SYNOPSIS: Suicide is a taboo subject for most people, and especially between parents and kids. We invited Dr. Lisa Firestone into TIP to address the issue for parents who may not know how to broach it. From being bullied at school, to learning self-loathing at home, there are many things that can foster suicidal thoughts. We talk about the emotional conditions and physical circumstances that surround suicide, and how to create the right conditions to combat them. It’s an important show we hope you learn from. GUEST BIOS: Lisa Firestone, Ph.D. is an international expert on interpersonal relationships, parenting, suicide and violence. She is the Director of Research and Education for the Glendon Association. www.glendon.org. Dr. Firestone is the co-author of Conquer Your Critical Voice: A Revolutionary Program to Counter Negative Thoughts and Live Free from Imagined Limitations (New Harbinger Publications). She is also a founder and contributor at PsychAlive.org and a blogger for Psychology Today and The Huffington Post. Firestone partnered with her father, Robert W. Firestone, and developed the Firestone Assessment of Self-destructive Thoughts (FAST), a scale that assesses suicide potential and the Firestone Assessment of Violent Thoughts (FAVT), a scale that assesses potential for violence. ADD’L LINKS: www.drlisafirestone.com www.glendon.org www.huffingtonpost.com twitter.com www.psychologytoday.com EPISODE BREAKDOWN: 00:01 Welcome to TIP 00:46 Clip from BULLY. 01:46 …
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