Modern Wisdom

#489 - Jessica Baum - How To Deal With Being Anxiously Attached

Jun 20, 2022

Jessica Baum, a licensed mental health counselor and relationship expert, dives deep into the world of attachment styles, particularly anxious attachment. She explains how these patterns shape our behavior in relationships and offers strategies for overcoming dating challenges. Listeners learn about the impact of social media on self-presentation and the importance of authenticity in dating. Baum also emphasizes co-regulation techniques for managing anxiety and highlights the necessity of meaningful connections in a disconnected world.

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Jessica Baum

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Embrace Internal Validation Through Connection

01:25

Choose Secure for Healing Connections

01:04

Feelings Over Facts: Cues Drive Perceptions

01:31

Understanding Attachment: The Roots of Our Relationships

00:59

Intro

2min

The Hyper-Real vs. Reality: Social Media's Impact on Perception

4min

The Truth About Online Self-Presentation and Its Impact on Relationships

3min

Understanding Attachment Styles in Relationships

12min

Understanding Anxious Attachment

25min

Navigating Anxiety in Relationships

14min

Healing Beyond Trauma

20min

The Necessity of Connection in a Disconnected World

7min

Jessica Baum is a Licensed Mental Health Counsellor, Relationship Expert and an author.

Attachment styles have become a hot topic recently, they underpin much of why we behave the way we do in relationships. Anxious attachment can be a serious challenge to overcome and gets in the way of everything, so working out how to defeat these dating demons is an important insight to uncover.

Expect to learn what the science is behind attachment styles, why anxious attachment develops, whether you can fix your attachment style while you're single, how to communicate with an anxiously attached partner more effectively, how to control your body and mind if you feel anxious, why Love Island's promo photos aren't that bad and much more...

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