with hard times and truly feel better. This Webinar with Dr. Lisa Firestone will discuss psychological tools and scientifically backed concepts that can change the very way we see ourselves and our circumstances. Her 90-minute presentation includes the following: An introduction to the concept of the “anti-self,” an inner enemy we all possess that generates much of our negative and self-destructive thinking. She will talk about steps…

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Empowering Strategies to Fight Depression

…individuals battling depression. In this one-hour online presentation, Dr. Lisa Firestone will share up-to-date information on various methods that have been proven to help alleviate symptoms of depression. She will introduce a concept known as the “critical inner voice,” an internal enemy we all possess that fuels symptoms of depression and often discourages those suffering from engaging in the very behaviors that could help them feel better. Lea…

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Am I Depressed? The Difference Between Sadness and Depression

…olar Support Alliance Phone Applications Breathe2Relax (free) Universal Breathing, Pranayama (Under $10) Yoga Nidra Lite (Lite version is free) Calm (free) Books Letting Go of Self Destructive Behaviors, a Workbook of Hope and Healing by Lisa Ferentz (includes details about the CARESS technique) The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment (Norton Professional Book) by Babette Rothschild Mindsight: The New Science of Per…

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Video Interview with Expert Suicidologist Dr. David A. Jobes

…David A. Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP, is an internationally recognized suicidologist. Dr. Lisa Firestone interviewed Dr. Jobes for PsychAlive. The two discussed risk factors leading to suicide, treating suicidal individuals, the CAMS Approach to treating suicide and the importance of making life worth living. You can watch excerpts from the interview below. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa4kuhVDFVpOD1-iAQfH-01qnbP-Etb7B…

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Top 10 Effective Communication Techniques for Couples

…artner is not saying. Two people in a relationship get to learn each other fears, goals, values and dreams. No one should know your partner better than you, therefore, use that to your advantage and observe the situation. Some people are better at expressing themselves or communicating better than others. For example, Rita knew her husband, an advertising executive, wanted a new look. He had gained a few pounds so she thought he was self-conscious…

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Free Yourself from the Pain of Your Past

…mindfully and enjoy better relationships in general. In this Webinar, Dr. Lisa Firestone will explain how processing our story can help free us of the pain of our past, so we can live fully in the present. Drawing upon attachment theory, psychological differentiation and Separation Theory, this Webinar will teach tools to identify and liberate ourselves from the old, unresolved traumas that limit us today. It will show how we can create a coheren…

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Protected: Handling Conflict in Relationships Webinar Resources

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Making Sense of Your Past by Daniel Siegel, M.D.

…so come to believe that making sense is essential to our well- being and happiness. – Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation 2010, New York, NY: Bantam Books Join Dr. Daniel Siegel and Dr. Lisa Firestone for the online course “Making Sense of Your Story: Understanding Your Past to Liberate Your Present and Empower Your Future.”   Watch an exclusive PsychAlive video featuring Dr. Daniel Siegel discussing mindsi…

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