Our relationships with our parents lay the foundation for our future connections with others, shaping the way we navigate emotional bonds well into adulthood. Attachment expert, author, and therapist ...

Here are five clear lessons about closeness, distance, fear, repair and growth, the five crucial building blocks of ...

Attachment styles in adulthood are based in large part onchildhood relationships with parents or primary caregivers [1]. Building on Ainsworth's work with children [2], Hazan & Shafer [3] extended the ...

Tampa (BLOOM) – Attachment styles play a significant role in our relationships, influencing how we form connections and respond to intimacy. One attachment style that can bring its fair share of ...

From "love languages" to personality tests, there are myriad ways to try to suss out the types of people who will make harmonious relationships, and those who will create partnerships born for divorce ...

Do you find yourself hyperfixating on whether your partner is upset with you? Do you feel as though you're constantly nagging at your significant other in search of affection? Or maybe you're the ...

From fear of vulnerability to an overwhelming need for reassurance, our attachment styles often stem from the ways we were cared for as children. Understanding these patterns, where they come from and ...

A while back, when recording a podcast, my team and I asked a random group of people if they considered themselves the pursuer or the distancer in their relationship. In other words, did they see ...

Dismissive avoidant attachment often gets a bad rap and, sometimes, that can be justified based on “bad” behavior in relationships. That said, dismissive avoidant people are also widely misunderstood.

For many Americans navigating the complexities of modern dating and long-term partnerships, understanding your attachment style — and that of your partner — can be a game-changer. It's not just ...