Strange Situation, A mother’s journey into the science of attachment I love this book! As a researcher and a clinician with special interest in trauma, attachment and body-mind connections, I was excited to listen to the audible version of this book. Attachment theory become part of pop psychology and seems to be everywhere in popular … read more
Join Dr. Rick Hanson in a live, online Relationship Workshop
Hello Brave Friends, Our relationships give us most of our joys – and most of our sorrows. They can comfort and lift you, and they can stress and hurt you. As we deal with the coronavirus, it’s more important than ever to have solid, healthy, fulfilling relationships . . . and to mend and resolve … read more
5 ways psychotherapy can help to improve your life
Psychotherapy helps us to develop a positive outlook for the future. Resolving past traumas, less then nurturing experiences and attachment disruptions is the main aim of therapy. Being heard, seen and supported in emotionally sensitive way can help to connect to our positive sense of self (Meares, 2000). Learning to relate via the safe containment … read more
How secure are you? Notes on Attachment Theory
We are not born with a developed self. As babies we do not know consciously what we need and what we want, not even what we feel. We learn how to regulate our nervous system and our affect via our primary attachment relationship. Our brains get wired via emotional and sensory interactions with our primary … read more
Attachment theory
Attachment theory was first developed by Bowlby (1979), using empirical research of case studies, and interviews about parents’ childhood relational histories (Bretherton, 1992). He was also influenced by etiology and psychoanalytic object relational ideas. Almost the same time, but independently of Bowlby, Mary Ainsworth started to develop security theory, which submitted that children need to … read more
