Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark Attachment Styles: What’s Yours & Why It Matters | Thais Gibson
Oct 14, 2025
Thais Gibson, an attachment theory expert and founder of The Personal Development School, dives deep into how our childhood shapes our relationship behaviors. She explains the four attachment styles and their origins, revealing how they manifest in everyday interactions. Thais discusses the neuroplasticity that allows us to change these patterns and shares practical strategies for healing attachment issues. She even touches on the impact of daycare on attachment styles and emphasizes the importance of understanding our needs in relationships.
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Attachment Style Is A Subconscious Rulebook
- Attachment style is the subconscious rulebook learned in childhood that governs adult relationship patterns.
- Secure attachment predicts relationship longevity and healthier vulnerability.
Secure Attachment Comes From Attunement
- Secure attachment forms from caregiver attunement: approach when a child is distressed.
- That safety conditions trust, vulnerability, and consistent reciprocity in adulthood.
How Anxiety Forms From Inconsistency
- Anxious attachment arises from childhood inconsistency and perceived abandonment.
- It produces clinginess, people-pleasing, and fear-driven relationship sabotage.
