Talking points: attachment, avoidance, divorce
My anonymous guest this week has been solving the puzzle of his anxious attachment style for a while now. He’s made great progress, but there’s more to be done. On top of this, while it’s impacted all of his romantic relationships with intense conflict, distance, and damage, his wife is an avoidant. It’s a complicated situation, but there IS a way forward.
(00:00:00) – What brought our guest in today
(00:05:58) – Why my guest is holding onto something they’ve identified as unhealthy
(00:12:11) – What my guest is hoping to get out of the session, and a hard truth
(00:16:53) – Taking on responsibility and shame when things aren’t working in the world
(00:21:37) – When a young child can’t get the attention it needs, it’ll be encoded as panic to the child
(00:31:33) – The declaration
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