Duey Freeman: Building The Foundations Of Healthy Attachments | EP 33

In the conversation around love and relationships, one topic that consistently comes up is our different styles of attachment and how they might shape the ways we relate to each other.

And while this is an important conversation to have, I often feel that many mediums lack the depth and nuance that this subject actually deserves. This inspired me to dig deeper and explore some key questions:

• "What is the process of attachment?"

• "Why does it play such a vital role in the quality of our relationships as we grow up?"

• "And if there has been wounding or ruptures, how can we lead ourselves on a journey of healing and integration?"

With that, it’s my great honor to welcome a true elder to the podcast today, Duey Freeman.

Duey has spent many decades working as a licensed psychotherapist, teacher, and consultant. His background is incredibly rich, with extensive training in Gestalt therapy, equine therapy, family therapy, bioenergetics, and counseling.

Throughout his 50-year career, Duey has accumulated an impressive amount of direct client experience, surpassing 80,000 client hours.

Through this wealth of experience, he has developed a simple yet profoundly potent attachment model that helps individuals understand the process of attachment, the three fundamental 'nutrients' required from the point of conception and birth, what happens when these essential needs are unmet and how we can as well begin a journey of healing when we’ve experienced their absence.

This episode was especially vulnerable for me, as I share about my own journey of navigating a rupture of connection with my own mother. I open up about the traumatic events that impacted her life and how those events shaped our relationship. This is something I usually keep private, but in Duey’s presence, and in service to the conversation, I felt it was right to share parts of my story while honoring her experience.

Since our conversation, I’m happy to share that I've found tremendous growth and healing in this area, now xperiencing a depth in my relationship with my family that I had never known before.

Duey is a true elder who has dedicated his life to helping people heal and navigate the ruptures in their lives so they can cultivate the quality of relationships they desire. I am deeply grateful for the time we spent together and honor his ability to communicate these complex subjects with both depth and clarity, while embodying tqualities such as compassion, love, and strength.

This is an important conversation, and I invite you to fully take in the wisdom that Duey brings.

So without further interruption, let’s dive into this rich conversation with Duey Freeman.

— Connect With Duey Freeman:

Website: https://www.dueyfreeman.org/

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Join Duey & Kimberly on a "Couples 2-Day Intensive": https://www.dueyfreeman.org/intensive

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