

LET’S TALK ATTACHMENTS
Jessica Da Silva, LMFT
Welcome to “Let’s Talk Attachments”, a podcast all about ATTACHMENT THEORY! My name is Jessica Da Silva and I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist & Attachment Coach helping you transform the way you experience love by teaching you the ins and outs of your attachment style in a practical and relatable way.
Website: https://jessicadasilvacoaching.com/
Instagram: @thejessicadasilva
Tiktok: @jessicadasilvacoaching
Email: hello@jessicadasilvacoaching.com
Website: https://jessicadasilvacoaching.com/
Instagram: @thejessicadasilva
Tiktok: @jessicadasilvacoaching
Email: hello@jessicadasilvacoaching.com
Episodes
Mentioned books

Mar 1, 2024 • 51min
Trauma Recovery for Attachment Styles With Rowan Garlow
Today on the podcast, we have Rowan Garlow, a trauma recovery practitioner who utilizes Voice Dialogue, Somatic Experiencing, Inner Child, and Soul Retrieval for healing and integrating unresolved trauma.
We talk about:
-What is trauma recovery work?
-What attachment trauma looks like specifically.
-How trauma manifests in our behaviors.
-Why your “over-reactions” are gateways to your healing.
-How to heal attachment trauma.
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Find Rowan:
Website- www.rowangarlow.com
Instagram- @rowangarlow
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Find Jessica:
Website- www.jessicadasilvacoaching.com
Instagram- @thejessicadasilva

Feb 19, 2024 • 23min
Why We Tolerate Difficult Relationships
In this episode, I talk about why each attachment style tolerates difficult or painful relationships, why we aren’t stuck to these ways of experiencing love, and tips on how to move beyond our limitations.
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Find me here:
1:1 Attachment Coaching - www.jessicadasilvacoaching.com
Instagram - @thejessicadasilva

Feb 8, 2024 • 58min
Simplifying the Four Attachment Styles with Dr. Anita Knight Kuhnley
Dr. Anita Kuhnley is an author, esteemed scholar, expert counselor, and speaker who just released a book called “The Four Relationship Styles: How Attachment Theory Can Help in Your Search for Lasting Love.”
We talk about:
-The breakdown of each relationship style (aka attachment style).
-Strengths and challenges of each attachment style.
-How knowing the relationship styles help us in dating and relationships.
-If incompatible attachment style dynamics can work out for the long haul.
-Tips to make incompatible attachment styles within relationships work. (Ex, anxious and avoidant)
-How to shift from insecure to secure attachment from a realistic standpoint.
Find Anita:
www.dranitakunhley.com
Instagram: @the.empathetic.counselor
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Find Jessica:
www.jessicadasilvacoaching.com
Instagram: @thejessicadasilva

Feb 1, 2024 • 37min
Healthy vs. Unhealthy Compromise Within Relationships with Imani Tutt
Imani Tutt, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Intuitive Coach talks about relationship compromise, why it’s normal, and healthy versus unhealthy compromising.
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Find Imani here:
https://imaniintouch.com
Instagram: @imani.intouch
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Find Jessica here:
www.jessicadasilvacoaching.com
Instagram: @thejessicadasilva

Jan 24, 2024 • 42min
Difference Between Relationship Anxiety and Relationship OCD with Dr. Holly Batchelder
In this week’s podcast episode, Dr. Holly Batchelder, a Seattle-based licensed clinical psychologist, shares her expertise on relationship anxiety and OCD, their major differences, how they manifest in our lives, and how to treat it to experience a fulfilling life.
You can find Dr. Holly here:
instagram: holly.phd
webiste: www.hollyphd.com
podcast: twinmindsunwind
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You can learn more about attachment coaching and e-courses here:
www.jessicadasilvacoaching.com

Jan 5, 2024 • 12min
Difference Between Needs and Expectations
In this week's podcast episode, I talk about the difference between needs and expectations. Understanding this distinction can alleviate anxiety and create more fulfilling relationships.
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1:1 Attachment Coaching - https://www.jessicadasilvacoaching.com/coach-with-me-2
My Secure Self E-Course - https://jessicadasilva.mykajabi.com/my-secure-self-e-course

Dec 27, 2023 • 16min
How To Stop Attracting Toxic People
In this week's podcast episode, I address the fear many of us hold about why we attract toxic people and the real (transformative) questions we need to be asking ourselves instead.
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1:1 Attachment Coaching - https://www.jessicadasilvacoaching.com/coach-with-me-2
My Secure Self E-Course - https://jessicadasilva.mykajabi.com/my-secure-self-e-course

Dec 18, 2023 • 19min
How Alcoholic Parent(s) Influence the Development of Our Attachment Style
PODCAST
In this week's podcast episode, I share how having alcoholic parents (one or both) can influence the development of anxious, dismissive avoidant or fearful avoidant attachment style, as well as steps you can take to shift these patterns and learned identity.
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1:1 Attachment Coaching - https://www.jessicadasilvacoaching.com/coach-with-me-2
My Secure Self - https://jessicadasilva.mykajabi.com/my-secure-self-e-course

Dec 8, 2023 • 27min
How I Navigate the Distance in My Relationship (Anxious - Avoidant Dynamic)
In this week's podcast episode, I share my personal experience with navigating the distance in my relationship, as we tend to spend long periods apart due to the nature of his work. I also talk about the challenges of anxious-avoidant dynamics and how we make it work.
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1:1 Attachment Coaching - https://www.jessicadasilvacoaching.com/coach-with-me-2
My Secure Self - https://jessicadasilva.mykajabi.com/my-secure-self-e-course

Nov 29, 2023 • 17min
How To Navigate Relationship Ambivalence (Aka, Confusion and Indecision)
Relationship ambivalence (aka, confusion or indecision) is very common for those of us who have an anxious, dismissive avoidant, or fearful avoidant attachment style. In this episode, I help you understand your ambivalence and give you steps to take on how to navigate these complexities with more clarity.