By the time many people seek treatment for an eating disorder, the focus has often become food, weight, behaviors, and medical risk. Those things matter deeply, but beneath the symptoms, another story... Read more »
By Evelyn Rappaport, Psy.D.P.C. Five-year-old Adam speaks about the war with striking clarity. He distinguishes between different types of missiles and describes the current escalation of the Iran War as “less scary”... Read more »
Do you ever feel like you keep attracting the same “type” of person, or that your relationships always follow a frustrating pattern? Understanding the hidden psychology of attraction can change everything. According... Read more »
Recently, a young monkey named Punch (an interesting note: a primatologist said Japanese monkeys are hierarchical) went viral online. Rejected by his mother, he was filmed clinging to a soft Ikea toy... Read more »
In 2025, the relationships that dominated our screens weren’t selling us healthy love. They were defined by longing, ambivalence, rivalry, and instability, and somehow that was exactly why they worked. What made... Read more »
As a relationship and attachment scientist, couples therapist, and coach, I hear it all the time: “My partner is avoidant.” “The person I am dating is anxious.” “I think I am avoidant.”... Read more »
We’re all wired for connection, and we’re driven to find meaning. These aren’t flaws, they are essential survival traits. Source link Read more »
Parenting that is inconsistent, overprotective, or intrusive is one of the strongest predictors of anxious attachment in children. This kind of care creates confusion: sometimes the parent is unavailable when comfort is... Read more »
Key Takeaways Attachment issues are difficulties in forming secure, healthy emotional bonds with others, often rooted in early childhood experiences. They can show up as fear of abandonment, trouble trusting people, or... Read more »
Two avoidant individuals can be in a relationship and even find compatibility in their shared need for space, but they face distinctive challenges in achieving true emotional intimacy. Avoidant–avoidant couples often enjoy... Read more »