The honeymoon phase doesn’t tell you everything. Learn how your attachment style shapes your relationships and what to do if ...

Ever wonder why some relationships feel effortlessly secure, while others are a roller coaster of anxiety or distance? The answer might lie in something called attachment theory, a fascinating ...

Secure: You’re comfortable with emotional closeness and independence. Anxious or preoccupied: You crave intimacy but fear abandonment. Avoidant or dismissive: You value autonomy and keep ...

A person who is always anxious focuses on keeping things constantly positive. They believe a successful relationship is one ...

Most of us didn’t choose our attachment styles. But we can choose what we do with them. We can choose not to pass the fear forward.

Mothers who were maltreated as children are more likely to develop anxious romantic attachment styles, which in turn are ...

Individuals with greater childhood trauma experienced and expressed fewer positive emotions—and more negative ones—during ...

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