Let’s Get Vulnerable: Relationship and Dating Advice

Dr. Morgan Anderson
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Dec 29, 2025 • 36min

EP 614: If 2025 Didn’t Change, 2026 Has To: 6 Shifts That Break Old Patterns for Good

If you’re looking back on 2025 feeling frustrated, discouraged, or quietly disappointed that the same patterns showed up again, this episode is for you. This is the conversation I wish I had heard during some of the hardest New Year seasons of my life. In today’s episode, I walk you through the real shifts that actually change your life, not surface-level resolutions, not hustle, not forcing yourself to “try harder,” but the foundational inner work that breaks cycles and creates lasting change. If you know, deep down, that 2026 has to be different, let’s talk about how to make that happen in a grounded, compassionate, and sustainable way.Inside the episode:Why support, self-compassion, and identity work, not willpower, are the keys to breaking repeated patternsHow taking intentional space (including a break from dating) can reset your nervous system and change how you show upThe mindset shift that makes real change inevitable: feeling the cost of staying the same and choosing differentlyIf this episode resonated, I want you to know this: you do not have to do this alone. The work we talked about today, healing attachment wounds, becoming securely attached, changing at an identity level, and learning how to show up differently in relationships is exactly what we do inside the Empowered.Secure.Loved. Program.🚨 Applications are closing for the year and spots are extremely limited. This is your last opportunity to apply before we close enrollment.✨ Secure December: A Farewell SaleFor a limited time only, we’re offering 70% off the Empowered.Secure.Loved. Program. This is the biggest offer we’ve ever made and it will not be available again.If you know that repeating the same year is no longer an option…If you’re ready to finally feel secure, grounded, and confident in love… 👉 Apply now before doors close.🔗 Additional Episode Links:Take the Free Attachment Style Quiz → https://drmorgancoaching.com/quizFollow me on IG → @drmorgancoachingGrab my book: Grab my best selling book Love Magnet
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Dec 24, 2025 • 30min

EP 613: Pt. 2 After a Hard Year: How Your Attachment Style Shaped the Lessons of 2025

Welcome back to Part 2 of our After a Hard Year series. As we close out 2025, I want to help you go deeper than surface-level reflection and into the patterns that may have quietly shaped your year, especially in your relationships, boundaries, stress responses, and self-worth. In today’s episode, we’re exploring attachment styles and why so many people repeat painful cycles despite being self-aware and growth-oriented. This conversation is about slowing down, telling the truth with compassion, and using this moment in time to intentionally choose a different way forward.Inside the EpisodeHow anxious, avoidant, and disorganized attachment styles may have influenced your relationships, decisions, and emotional regulation in 2025Why insecure attachment often leads to self-abandonment, burnout, overwhelm, or emotional distancing, even outside of romantic relationshipsWhy awareness alone isn’t enough to create change, and what actually allows deep healing and secure attachment to formReady to Carry These Lessons Into a New Year?If this reflection brought clarity, or even discomfort, I want you to know that you don’t have to do this work alone.Applications are currently open for my Empowered.Secure.Loved.™ Relationship Program, and we are closing applications for the year very soon. ✨ Secure December: Farewell Sale For a limited time this December, the **Empowered.Secure.Loved.™ Program is available at 70% OFF — the deepest discount we offer.Inside the program, you’ll receive:Weekly live group coaching with meOne-on-one coaching supportA proven, no-fluff framework to heal attachment wounds, regulate your nervous system, and embody secure loveIf you’re ready to stop repeating the same patterns…If you want 2026 to feel calmer, clearer, and more aligned…If you’re ready to become securely attached from the inside out —👉 Apply now before applications close and claim the Secure December Farewell Sale.🔗 Additional Episode Links:Take the Free Attachment Style Quiz → https://drmorgancoaching.com/quizFollow me on IG → @drmorgancoachingGrab my book: Grab my best selling book Love Magnet
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Dec 22, 2025 • 34min

EP 612: Pt. 1 After a Hard Year: 10 Questions to Reflect on the Lessons of 2025

2025 was a lot. Maybe it pushed you in ways you didn’t expect—relationships, work, health, family, you name it. And now you’re looking ahead to 2026, hoping for something different. In this first episode of my three-part series, we’re doing the deep, intentional work of reflecting on your year so you can step into the next one with clarity, purpose, and self-compassion. Get ready to uncover the emotional themes of your year, identify patterns that no longer serve you, and start planting the seeds for the most empowered version of yourself in 2026.Inside the episode:Discover the emotional themes that shaped your year and celebrate the moments you’re proud of.Identify the patterns, limiting beliefs, and comfort-zone traps holding you back from growth.Learn practical ways to shift your energy toward life-giving people, habits, and relationships.10 Questions We Explore in This Episode:What were some of the emotional themes of 2025?What were you proud of yourself for this year?What beliefs, habits or thought patterns do you need to let go of to become the next version of you?Are there patterns that you're ready to break?Who drained you, and who gave you energy?What do you repeatedly say to yourself that is actually shaping your identity in a bad way?What did you do this year because it was comfortable and familiar, not because it felt good?What did 2025 teach you about what you don't want?If you could choose one word for 2026, what are you focusing on?What would it look like for you to step fully into your power?If you’re ready to go deeper and truly transform your relationships, your love life, and your sense of self, now is the time. Applications for the Empowered.Secure.Love Program are closing this year, don’t wait! And this December only, we’re offering Secure December: A Farewell Sale, with 70% off your investment for a limited time. Apply now and step fully into the empowered, secure, and loving version of yourself in 2026.👉 Apply now through the link in the show notes — before applications close.🔗 Additional Episode Links:Take the Free Attachment Style Quiz → https://drmorgancoaching.com/quizFollow me on IG → @drmorgancoachingGrab my book: Grab my best selling book Love Magnet
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Dec 19, 2025 • 47min

EP 611: Hard Truth Series Part 3: 10 Truths About Healing No One Warns You About

In this final episode of my Hard Truth Series, I’m sharing the truths about healing that most people are not prepared for. The ones I wish someone had told me earlier in my own journey. From navigating grief during the holidays, to understanding why healing takes longer than we want, to learning why awareness alone is not transformation, this episode is an invitation to slow down, make space for your inner world, and commit to the kind of healing that actually changes your life. If you are on a healing journey and sometimes wonder if you’re “doing it right,” this episode is for you.Inside the episode:Why healing always takes longer than you want — and why internal change must come before external resultsThe hard truth about intellectualizing trauma, emotional avoidance, and why real healing requires embodiment and supportWhat secure healing actually looks like over time — including grief, faith, memory, and learning to choose calm, stable relationshipsIf you are listening to this and feeling the pull to finally go deeper, not just understand your patterns, but truly rewire them, I want to personally invite you to apply to my Empowered.Secure.Loved. Relationship Program.⚠️ Applications are closing for the year, and this is your final opportunity in 2025 to enter the program.✨ This December only, we are offering Secure December: A Farewell Sale — a limited-time 70% off offer for Empowered.Secure.Loved. This is the deepest level of healing work I offer, and the most accessible it will be before doors close.If you are ready to stop doing this alone, to heal at the identity level, and to step into 2026 as your secure, grounded, emotionally available self, apply now.Your future relationships depend on the work you choose to do today.👉 Apply now through the link in the show notes — before applications close.🔗 Additional Episode Links:Take the Free Attachment Style Quiz → https://drmorgancoaching.com/quizFollow me on IG → @drmorgancoachingGrab my book: Grab my best selling book Love Magnet
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Dec 17, 2025 • 37min

EP 610: Hard Truth Series Part 2: Why Dating Feels So Hard When You Have Insecure Attachment

Dating can feel exhausting, confusing, and emotionally overwhelming especially when you’re doing “all the right things” and still ending up anxious, disappointed, or stuck in the same painful patterns. In Part 2 of the Hard Truth Series, I’m breaking down why dating feels so hard when you have insecure attachment and why trying harder, dating more, or chasing chemistry isn’t the answer.Inside the episode:Why chemistry without secure attachment is not love—and how secure connection actually feelsThe truth about dating anxiety, ghosting, and “confusion,” and what they’re really communicatingWhy you can’t heal insecure attachment by dating more—and what creates real, lasting changeIf this episode resonates, I want to personally invite you to apply for my Empowered.Secure.Loved.™ Program. Applications are closing for the year, and this is your final opportunity in 2025 to do this work with us.This December, we’re offering our Secure December: Farewell Sale—a limited-time 70% off opportunity to join the program that has helped thousands of people heal attachment wounds, regulate their nervous systems, and step into secure, emotionally available love.Spots are limited, doors are closing soon, and once this offer is gone, it’s gone.If you’ve been on the fence, let this be your moment. Apply now and choose to make 2026 the year you stop repeating the same patterns and start building the secure love you truly deserve.👉 Apply now through the link in the show notes — before applications close.🔗 Additional Episode Links:Take the Free Attachment Style Quiz → https://drmorgancoaching.com/quizFollow me on IG → @drmorgancoachingGrab my book:   Grab my best selling book Love Magnet
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Dec 15, 2025 • 45min

EP 609: Hard Truth Series: The No-BS Truths About Attachment, Healing, and Why You’re Still Repeating Relationship Patterns

If you’ve done all the work,  read the books, saved the posts, listened to the podcasts, and yet you’re still ending up in the same relationship patterns, this episode is for you. I’m sharing the truths about attachment, dating, and healing that are often avoided because they’re uncomfortable… but they’re also the ones that actually create change. This is a grounded, compassionate, no-fluff episode about what’s really keeping you stuck and what it actually takes to embody secure attachment and create healthy love.Inside the episode:Why you didn’t choose your attachment style — and why it’s still your responsibility to heal itThe hard truths about chemistry, emotionally unavailable partners, and behaviors that unintentionally push healthy love awayWhy intellectual insight alone doesn’t heal attachment wounds — and what does lead to real, embodied changeIf you’re tired of repeating cycles, outsourcing your healing, or waiting for the “right person” to fix things, this episode will help you see attachment,  and yourself, in a completely new way.✨ Apply to the Empowered.Secure.Loved.® Program ✨If you’re ready to stop looping in old patterns and finally embody secure attachment, I want to invite you to apply to my signature program, Empowered.Secure.Loved.® Applications are closing for the year, and this December we’re offering Secure December: A Farewell Sale — a limited-time 70% off opportunity.This work changes everything,  not just your relationships, but your nervous system, your self-worth, and your entire life. Spots are limited, and once applications close, they’re closed.👉 Apply now through the link in the show notes — before applications close.🔗 Additional Episode Links:Take the Free Attachment Style Quiz → https://drmorgancoaching.com/quizFollow me on IG → @drmorgancoachingGrab my book:   Grab my best selling book Love Magnet
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Dec 10, 2025 • 43min

EP 608: 5 Signs You’re Dating Someone with Avoidant Attachment (And What To Do About It)

If you’ve ever felt incredible chemistry with someone… only for them to suddenly pull away, go cold, or confuse the heck out of your nervous system, this episode is for you. We break down the real signs of avoidant attachment (without shame, without villainizing, and with so much nuance), so you can finally understand what’s happening in your relationships and what to do next. These are the strategies I wish someone had explained to me back when I was on the dating rollercoaster. Get ready for clarity, healing, and a powerful next step toward secure love.Inside the episode:The 5 subtle but unmistakable signs of avoidant attachment (including the ones most people miss).Exactly what to do if you recognize these patterns in someone you’re dating  without abandoning yourself or slipping into “pick-me” mode.How to slow the emotional pace, communicate securely, and finally break the anxious–avoidant cycle so you can attract healthy, reciprocal love.If this episode hit home, if you feel that pull in your chest saying, “It’s time… I can’t repeat these patterns for another year,”,  I want you to know this:✨ You are not broken. Your attachment system is simply waiting for the right support to finally feel safe.And I’ve helped nearly a thousand people do exactly that.The Empowered.Secure.Loved. Program is closing applications at the end of this year, and I don’t want you to miss your chance. This December, we're offering something we have never offered before:Secure December: A Farewell Sale — 70% Off (Limited Time)This is the final opportunity to join ESL before doors close. If healthy love is a 2026 non-negotiable for you… apply now.Your future self will thank you.Your heart will thank you.And I can’t wait to support you inside the program.👉 Apply now through the link in the show notes — before applications close.🔗 Additional Episode Links:Take the Free Attachment Style Quiz → https://drmorgancoaching.com/quizFollow me on IG → @drmorgancoachingGrab my book:   Grab my best selling book Love Magnet
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Dec 8, 2025 • 34min

EP 607: How to Make an Avoidant Love You (The Answer You’re Not Going to Like)

If you’ve ever found yourself Googling “How do I get an avoidant to choose me?” or “How do I make an emotionally unavailable person love me?” This episode is your wake-up call. I’m giving you the truth no one online seems to want to say out loud. You cannot “make” anyone love you… but you can understand the deeper wounds that keep pulling you toward emotionally unavailable partners in the first place. This episode is packed with real talk, compassion, and the exact mindset shift you need if you’re tired of repeating the same painful relationship patterns.Inside the Episode:• Why you’re drawn to avoidant partners and how old patterns keep recreating the same pain.• What’s happening in your nervous system when you chase emotional unavailability.• How to show up securely with someone avoidant — matching energy, regulating yourself, and assessing their real capacity.If this episode hit home..if you heard yourself in these patterns, now is your time to break them. The Empowered.Secure.Loved Program is open for applications, and this is your LAST chance this year. We’re closing applications at the end of December, and once it’s closed, it’s closed.And because this is truly the final chapter of the Empowered.Secure.Loved Program, we are doing something incredibly special as a heartfelt farewell. This is your last opportunity to step into this life-changing work before the doors close for good.🎁 SECURE DECEMBER: A Farewell Sale — your final opportunity to access the full program at 70% off before it’s gone foreverIf you know you’re ready to finally embody secure attachment, stop chasing emotional unavailability, and attract the emotionally available love you deserve, go apply now. Spots will fill quickly, and this offer will not return.🔗 Additional Episode Links:Take the Free Attachment Style Quiz → https://drmorgancoaching.com/quizFollow me on IG → @drmorgancoachingGrab my book:   Grab my best selling book Love Magnet
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Dec 3, 2025 • 42min

EP 606: What Secure Attachment Actually Feels Like ( Attachment Style SOS Series - Part 4)

If you’ve ever wondered what real secure attachment feels like, not the Instagram version, not the watered-down definition, but the lived, embodied, grounded experience, this episode is for you. In this final installment of the Attachment Style SOS Series, I’m walking you through what secure attachment looks like in your nervous system, your identity, your dating life, and your relationships. My hope is that this episode helps you finally understand what you're building toward and reminds you that becoming secure is your birthright.Inside the episode, we cover:What secure attachment actually feels like in your body — the calm, presence, self-trust, and openness that come from a regulated nervous system.The identity of a secure person — clear boundaries, emotional maturity, interdependence, and the ability to stay anchored in yourself.How secure attachment shows up in dating and relationships — slow-build connection, healthy conflict, choosing availability, and leaving chaos behind.If you’ve been listening to this series thinking, “This is what I want for myself… but I don’t know how to get there,” I want you to know this:➡️ You can become securely attached.➡️ You can rewire your brain.➡️ You can return home to the version of you who trusts, loves, and receives love.And if you’re ready for real support…This is the FINAL call to apply to the Empowered.Secure.Loved Program.The program has helped over a thousand people become securely attached and if your heart has been whispering “I’m meant for this,” this is your sign.👉 Apply to Empowered.Secure.Loved™ now — applications close soon!🔗 Additional Episode Links:Take the Free Attachment Style Quiz → https://drmorgancoaching.com/quizFollow me on IG → @drmorgancoachingGrab my book:   Grab my best selling book Love Magnet
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Dec 1, 2025 • 54min

EP 605: Disorganized Attachment Explained: Nervous System Chaos, Identity Fragmentation & Healing (Attachment Style SOS Series – Part 3)

Welcome back to the Attachment Style SOS Series! In today’s episode, I’m diving deep into disorganized attachment. The style that feels like craving closeness one moment and wanting to run for the hills the next. If relationships feel like emotional whiplash, if you’ve ever felt “too much,” “too complicated,” or like you become a different person when you’re triggered… this episode will help you understand why. As someone who lived this pattern for over a decade, this one is incredibly close to my heart.Inside the episode, we cover:What disorganized attachment actually feels like, why it shows up as emotional chaos, and the science behind your attachment system and survival system firing at the same timeIdentity fragmentation and “shape-shifting”, why you lose yourself in relationships, and how to rebuild a cohesive, secure identity from the inside outCultural misunderstandings & the ADHD link, how society mislabels this style and why emotional regulation challenges feed into ADHD (and vice versa)If you’re listening and thinking, “Wow… this is me,” or “This explains so much about someone I love,” please know this: you are not broken. Your nervous system adapted to chaos—and that means you can absolutely learn safety and become securely attached.And hey, if you’re ready to actually do this healing work with guidance, structure, and support… Now is the moment.The Empowered.Secure.Loved Program is closing its application doors for the year, and this is truly your final chance to grab the Black Friday Offer before it expires. Once doors close, we do not know when (or if) enrollment will open again in 2026.If you've been feeling that nudge—Should I do this?—this is your sign.Apply now, get a spot while you still can, and start 2026 with real hope, real support, and real transformation.👉 Apply to Empowered.Secure.Loved™ now — applications close soon!🔗 Additional Episode Links:Take the Free Attachment Style Quiz → https://drmorgancoaching.com/quizFollow me on IG → @drmorgancoachingGrab my book:   Grab my best selling book Love Magnet

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