Repairing Attachment Wounds, Fixing Relationship Insecurity, and Finding Your Voice with Adam Lane Smith

Published: July 31, 2023, 9 a.m.

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Episode Highlights With Adam

  • His own story of attachment issues as a child and how he got into this work as an adult
  • What is attachment theory and how attachment styles impact relationships
  • How attachment styles can shift throughout life and in different phases of life
  • Why having kids can change the attachment styles of the parents
  • Anxious attachment can sometimes stem from not getting enough oxytocin in childhood and how this can lead to seeking partners who are avoidant in relationships
  • Steps to shifting from anxious or avoidant attachment patterns to healthier patterns\\xa0
  • How parents can help create strong attachment styles in their children
  • The importance of context in understanding attachment styles
  • Curiosity not judgment in relationships
  • How to build a self-correcting family system to benefit your kids
  • Ways to help your kids communicate with you with non-judgment and curiosity\\xa0
  • Men adapt to problems and change for circumstances, not for relationships
  • Women constantly adapt and iterate within relationships
  • Why men are more stressed and depressed in today\\u2019s world and some factors that can help
  • Men only change for circumstances and why this is important to understand in relationships
  • Three pieces of life advice: 65% of adults have an attachment issue, attachment issues bring the most relationship issues, you can absolutely change it and you just have to understand the steps\\xa0

Resources We Mention

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