Max and Liana really dive deep into attachment trauma and the ways we can heal it with awareness. Max goes right into it by giving a great overview of the different attachment styles and their effects on our relationships. He ties his learnings and personal experience and shares how he was able to bring a repair to his system. Liana talks about burdened and unburdened attachments and makes a pretty good case for the role society has in the way we form and maintain our important relationships. She brings to the table her perspective as a parent as well as gives an account of the harmful birthing practices. Max brings fascinating Ideal Parent Figure therapy and outlines conditions necessary for forming a healthy secure attachment. They conclude this episode by sharing several resources they found helpful on their journeys in healing their attachment wounds.
Resources:
Attached: Are you Anxious, Avoidant, or Secure? How the Science of Adult Attachment Can Help You Find - and Keep - Love
by Dr. Amir Levine and Rachel S. F. Heller, M.A.
Attachment Disturbances in Adults: Treatment for Comprehensive Repair by Daniel P. Brown and David S. Elliott
Trauma Through a Child’s Eyes: Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing
by Peter A Levine and Maddie Kline
How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self
by Dr. Nicole LePera
Discovering the Inner Mother: A Guide to Healing the Mother Wound and Claiming Your Personal Power
by Bethany Webster
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents.: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
by Lindsay C. Gibson