On Attachment

Explore the challenges of receiving in relationships, from imbalances to discomfort with attention. Discover signs such as hesitance to ask for help, guilt when supported, or difficulty accepting compliments. Learn how to address these struggles and practice receiving what you need.

Exploring the desire to change a partner, the podcast delves into the implications on relationships and personal growth. It highlights how attachment styles influence this urge, with anxious individuals seeking validation and avoidant individuals using it for distancing. Embracing acceptance and understanding core relationship needs are key themes discussed.

Tips on maintaining your identity in a new relationship for those with anxious attachment styles. Avoid over-fixating on the connection to the detriment of other aspects of life. Emphasizes the importance of setting boundaries and prioritizing self-care to establish a balanced and sustainable connection.

The host reflects on self-trust, control, and surrender through personal experiences of pregnancy and birth. They explore the impact of attachment patterns on personal development and building self-trust to overcome insecurities. A birth story is shared, highlighting resilience, fear, and surrender to the unexpected. The discussion delves into the importance of trust and surrender in relationships and personal growth.

Explore strategies for managing emotional distance in relationships when a partner pulls away. Understand the challenges of partner withdrawal in relationships and how to navigate mixed signals and self-worth issues. Learn how to handle emotional withdrawal from a partner and prioritize open communication and self-care for healthy relationship dynamics.

An insightful discussion on self-soothing for anxious attachment, emphasizing the struggles of relying on others for reassurance. The podcast covers mindset shifts and practices to build a self-soothing toolkit, empowering individuals to manage overwhelming emotions and enhance emotional well-being.

Delve into the nuanced traits of the Anxious Attachment Style, exploring challenges in breakups and relationships. Focus on struggles with trust, boundaries, and self-worth. Discover the underlying drivers of anxious attachment patterns, jealousy, and insecurity.

Delving into the anxious attachment style, this podcast covers traits like self-worth ties to relationships, struggles with boundaries, overgiving tendencies, and seeking reassurance. The host discusses challenges faced by anxiously attached individuals and the importance of self-reflection for personal growth in relationships.

James 'Fish' Gill, a conflict resolution expert, discusses transforming conflicts into connection through conscious communication. Topics include understanding perspectives, reframing defensiveness, and fostering compassion. Fish emphasizes the impact of intention, the complexity of human emotions, and the importance of empathy in relationships.

In this week's episode, I'm joined by my partner Joel and we're exploring some common misconceptions about avoidant attachment. Avoidant attachment is frequently misunderstood and misrepresented in a lot of online content, and it's so important to me to dispel some of those portrayals and offer something more humanising and more honest about what's going on for avoidant folks.We cover misconceptions around:avoidant people not wanting to be in relationshipsavoidant people only caring about themselvesavoidant people never experiencing anxiety in their relationshipsavoidant people being unable to changeHighlighted Links Join the 28-Day Secure Self Challenge FREE TRAINING: How to Heal Anxious Attachment and (Finally) Feel Secure in Life & Love Download the FREE Anxious Attachment Starter Kit here September 2025 London Event Waitlist Additional Resources Join my email list 💌 Explore my library of free guides, classes & meditations Visit my website