Lessons from the Playroom 186. Attachment to Self: The Cornerstone of Healing with Mili Shoemaker
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Feb 11, 2025 Mili Shoemaker, a Synergetic Play Therapy supervisor trainer, joins to illuminate the crucial concept of attachment to self. They discuss how this form of attachment diverges from traditional theories and emphasize the importance of mindful awareness in healing. The conversation explores the fluidity of attachment styles and their connection to personal perception and self-regulation. Mili shares personal stories and practical strategies for therapists to cultivate self-attachment, underscoring its transformative power in building secure relationships.
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Perception and Reality
- Our minds primarily understand the world through projection, creating internal constructs of external reality.
- We experience everything through the filter of our own inner experiences and conditioning.
Attachment Styles and Perception
- Attachment styles are not static and can vary between individuals and even with the same person over time.
- This variability suggests that perception plays a key role in shaping attachment styles.
Attachment to Self
- Attachment style is less about the other person and more about our internal relationship with ourselves during interactions.
- It reflects how we connect or disconnect from ourselves while perceiving others.