Client: Can you describe what disturbances in sense of self might look or feel like? For some reason this resonates with me and I believe it may be what I experienced from a very young age. Cedric: Sure, first off, early attachment experiences lay the developmental basis for 1. our most core internal map of […]

One of the primary goals of healing work is to develop the Healthy Adult. Specifically, developing the Healthy Adult is an important piece of developing Earned Secure Attachment. The Healthy Adult is confident, balanced, in touch with their emotions, and able to relate well with others. Everyone has a Healthy Adult to varying degrees of […]

Can you expect to have relationships with someone who has Secure Attachment when you don’t? Maybe or maybe not. But surely it’s easier to find a secure partner and even secure friends when you yourself have Secure Attachment. But then how do you develop Earned Secure Attachment if you don’t have it? Well first off […]

These are guided meditations that guide you through the experience of the four major attachment styles as a mind state. These can be a bit triggering, but very enlightening. https://attachmentrepair.com/meditation/dismissing-vs-secure-mind-state/ https://attachmentrepair.com/meditation/experiencing-the-dismissing-mind-state/ https://attachmentrepair.com/meditation/experiencing-the-disorganized-mindstate/ https://attachmentrepair.com/meditation/experiencing-the-preoccupied-mind-state/

Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) describes the condition of someone who has symptoms of PTSD in addition to other compounding symptoms such as difficulty regulating emotions, feelings of anger or hopelessness, and a lack of trust in others. It is caused by repeated, prolonged exposure to traumatic events, often early in life or in […]

Exploration is the ability to go after what is meaningful to us. We rely on our exploration ability to understand what we really want, plan how to get it, and follow through. However for those of us with Insecure Attachment our exploration skills are often underdeveloped. John Bowlby, the founder of Attachment Theory, proposed that […]