Therapist Reveals Why You Struggle With Relationships & How to Let More Love Into Your Life

Published: July 6, 2023, 4:05 a.m.

b'In this episode, you are going to learn why you struggle in certain relationships and how to let more love in.\\n \\nWhether you struggle in your friendships or your romantic relationships, or you don\\u2019t feel connected to your family or the community where you live, today\'s conversation will give you the insight and tools that you need to create better and more loving relationships everywhere.\\n \\nDr. Marisa Franco is a NYT bestselling author, award-winning therapist, and professor of psychology at The University of Maryland. She dedicated her professional practice to the study of connections and systemic loneliness.\\n \\nWhat will really catch your attention is her research on attachment styles and what they look like in real time, which has been an incredible game changer for me and my personal relationships, particularly with my husband.\\n \\nAttachment style theory goes way beyond "love languages," and once you know yours, you\\u2019ll be less triggered by others around you.\\n \\nUnderstand the attachment styles of others, and you\\u2019ll take things less personally.\\n \\nIn today\\u2019s episode, you\\u2019re getting a complete guide to:\\n \\nWhat attachment styles are and how they look in real life.\\nThe questions to ask yourself to figure out what your style is.\\nHow to tell if you\\u2019re hanging out with the right people.\\nThe one thing avoidant attachment people have a really hard time doing.\\nHow your attachment style determines who you\\u2019re attracted to.\\nWhy you might be confusing being triggered with being in love.\\nKey strategies to start developing a secure attachment style yourself.\\n \\nAfter listening to this episode, you\\u2019ll see the people in your life through an entirely new lens and with an abundance of compassion.\\n \\nXo Mel\\n \\nIn this episode, you\\u2019ll learn:\\n4:00: Let\\u2019s begin with the first style. What is a secure attachment style?\\n5:10: What does anxious attachment look like?\\n6:00: Avoidant attachment-type people have a hard time trusting.\\n6:30: Those who experienced high-trauma situations are more likely to have this style.\\n8:00: What do these attachment styles look like in real life?\\n11:45: Is it easier to identify attachment styles in yourself or others?\\n17:20: How do you have a relationship with someone who has an avoidant style?\\n20:30: Can you have more than one attachment style?\\n22:00: How can you develop a more secure attachment?\\n26:00: Avoidantly attached people actually do have an underlying need for connection.\\n31:30: These physical symptoms can be a result of your attachment style.\\n35:45: These activities will help you start connecting with your body again.\\n38:20: Here\\u2019s how you can create a \\u2018safe\\u2019 space for someone with avoidant attachment.\\n47:50: Why do we always seem to date the same kind of people?\\n49:40: Do you confuse being triggered with being in love?\\n54:45: So how do you find securely attached people to hang out with?\\n57:45: Do this one hack every day to start developing a secure attachment yourself.\\n59:00: This is why understanding attachment styles has been a game changer.\\n \\nDisclaimer'