Attachment is a concept that is spoken about a lot. Formed in the earliest years of our lives, it goes on to impact us for a lifetime. Yet it is surprisingly difficult to find any reading material that goes beyond infants to how it impacts adults in relationships. This article, by Adam Young, is the best I have found yet.
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You’re Not Broken: Healing from Relational Trauma
You're not broken. You're not a failure. You don’t need fixing. If you feel like there's something wrong with you, that's not the truth—it's a sign that you’ve experienced relational trauma in your childhood. Relational trauma happens when the people that are supposed...
How EFT Helps You Heal Trauma by Fully Experiencing Your Emotions
In EFT (Emotion-Focused Therapy), we heal trauma by helping you fully experience the emotions of the original traumatic event. That probably sounds pretty daunting (and traumatic!). Let me explain. The reason this process isn’t actually as daunting as it sounds—and,...
The Crushing Weight of Worthlessness: How Shame Comes to Define Us
You are not inherently worthless. Worthlessness is a feeling you’ve learned through your experiences. It takes root within relationships with others, or a lack of relationships with others, it is born in relational trauma. Do any of these statements feel familiar? "I...