The SelfWork Podcast

464 SelfWork (Second Time Around): Attachment and Intimacy

Sep 19, 2025
Explore the fascinating world of attachment styles and their roots in childhood. Discover how these styles shape your adult relationships, and learn that change is possible. Delve into the strengths and challenges of anxious and avoidant attachments. Find out how awareness can help you shift your relational responses. Hear practical tips for managing conflict in relationships, and understand how secure connections can foster stability. Plus, insights on navigating intimacy for those who struggle with loneliness or shame.
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INSIGHT

Attachment Security Is Malleable

  • Attachment security can change over time and is influenced by relationships and experiences.
  • Being with secure partners or healing from trauma can increase your attachment security.
INSIGHT

Different Expressions Of Insecurity

  • Anxious and avoidant styles both stem from insecurity but show different behaviors.
  • Each style also carries adaptive strengths like sensitivity or objectivity.
ADVICE

Awareness Is The First Step

  • Start by simply noticing your habitual attachment responses.
  • Awareness alone is one of the best ways to begin changing those automatic reactions.
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