One of the most profound influences on the way we behave in relationships is our early attachment patterns. As children, the attachment patterns we formed were based on adaptations we made in order to ...

Relationships are very much about give and take. At their best, they are a back-and-forth flow of love and affection. Things go smoothly when we’re able to attune to another person’s wants and needs, ...

Attachment represents one of the most fundamental psychological frameworks influencing human relationships throughout the lifespan. This powerful behavioral system begins forming during infancy ...

We all deal with breakups in different ways. Some healthy, some not so much. But if you've ever wondered why some people can't seem to get over it for a long time while others can easily shake it off ...

Your childhood may be a distant memory at this point in time, but experiences from your younger days can still have ways of affecting your life now. That's especially true when it comes to ...

Attachment theory is a tremendous field of research that is fascinating to read about. For our purposes, I will sum it up very quickly: The way our parent/primary caregiver interacts with us when we ...

As a marriage and family therapist who practiced for a little over five years (LMFT, MA MFT) and a mama, I've always been interested in the subject of attachment. Throughout my work as a therapist, ...

How can we nurture healthy and secure attachment styles if they weren't set in place during the first few years of development? How can we nurture healthy attachment if we did not have secure ...