Part 3: Childhood Attachment Styles: What is My Attachment Style?
INTRODUCTION
In this third article, you will learn about the four primary attachment styles and will be able to do an activity that is designed to help you identify your attachment style.
The following activity will help to illustrate the different childhood attachment styles.
Part 2: Childhood Attachment Styles: An Overview
INTRODUCTION
In this second article, you will learn more about childhood attachment and will be able to start the process of identifying your own childhood attachment style.
What is an attachment style and what makes it so important? How can understanding an attachment style help me develop healthier relationships? When you understand your primary attachment style, you can understand why certain relationship dynamics cause you to experience high anxiety or other strong emotions.
Part 1: What is Attachment?
INTRODUCTION
In this first article, you will learn why human beings are inherently social, relational, and interdependent from the moment we are born.
How is it possible that relationships cause so much anxiety when they also bring so much comfort? What makes some people come off as clingy, overly attached, and needy and others as cold, rigid, and distant in their relationships? The answer is in understanding the theory of attachment. After helping countless clients find ways to build healthier relationships, I’m here to teach you the basics of attachment so that you too can learn small ways in which you can improve your relationships.