Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson Healing Your Attachment Wounds with Dr. Diane Poole Heller
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Oct 25, 2021 Dr. Diane Poole Heller, a seasoned therapist and authority on attachment theory, dives deep into the nuances of attachment styles and their impact on relationships. She explains secure, avoidant, ambivalent, and disorganized attachments, shedding light on how childhood experiences shape adult connections. Dr. Heller discusses somatic approaches to healing trauma, emphasizing the significance of body awareness. Listeners will discover practical techniques for enhancing emotional expression, navigating triggers, and fostering deeper, more fulfilling relationships.
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Secure Attachment
- Secure attachment involves feeling safe, protected, and playful.
- It thrives on a balance of connection and separation, empathy, and repair of misattunements.
Avoidant Attachment
- Avoidant attachment stems from parents being emotionally unavailable or task-focused.
- It leads to reactive autonomy, self-sufficiency, and difficulty asking for needs.
Rick Hanson's Attachment
- Rick Hanson's parents, though loving, were unreliable sources of empathy, keeping him at arm's length.
- Feeling like an outsider at school furthered his avoidant attachment.