Mistreatment and attachment style To clarify the relationship between childhood maltreatment and adult attachment style, Widom, Czaja, Kazakowski, and Chauhan (2017) conducted research with 650 adults ...

Welcome back to the second part of my series on disorganized attachment. In the first article, I explored how children with anxious, avoidant, and secure attachment styles each have predictable ...

The way we connect with others as adults is often shaped by our earliest experiences with caregivers. From birth, a child seeks comfort, security and love, forming attachments that become the ...

You probably know that friendships play a big role in shaping who we are. But did you know that a lack of friendships during childhood can affect your attachment style? It’s a topic that often gets ...

Parenting is probably the most difficult job you'll have in your lifetime. That's especially true if you're dealing with past ...

Attachment styles and their roles in our relationships have become widely discussed in psychological research and personal growth journeys. This growing interest makes perfect sense: How we attach to ...

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 ...

The rise of therapy-speak has paved the way for attachment styles to become a mainstay in daily conversation, which isn’t a bad thing. Your attachment style is like your personal emotional ...

Have you ever said, "It wasn't that bad" about childhood trauma, abandonment, or neglect — your own or someone else's? That simple phrase could be telling you something important about your past. It ...

WHILE TODAY IS ALL ABOUT LOVE AND CONNECTION, IT’S ALSO THE PERFECT TIME TO REFLECT ON HOW WE RELATE TO THE ONES THAT WE CARE ABOUT. WE’RE JOINED TODAY BY RELATIONSHIP EXPERT. CHARLOTTE MCCULLOUGH.

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 ...