How Attachment Styles Impact Our Relationships with Christina Abood

The Down and Dirty Podcast · 2023-10-23

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Does it feel like you keep attracting the same relationship dynamics in your life? As frustrating as it is, our guest today shows us that healthy relationships are possible. Join me as I chat with licensed clinical therapist and relationship coach Christina Abood about the ins and outs of attachment styles. Christina deep dives into each attachment style and even offers us some practical tips on how to get to a securely attached place and feel safe in our bodies.

Let this episode remind us that the more we work on ourselves and become the person we want to be, the easier it is to attract our dream partner to us!

In this week’s episode, we discuss:

[01:32] About Christina Abood

[02:56] Why Christina integrates attachment styles into all of her work

[06:54] How we subconsciously attract people

[08:40] Avoidant Attachment

[12:50] Anxious Attachment

[16:03] Disorganized Attachment

[18:11] We are wired to be securely attached

[21:12] How to repair our attachment style & implement positive self-talk

[25:05] Validating our feelings, self-soothing, and fulfilling our needs

[28:32] Being in alignment with yourself & attuning to others

[32:31] Regulating your nervous system

[35:45] Mindfulness exercises to help you tune into your body

[42:07] Being mindful of what you surround yourself with

[47:10] Divorce statistics & healthy relationships

[49:24] The importance of personal growth

[51:35] Christina’s favorite date

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