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Anxious and avoidant attachment styles can attract each other. Source: Wonderlane / Unsplash Attachment theory suggests that how we form emotional bonds in early childhood influences our attachment ...

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Anxious, avoidant and disorganized attachment styles tend to be rooted in a person's childhood, but they can cause problems once you're an adult. Anxious, avoidant and disorganized attachment styles ...

Marie and her husband started seeing a couples therapist when the early years of parenthood put a strain on their marriage. Their two kids were 3 years and 4 months old, respectively, when COVID ...

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Our relationships with our parents lay the foundation for our future connections with others, shaping the way we navigate emotional bonds well into adulthood. Attachment expert, author, and therapist ...

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