Learn about attachment styles and how they impact relationships with expert Amir Levine. Understand the influence of genetics, environment, and upbringing on attachment styles. Explore how attachment styles evolve over time and navigate relationships based on them. Discover the importance of recognizing and managing different attachment styles for maintaining healthy connections.

Amir Levine, associate professor of psychiatry at Columbia University, discusses attachment theory and its impact on relationships. He explains the origins of attachment theory and how it can carry through into adulthood. The podcast explores the different attachment styles (secure, anxious, and avoidant) and their influence on closeness and fear of losing availability in relationships. It also delves into the benefits of secure attachment and the dynamics between avoidant and anxious attachment styles.

According to the field of attachment theory, each person has a unique attachment style that informs how that person relates to intimacy: secure, anxious or avoidant. We talk with Amir Levine, a neuroscientist and co-author of the book Attached, about how your attachment style can impact your relationships.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy