Books written by Robert Firestone

The Truth

Robert S. Hoffman , M.D. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry , UCLA Director , Westside Mental Health Group Diplomat , American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology " ... Tam impressed by the value it holds for all persons in the helping ...
Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice: A Revolutionary Program to Counter Negative Thoughts and Live Free from Imagined Limitations

Draws on twenty-five years of research and clinical practices to outline a strategy for managing a self-critical inner voice, providing dozens of exercises, questionnaires, self-assessments, and journaling activities. Original.
The Self Under Siege: A Therapeutic Model for Differentiation

"This book will provide therapists with the tools necessary to help their clients differentiate themselves from their parents, families of origin, and other influences that have unconsciously dominated and predetermined their lives.
Challenging the Fantasy Bond: A Search for Personal Identity and Freedom

In this thought-provoking book, clinical psychologist and theorist Robert Firestone explains how the fantasy bond, an illusion of connection, develops to protect us from negative experiences with parents or caregivers.
Fear of Intimacy

Written in clear, jargon-free language, this book shows how therapists can help identify and overcome the messages of the internal ""voice"" that fosters distortions of the self and loved ones.
Creating a Life of Meaning and Compassion: The Wisdom of Psychotherapy

This is the story of an unusual group of people who have transformed their lives. The book describes their struggles as they gradually learned to accept the fulfilment of their dreams and documents the insights they gained along the way.
Sex and Love in Intimate Relationships

Sexuality can be one of the most fulfilling pleasures in life. Yet it is an aspect of relationships that is complex and sometimes fraught with difficulty. Given the mixed messages...
Psychological Defenses in Everyday Life

This book is a rich resource that broadens personalunderstanding by examining the origins of childhood misery, subsequent defense formation, and the pervasiveness and destructiveness of the resulting maladaptive, addictive behaviors in ...