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The Strengths in Your Attachment Style
The Strengths in Your Attachment Style People often talk about avoidant or anxious attachment as if these patterns are problems that need to be removed.

What is Attachment?
What is Attachment? People often ask questions like, “What’s my attachment style? Am I avoidant?” These questions come up in friendships and relationships because they

When We Blame Ourselves to Stay Connected
When We Blame Ourselves to Stay Connected Deep down, many of us carry a desire to be in relationship. With others, and for some, with

Is People Pleasing Still Serving You?
When People Pleasing Stops Working People pleasing often develops because it works. It helps relationships feel smoother. It reduces conflict. It increases approval. For many

People Pleasing and the Search for Safety
People Pleasing and the Search for Safety People pleasing is often talked about as a bad habit or a personality flaw. But when you look

How Anxious and Avoidant Partners Both Seek Safety
How Anxious and Avoidant Partners Both Seek Safety Many people feel confused when their partner responds to stress in a completely different way. One person