Welcome back to the second part of my series on disorganized attachment. In the first article, I explored how children with anxious, avoidant, and secure attachment styles each have predictable ...
Attachment theory is all about how the way you were raised affects your partnerships as an adult — here's how to tell if you have a secure attachment.
Attachment theory is almost everywhere. In magazines and books, in the news, on social media and in our conversations with each other. Originally rooted in developmental psychology, the theory ...
Signs of anxious attachment style include being clingy, fearing separation, and needing unnecessary reassurance from a loved ...
Attachment theory has entered the realm of pop psychology, seemingly providing answers to many common problems. The theory, which is one of the most empirically validated within developmental ...
The experiences we go through during childhood have a profound and lasting impact on how we connect emotionally as adults. From attachment theory to unresolved traumas, various studies and experts ...
Have you ever been cheated on or had an affair and wondered from where did it all start to go wrong? For some, the seeds of the affair might have been planted as far back as childhood, according to ...
"They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had. And add some extra, just for you." These are the words of poet Philip Larkin, penned in ...
Comfort objects are a staple of childhood, offering little ones a sense of security and familiarity in an ever-changing world. But while most kids cling to plushies, blankets, or pacifiers, one ...
A core principle of attachment theory emphasizes that children thrive when they have a "safe haven” to retreat to amidst life's external challenges. For a child with a strained family life, this could ...