Navigating Attachment and Faith: Understanding Coping Strategies

What if your earliest relationships are still shaping your faith today? With this in mind, Steve Cuss sits down with Cyd and Geoff Holsclaw to explore how attachment theory influences our connection to ourselves, others, and God. From insecure attachment styles and coping mechanisms to trauma, church culture, and spiritual growth, Steve and the Holsclaws dive deep into the psychology behind our relational patterns—and how self-awareness and God’s love can lead to healing. Listen and join Steve as you navigate closeness or independence, maybe even rethink your faith journey.

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

• The Pool of Siloam, Where Jesus Healed the Blind Man

• Cyd & Geoff Holsclaw’s Center for Embodied Faith

• Cyd & Geoff Holsclaw’s Landscapes of the Soul: How the Science and Spirituality of Attachment Can Move You into Confident Faith, Courage, and Connection

• Bessel van der Kolk’s The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

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