

I Love You Keep Going with George Haas
George Haas
Welcome to I Love You Keep Going the Podcast with George Haas. Each episode will explore the connections between ancient Buddhist meditation techniques and modern psychological attachment theory. Learn more at mettagroup.org
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Dec 18, 2025 • 54min
Intention, Not Resolution: Setting Attachment-Informed Goals for the New Year
Explore the gentle art of intention-setting as a powerful alternative to traditional resolutions. Discover how our past relationships with caregivers shape our self-identity and influence current interactions. Engage in spontaneous self-expression while navigating the complexities of identity, gender roles, and authenticity. Learn about the importance of social support in embracing your true self and the risks involved in authentic relationships. Embrace the 'terrible sadness' to reclaim your authenticity and find deeper meaning in your journey.

Dec 5, 2025 • 42min
Parenting and Intergenerational Repair
Explore how repairing your attachment can transform your role as a parent. George discusses the pervasive impact of parental guilt and the inheritance of attachment styles across generations. He emphasizes the importance of apologizing and renegotiating relationships with adult children. The conversation touches on nurturing touch, authenticity in supporting children's paths, and the modern challenges of parenting, including technology's influence. Ultimately, it's about fostering healthy connections for future generations.

Nov 24, 2025 • 49min
Attachment & Spiritual Bypassing
Explore the intriguing concept of spiritual bypassing, where meditation can become a way to avoid intimacy. Discover how to regulate both positive and negative emotional states to enhance relational engagements. Learn about the Ideal Parent Figure practice aimed at reconditioning painful responses and the importance of genuine integration through meditation. George also discusses how our memories shape emotional meaning and how to fully engage with life while maintaining equanimity. Dive deep into the connection between attachment and mindfulness for a more meaningful existence.

Nov 14, 2025 • 42min
Anxious Preoccupied Attachment: Play As the Portal for Attachment Repair
What qualities define this attachment style (helplessness, etc) and how does this impede on your ability to play and have fun? What's the greater impact on your life? What's the path for healing, and how does play factor into this?👉🏼 Join us LIVE for our Family Archaeology Half-Day retreat Home for the Holidays from the Attachment PerspectiveWhen: Saturday, Nov. 15th | 9AM-1PM PT / 12PM-4PM EThttps://www.mettagroup.org/retreat-family-archaeologyTry our free video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance " and learn how to identify core attachment disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life. Get it now at mettagroup.org/start-hereMettagroup was founded by George Haas in 2003 and named the ‘Best Online Buddhist Meditation’ by Los Angeles Magazine in 2011, Mettagroup uses Vipassana, or Insight meditation, as a way to help students live a meaningful life. Drawing from 2500-year-old Buddhist teachings and John Bowlby's Attachment Theory, the Mettagroup techniques serve as a model of how to connect with other people, and how to be completely yourself in relationships with others and with work.More info at mettagroup.org.

Nov 10, 2025 • 60min
Where Metta practice and Attachment Repair meet
How does Metta practice support attachment repair? How does this fit within the greater Mettagroup Method approach?Try our free video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance " and learn how to identify core attachment disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life. Get it now at mettagroup.org/start-hereMettagroup was founded by George Haas in 2003 and named the ‘Best Online Buddhist Meditation’ by Los Angeles Magazine in 2011, Mettagroup uses Vipassana, or Insight meditation, as a way to help students live a meaningful life. Drawing from 2500-year-old Buddhist teachings and John Bowlby's Attachment Theory, the Mettagroup techniques serve as a model of how to connect with other people, and how to be completely yourself in relationships with others and with work.More info at mettagroup.org.

Oct 30, 2025 • 55min
Repairing Through Relationship
Why attachment wounds heal best in safe relational contexts (mentorship, IPF, romantic, community), not in isolation and how it plays out. Try our free video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance " and learn how to identify core attachment disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life. Get it now at mettagroup.org/start-hereMettagroup was founded by George Haas in 2003 and named the ‘Best Online Buddhist Meditation’ by Los Angeles Magazine in 2011, Mettagroup uses Vipassana, or Insight meditation, as a way to help students live a meaningful life. Drawing from 2500-year-old Buddhist teachings and John Bowlby's Attachment Theory, the Mettagroup techniques serve as a model of how to connect with other people, and how to be completely yourself in relationships with others and with work.More info at mettagroup.org.

Oct 23, 2025 • 1h 3min
Getting Your Needs Met: How does each attachment strategy navigate needs?
How do different Attachment strategies go about getting their needs met?Try our free video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance " and learn how to identify core attachment disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life. Get it now at mettagroup.org/start-hereMettagroup was founded by George Haas in 2003 and named the ‘Best Online Buddhist Meditation’ by Los Angeles Magazine in 2011, Mettagroup uses Vipassana, or Insight meditation, as a way to help students live a meaningful life. Drawing from 2500-year-old Buddhist teachings and John Bowlby's Attachment Theory, the Mettagroup techniques serve as a model of how to connect with other people, and how to be completely yourself in relationships with others and with work.More info at mettagroup.org.

Oct 17, 2025 • 52min
The Earthquake of Abandonment Terror: How Disorganized People Experience This (and How to Overcome It)
We continue our series on Abandonment Terror and focus on Disorganized People experience it. Try our free video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance " and learn how to identify core attachment disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life. Get it now at mettagroup.org/start-hereMettagroup was founded by George Haas in 2003 and named the ‘Best Online Buddhist Meditation’ by Los Angeles Magazine in 2011, Mettagroup uses Vipassana, or Insight meditation, as a way to help students live a meaningful life. Drawing from 2500-year-old Buddhist teachings and John Bowlby's Attachment Theory, the Mettagroup techniques serve as a model of how to connect with other people, and how to be completely yourself in relationships with others and with work.More info at mettagroup.org.

Oct 9, 2025 • 1h 5min
The Earthquake of Abandonment Terror: How Preoccupied People Experience This (and How to Overcome It)
We continue our series on Abandonment Terror and focus on Preoccupied People experience it. Try our free video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance " and learn how to identify core attachment disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life. Get it now at mettagroup.org/start-hereMettagroup was founded by George Haas in 2003 and named the ‘Best Online Buddhist Meditation’ by Los Angeles Magazine in 2011, Mettagroup uses Vipassana, or Insight meditation, as a way to help students live a meaningful life. Drawing from 2500-year-old Buddhist teachings and John Bowlby's Attachment Theory, the Mettagroup techniques serve as a model of how to connect with other people, and how to be completely yourself in relationships with others and with work.More info at mettagroup.org.

Oct 2, 2025 • 52min
The Earthquake of Abandonment Terror: How Dismissing People Experience This (and How to Overcome It)
What is this common phenomenon? How does each attachment strategy orient toward abandonment terror? How should you approach overcoming it, based on your attachment strategy? Try our free video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance " and learn how to identify core attachment disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life. Get it now at mettagroup.org/start-hereMettagroup was founded by George Haas in 2003 and named the ‘Best Online Buddhist Meditation’ by Los Angeles Magazine in 2011, Mettagroup uses Vipassana, or Insight meditation, as a way to help students live a meaningful life. Drawing from 2500-year-old Buddhist teachings and John Bowlby's Attachment Theory, the Mettagroup techniques serve as a model of how to connect with other people, and how to be completely yourself in relationships with others and with work.More info at mettagroup.org.


