The way we connect with others as adults is often shaped by our earliest experiences with caregivers. From birth, a child seeks comfort, security and love, forming attachments that become the ...

Attachment theory, developed by psychologist John Bowlby and expanded upon by Mary Ainsworth, categorises attachment styles into four main types based on early caregiving experiences: 1) Secure ...

The nature of these earliest relationships influences how we behave towards others and see the world long after we’ve grown—but in more complex and nuanced ways than researchers previously thought, ...

Our attachment styles are deeply ingrained by the time we reach adulthood. As mentioned in the previous post, attachment style is developed even in utero, and it is fostered throughout our early ...

The stereotype about psychoanalysis is of a person on a couch being asked about their mother; but behind the cookie-cutter image, it seems that your experiences as a child, and specifically how your ...

Understanding how they form and still affect you to this day is key to breaking negative relationship patterns.

Our most developmentally important relationships begin in our formative years and come from our teachers, mentors, friends, and our parents or parental figures. How we connect with others is, in some ...

If you’re in an unhappy relationship, feel stuck in a pattern of failed relationships, or can’t seem to find Mr. (or Ms.) Right, your attachment style may be the reason. We all learn about human ...

People tend to think of “attachment” and “bonding” as the subjects of child psychology, but in fact, these factors are just as important to adult health and happiness. So what defines the healthy ...

In the modern quest for meaningful relationships, many turn to psychological frameworks to understand themselves and their partners. Among these frameworks, attachment theory has gained significant ...