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I know what it feels like to have your partner want to take an interest in your world. How lonley and sad it can feel when you love and feel so empty inside. Anxious partners are givers and you also really need an avoidant partner to step up and do their part. xx Love Shazmeen.

 In this episode, Shazmeen Bank explores the dynamics of anxious and avoidant attachment styles in relationships. She emphasizes the importance of understanding the needs of an anxiously attached partner and how avoidant partners can better support them. The conversation covers topics such as emotional safety, communication, reassurance, physical affection, and the significance of fostering independence and growth within the relationship. Shazmeen highlights the necessity of co-regulation and the role of both partners in creating a secure and fulfilling relationship.

Take Aways From This Episode:

• Anxiously attached partners often feel neglected and unseen.
• Avoidant partners can learn to better support their anxious partners.
• Setting boundaries is crucial for anxious individuals.
• Emotional safety is essential for a healthy relationship.
• Consistent communication helps alleviate anxiety in relationships.
• Physical affection is vital for anxiously attached partners.
• Reassurance is a key need for those with anxious attachment.
• Independence and personal growth should be encouraged in relationships.
• Understanding abandonment fears can improve relationship dynamics.
• Co-regulation is necessary for a secure and loving partnership.

Thank you for spending this time with me. If this episode touched something in you, I hope you know that you’re not alone. Healing isn’t linear, and love real love starts with how you show up for yourself.

If something I said resonated, moved you, or made you feel seen, it would mean so much if you took a moment to leave a review or share this episode with someone who needs it. That’s how this message reaches hearts who are quietly hurting and still holding on to hope.

You can connect with me more deeply over on Instagram @shazmeenbank or TikTok @shazmeen_bank, or explore 1:1 or couples coaching with me at www.shazmeenbank.com.

And if you ever want to share your story or ask me a question, my inbox is always open at [email protected].

You are worthy of safe love. You are worthy of peace.

 And you’re already on your way there.

With love,
 Shazmeen

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