The million-dollar question is: why do we love the way we do? I’m no expert, but today’s guest is.

In this episode, I’m joined by clinical psychologist and attachment theory expert Dr. Morgan Anderson to talk about how anxious attachment, avoidant attachment, and disorganized attachment shape the way we connect, communicate, and choose partners.

We talk about why you may feel drawn to emotionally unavailable people, why healthy relationships can sometimes feel uncomfortable, and how past experiences can influence your dating patterns more than you realize.

We also discuss how to move toward secure attachment, how to stop repeating unhealthy relationship dynamics, and how to create more emotionally available, stable, and fulfilling relationships.

We also talk about:

• the difference between anxious, avoidant, and disorganized attachment styles
• why you might feel anxious in dating even when someone is treating you well
• why emotionally unavailable partners can feel familiar
• how attachment styles develop through relationships and life experiences
• how to recognize unhealthy dating patterns
• how to stop self-sabotaging relationships
• why secure love can feel unfamiliar at first
• the role of the nervous system in relationships
• why you don’t need to be “fully healed” before dating
• how to build secure attachment over time
• how to communicate your needs in relationships
• how to stop overanalyzing early dating situations
• how attachment theory can help you understand your relationship choices

& so much more. As always, take whatever you need from our conversation and leave the rest. LOVE YOU. x

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