How To Support Your Avoidant Partner

How To Support Your Avoidant Partner

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Secure Dating vs. Survival Dating

Modern dating is exhausting because most people are dating from nervous-system survival mode instead of from their Secure Self.In this episode, I break down the difference between survival dating and secure dating, why swipe culture keeps anxious and avoidant patterns alive, and ...  Show more

How Your Attachment Style Was Formed

In this episode, we explore how your attachment style was formed and why you experience love the way you do. You’ll learn what emotional attunement is, how early connection shaped your nervous system, and why your patterns in relationships aren’t who you are—they’re adaptations. ...  Show more

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