How to Have Great Relationships: Attachment and the Self

Published: Aug. 3, 2020, 10 a.m.

We all want great relationships - ones that are fulfilling, loving, stable, and fun. This is the first of two episodes focused on becoming a 'great relater.' Today Dr. Hanson and Forrest focus on understanding our individual attachment style, and how we can work through our personal material.\xa0\nThe Relationships Workshop: Join Rick for his online relationship workshop\xa0that will teach you how to have more fulfilling, effective, and joyful relationships than ever before. Follow the link to learn more, and podcast listeners can enter code BEWELL50 at checkout for $50 off the purchase price!\xa0\nKey Topics:\n0:25: Staying content while \xa0striving for achievement.\xa0\n4:00: Information on the relationship workshop.\xa0\n6:20: Who helps you feel enlarged?\xa0\n7:55: Rick makes fun of Forrest\u2026and managing different levels of standard.\xa0\n9:00: Building a good relator.\n10:15: Attachment theory\n17:00: Getting less attached to our attachment style.\xa0\n19:15: Insecure attachment styles.\xa0\n23:00: What issues does anxious attachment create?\n26:00: A relationship between anxious and avoidant.\xa0\n29:00: Skills for relating with an anxious person.\xa0\n32:00: Finding optimal distance.\xa0\n35:30: Working through a dreaded experience.\xa0\n39:30: Exposure and blame.\xa0\nFrom Dr. Hanson: The Foundations of Well-Being brings together the lessons of a lifetime of practice into one year-long online program. Podcast listeners can use the code\xa0BEINGWELL25 at checkout for an additional 25% off! Please don't hesitate to apply for a scholarship if you're in need.\xa0\nSponsors:\n\xa0Join\xa0over a million people using BetterHelp, the world\u2019s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!\xa0Use code beingwell to let them know you came from us.\xa0\nWant to sleep better? Try the legendary Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.\nSupport the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.\nConnect with the show:\n\nFollow us on Instagram\n\nFollow Rick on Facebook\n\nFollow Forrest on Facebook\n\nSubscribe on iTunes