Things they don’t tell you when you’re young: understanding yourself, and why you do the things you do, isn’t an easy or straightforward journey. Luckily, some smart people have dedicated their lives ...

In humans, nearly a quarter of children grow up with a disorganized attachment style — the most extreme form of insecure attachment, linked to trauma, fear, and emotional instability. But in the West ...

How you interact with people as an adult can depend on the important relationships you had when you were young. If you didn’t get the support, care, love, and comfort you needed during childhood, you ...

In the past few years, attachment theory has become central to most conversations about relationships, and for good reason: attachment theory can help make sense of relationships. It answers the ...

Welcome back to the second part of my series on disorganized attachment. In the first article, I explored how children with anxious, avoidant, and secure attachment styles each have predictable ...