Intimacy is defined as the process by which you gradually reveal everything about yourself. And, featured guest Duana Welch tells host Pat Barbarito, how you feel about that statement – joy, hope, fear, dread – is a clear indicator of your approach to relationship building or its sabotage. Learn more about the four attachment styles outlined by scientific research and discover how understanding both your own and your current/potential partner’s style could improve the quality and longevity of your romantic future.  

Highlights include:

• How to identify your attachment style;
•  How to change your current attachment style;
• The truth behind ‘love bombs’;
•  Four Cs to identifying and choosing a romantic partner with a secure attachment style;
• The risks of secure/non-secure attachment style partnerships.;
• How to achieve happiness even with an anxious or avoidant attachment style;
• The benefits of ‘earned security’;
• Which attachment style has the best sex;
• How your attachment style affects your sex life;
• The value of emotion-focused therapy, and more.

BONUS Take the Levine & Heller Adult Attachment Quiz to discover your own attachment style! 

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