We continue our discussion from last week’s podcast with my wife Ellen on attachment dynamics. This week, writer Bethany Saltman, author of a "Strange Situation: A Mother's Journey into the Science of Attachment” breaks down her own experience with attachment after diving head first in the research.

If you are unsure if you are “secure” or “insecure” and how that might impact your adult partnership or future family, you’ll want to check this out.

 

Shownotes:

• 3:25 Introduction Bethany Saltman
• 9:45 Bowlby & Ainsworth’s Attachment Theory
• 21:30 Bethany’s relationship with her daughter
• 27:00 Understanding attachment theory to improve parenting
• 32:40 Teenagers' bad behavior
• 35:50 Thoughtful and deeper relationships through attachment theory
• 47:35 Action step