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On Attachment

Stephanie Rigg

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Join relationship coach Stephanie Rigg in On Attachment, where she delves deep into all things attachment theory, love, relationships & intimacy - sharing her wisdom and experience to help you start making real changes in your life & relationships.
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The Secure Husband

M. Bruce Abbott, M.A, CPC

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A Secure Husband no longer seeks validation from his wife—he stands strong in self-worth, meets his own emotional needs, and leads with confidence and clarity. I’ve been where you are, and I’m here to help you break free from old patterns, reclaim your strength, and transform your marriage from the inside out.
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Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Rick Hanson, Ph.D., Forrest Hanson

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Forrest Hanson is joined by clinical psychologist (and his dad) Dr. Rick Hanson and a world-class group of experts to explore the practical science of lasting well-being. Conversations focus on the key insights from psychology, science, and contemplative practice that you need to build reliable inner strengths, overcome your challenges, and get the most out of life. New episodes every Monday.
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LET’S TALK ATTACHMENTS

Jessica Da Silva, LMFT

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I’m Jessica Da Silva—a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Attachment Coach, and author—here to help you transform the way you experience love through practical, relatable insight. Along with breaking down attachment styles in an easy-to-understand way, I share my own personal journey of moving toward secure attachment, real client stories, conversations with guest experts, and tools you can use to heal and create healthier relationships. Coaching: https://jessicadasilvacoaching.com/ Ins ...
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Welcome to "Avoiding My Anxiously Attached Boyfriend"! (AMAABF). A podcast that delves race, relationships and the LGBTQ+ community. Join the first visual and audio LGBTQ+ podcast hosted by a mixed heritage couple! Get to know Faris (anxiously attached), who's always seeking reassurance, and Josh (Avoidant attached), who self-sabotaged every relationship, until this one! No matter how hard he tried. This podcast came to fruition from long night chats in the garden with a cuppa, solving all o ...
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Most of us were never taught how to love. We simply mirror what we grew up around, for better or worse. Securely You is about understanding your attachment style, recognizing your patterns, and learning to feel secure in yourself so you can create relationships that feel real in your soul. Each episode helps you reconnect with yourself and live more fully in alignment with who you truly are.
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Self-Carved

Ivana Vuletic

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Self-Carved is the podcast for women with disorganized attachment (fearful avoidant) who are done with toxic cycles, self-doubt, and settling for breadcrumbs. If you crave deep love but constantly push it away, overgive, or second-guess yourself—this is where you break the pattern. Expect psychological deep dives, raw truths, and no-fluff strategies that help you build unshakable self-worth, trust yourself fully, and finally attract the secure, high-caliber love you deserve. It’s time to ste ...
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The Sabrina Zohar Show

The Sabrina Zohar Show

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The Sabrina Zohar Show is your no-BS guide to dating, relationships, and coming home to yourself. Hosted by @sabrina.zohar, this podcast dives deep into the realities of modern love, anxious attachment, and the personal growth it takes to build meaningful connections- not just with others, but with yourself. Formerly known as ā€œDo The Workā€ the show is all about cutting through the noise. Whether you’re navigating dating burnout, relationship struggles, or learning how to stop overthinking ev ...
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Welcome to the ā€œLove Your Life Showā€ with Susie Pettit, your podcast for life empowerment, self growth and midlife wellness This is a great podcast for moms of anxious teens, empty nest, adult children of emotionally immature parents, people with complex PTSD, CPTSD, relational trauma, narcissist recovery, disorganized anxious avoidant attachment or who consider themselves ACOA or adult children. Learn more at http://smbwell.com or https://instagram.com/smb.wellness
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No outdated rules. Just honest, thoughtful advice to help you get what you're after in your dating life, and have fun along the way. Dating Intentionally will help you navigate modern dating with clarity, confidence, and purpose. Whether you're dating after a big break up, trying to avoid past mistakes, or just tired of swiping aimlessly, this show will guide you to make decisions that align with your values while actually enjoying the dating process. Hosted by Talia Koren, this show dives i ...
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Cat ChatĀ®

Tracie Hotchner

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Welcome to the new CAT CHAT Ā® brought to you by Dr. Elsey’s, the private company owned by Dr. Elsey, who created the #1 litter in the country to keep cats in their loving homes (helping to avoid Out of Litter Box problems, the #1 reason people abandon their kitties).Tracie wrote THE CAT BIBLE: Everything Your Cat Expects You to Know and hosted Cat Chat Ā® as a live call-in show for nearly 8 years on the Martha Stewart channel of Sirius/XM. Her mission is to entertain, educate and inspire cat ...
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Black Girls Heal

Shena Lashey

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Black Girls Heal helps women break out of cycles of unhealthy relationships with unavailable partners and feeling not enough by combining coaching, therapeutic support, and practical tools. Every episode, we will talk about intimacy, attachment, healing unresolved trauma, and growing in our self worth.
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From FA to Secure AF: How Attachment Science Changed My Life...For Real. From the moment I discovered attachment science, everything – literally EV-ERY-THING – about every relationship I'd ever been in finally made sense. And now, I'm learning what it takes to earn my attachment security and have awesome, healthy relationships moving forward. We'll dive into the mind-blowing and freakishly accurate world of attachment science, my childhood, my relationships, and my journey of going from FA t ...
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I created this podcast to help smart, successful women like you finally get everything you want in love—and in life—by turning your attention inward, where real transformation begins. Because the truth is: when you change, everything does. This isn’t another podcast about how to ā€œfix yourselfā€ to be chosen. It’s about becoming so whole, grounded, and self-led that you choose what—and who—gets to be in your life. As a former psychotherapist turned truth-teller and life disrupter, I’m not here ...
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The Attachment Diaries

Karolina & Gabriel

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Karolina and Gabriel, the couple behind SimplyTogether.co, aren’t just coaches, they’re proof that love can survive the messiest breakups. After going through multiple painful splits with each other and struggling through the chaos of attachment issues, miscommunication, and unmet needs, they learned relationships the hard way. Because let’s face it, nobody actually teaches you how to love someone or how to stay when things get tough. Through trial, error, a lot of late-night talks, and even ...
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Jillian on Love

Jillian Turecki | QCODE

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Let’s build healthier and more fulfilling romantic relationships. Jillian is on a mission to teach people how to completely transform their love life, and where you start is by addressing the relationship you have with yourself. Whether you’re looking to strengthen the relationship you’re in, heal your heartbreak and choose better partners, develop a stronger sense of self, or move away from dysfunctional patterns into highly functioning ones this show is for you. Jillian Turecki is a certif ...
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Welcome to The Secure Love Podcast: Real-Time Couples Therapy with Julie Menanno. Julie Menanno is a licensed therapist committed to helping couples build secure, lasting connections through Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). In each episode, she works with a real couple and just like many of us, they're navigating life's challenges, raising kids, managing careers, and strengthening their relationship. Join us as we explore the power of attachment theory and its profound impact on how we con ...
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This isn’t a breakup pep talk. It’s a full-body recalibration for women navigating life after divorce. Dear Divorce Diary is a podcast for women dealing with grief, loneliness, anxiety, anxious or avoidant attachment, and identity loss after divorce — especially when quick fixes, positivity, and spiritual fluff no longer work. I’m Dawn Wiggins, therapist, coach, and homeopath, and this show goes where most divorce advice won’t: into your nervous system, your unspoken grief, your buried rage, ...
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Welcome to the TriggerProof podcast. This is the first season of the Podcast which are audio renditions of Facebook Live Video Transmissions done for the ā€œTriggerProofā€ Facebook Community. These were set up by request of our community members who wanted an opportunity to listen to insights, tools, and strategies to help heal relationship dynamics, deepen intimacy, and master the fine art of Autonomic Nervous System Regulation so that we can build resilience, heal from the past, and become ac ...
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Parenting is the hardest job ever – and parenting a highly sensitive child who’s struggling can feel downright impossible. If you’re suffering through endless meltdowns, walking on eggshells to avoid your child’s huge emotions, and losing sleep worrying that you’re failing your child, you’ve landed in the right place. I’m Dr. Hilary Mandzik – clinical psychologist, parenting specialist, and mom of 3. And I’m here to help you feel GOOD about parenting your highly sensitive child. Join me each ...
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Addicted to Love

Aleah Ava

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Join love expert, transformational leader, and author Aleah Ava as she guides you from the struggles of codependent relationships, insecure attachment styles, and unrequited love to the realms of emotional healing, the embodiment of the divine feminine, and authentic love. Each week, she shares practical advice, hard-won insights, and heartfelt stories focused on love, self-discovery, and sacred monogamous relationships. This podcast is for anyone looking to reconnect with the long-lost aspe ...
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UnBiased. UnCut.

UnBias Digital

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An original podcast highlighting trending topics while promoting provocative thinking. The podcast looks to attach scarce perspectives, while providing entertaining discussion & innovative thought on a wide variety of consistent rotating topics.
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Welcome to The Dance of Attachment Meditation Series. These short somatic meditations are designed to help you slow down, ground your body, and prepare for the healing work inside Dance of Attachment. Each meditation is about five minutes long and can be used before journaling, reading, or anytime you need to reconnect with yourself. There’s no right way to listen. Just your way. You’ll explore the four attachment dances (Secure, Anxious, Avoidant, and Disorganized) and the five steps of the ...
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The Gritty Mental Health Therapist: Clinical Confidence + Reassurance, Reframing Imposter Syndrome, Overwhelm and Burnout

Stefanie Armstrong + Cathy Schweitzer: Trauma Trained Mental Health Therapists, Practice Owners, Authors and Clinical Supervisors

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As a mental health therapist have you ever been awake at 2am replaying sessions in your head, wondering if you’ve done and said the right thing? Do you ever feel isolated, overwhelmed, or unsure of your confidence as a clinician? Do you ever feel like you must be the only mental health therapist who feels this way? You’re not alone, we've been there too. We’ve lived the long days, secretly thinking "I'm just not good at this yet. My supervisor would do a better job with this client." We've b ...
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Hi - I'm Carissa and welcome to Manic & Medicated. Discussing mental health, personal stories, true crime, important conversations & more. Allowing listeners to feel less alone and creating a safe space to be yourself.
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Welcome to Rewire Your Attachment Style with Maya Diamond, where you’ll deepen your self-love, uncover how to be in a secure relationship, & empower yourself to attract emotionally available partners. With interviews from love/sex/relationship professionals, insights & strategies from Maya. Rewire Your Attachment Style is your go-to resource for upleveling your love life, becoming more secure, & magnetizing your dream partner.
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Imperfect Love

Dr. Carla Marie Manly

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The messy road of life is difficult to navigate alone, and it’s often tough to figure out the next best step. Hosted by psychologist and author Dr. Carla Marie Manly, the Imperfect Love podcast sheds light on the complicated, sensitive problems that affect us all. Dr. Carla responds to listeners’ real-life questions with a mindfulness-based approach. She delivers quality, nourishing advice on finding love and happiness by learning to embrace life's imperfections. In supportive conversations ...
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Doing The Work: A Naples Integrated Recovery Podcast goes beyond motivational quotes and surface-level ā€œgrowthā€ discussions. This podcast is about the uncomfortable, necessary work that real recovery demands — emotional honesty, nervous system regulation, accountability, repairing relationships, and learning how to stop abandoning yourself. Hosted by Brian Granneman, LMHC, CAP, CCTP, a psychotherapist specializing in trauma, addiction, and integrated recovery, this podcast blends clinical in ...
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Heal Your Heartbreak

Break Up Bestie

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Heal Your Heartbreak with your Break Up Bestie is a weekly podcast where each week I walk you through a topic as it relates to healing your heartbreak and helping you move through your break up. Topics include breaking up, healing, dating, and moving into happier and healthier relationships. The goal of this show is to provide hope, support, tips, and to remind you that you're not alone and don't have to go through this alone.
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Emotional Badass

Nikki Eisenhauer

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Hosted by psychotherapist Nikki Eisenhauer, M.Ed. LPC, LCDC. This show provides essential emotional education on Mental Health, HSP (Highly Sensitive People), Narcissists & Manipulative personalities, healing from Trauma and PTSD, calming your nervous system, inner child work, and setting healthy boundaries. Emotional Badasses are survivors, thrivers, seekers, and healers! Expand and awaken to your higher purpose, be more present and authentic, find strength in spirituality, quiet the monkey ...
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST A gay men's mental health, sex, and relationships podcast If you've ever wished there were a therapy-informed podcast just for gay men, you're in the right place. I'm Ken Howard, LCSW, CST – a gay men's specialist psychotherapist, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, Certified Psychiatric Social Worker, longtime LGBTQ+ advocate, and gay men's life/career/relationship coach with over 32 years' experience working almost exclusively with gay male individuals ...
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The Place We Find Ourselves

Adam Young | LCSW, MDiv

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The Place We Find Ourselves podcast features private practice therapist Adam Young (LCSW, MDiv) and interview guests as they discuss all things related to story, trauma, attachment, and interpersonal neurobiology. Listen in as Adam unpacks how trauma and abuse impact the heart and mind, as well as how to navigate the path toward healing, wholeness, and restoration. Interview episodes give you a sacred glimpse into the real-life stories of guests who have engaged their own experiences of trau ...
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With every new day comes the opportunity to grow. Hosted by Osher Günsberg - a best-selling author, podcaster, TV host, husband, dad, stepdad, electric mobility enthusiast and part-time climate worrier. This podcast is here to help make today better than yesterday. Since 2013, the show has set out to improve life for you and the people you love. Sometimes it’s authentic conversations. Sometimes we’ll unpack the news or hear how Osher deals with life as a sober person with a different brain. ...
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Lit AF podcast is your resource for healing and transforming attachment styles. Sarah Cohan is a relationship and communication coach. She helps folx end old relationship patterns like people-pleasing and codependency in order to show up confidently in secure relationships. It is possible to change your attachment style. Tune in to start healing today. Website: [Sarahcohan.com](https://www.sarahcohan.com/) Instagram: [@itsmesarahcohan](https://www.instagram.com/itsmesarahcohan/) Email: hello ...
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Married After Kids

Dr. Lindsay Cavanagh

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Married After Kids is a podcast dedicated to strengthening marriages for parents after having kids. Hosted by Dr. Lindsay Cavanagh, psychologist turned marriage coach, this podcast discusses all the ways children can challenge your marriage, while also offering effective, evidence-based solutions to help make marriages stronger and more enjoyable, which makes parenting and life so much easier. Married After Kids will completely transform how you look at marriage and give you the tools to hav ...
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https://beacons.ai/justinavictoria Welcome to "So Hard," the podcast that gives guidance on all matters of the male heart, hosted by Justina Victoria, Psychosexual Expert for Men and Couples. This podcast aims to guide men on a journey of self-discovery, healing, strong mental health and fulfillment in love and life. We cover unique topics like the principles of seduction, elevated masturbation, nervous system regulation, unblending from destructive narratives, sexual anxieties, healing inse ...
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UNPACKED

Wellness with Sam

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Welcome to 'UNPACKED' hosted by, Licensed Counselor Associate, Samantha DeSalvo. Your free weekly therapy session. We chat all things mental health and wellness to break strongholds and barriers that are preventing you from reaching your full potential! Making faith more simplified and creating a space to talk about Jesus in an easy-to-digest way. Grab your fav drink and let's hangout together <3
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Therapist, Mom, and psychology teacher, Eden Hyder brings a candid, caring perspective to relationships, parenting, and mental health through her podcast, Inside Out. Through educational and therapeutic episodes mixed in with her own stories from the day to day, Eden invites us into all the things that matter most: ourselves, our relationships, and our kids. She speaks as a therapist, friend, wife, daughter, and mother, not hiding her imperfections and inviting others into theirs. Inside Out ...
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FASD Elephantā„¢ Podcast & Blog

Michael L. Harris, MA, LP, SEP

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Join Michael Harris, a Licensed Psychologist and FASD Speaker, as he discusses Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, a complicated, special needs disability that results from prenatal alcohol exposure. With insight from Michael being a psychologist (since 1997) and a foster parent (since 2012), you can learn FASD basics as well as advanced concepts without the jargon or the judging, plus plenty of practical FASD tips & tools, news, and interviews with other FASD experts. It's FASD support wheneve ...
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Welcome to the 1000 Days Sober Podcast, hosted by Lee Davy—founder of the STRIVE Method and creator of the movement to live a SELF-led life, alcohol-free as fuck. This isn’t your typical quit-drinking podcast. Lee blends deep coaching insight with raw personal truth to help you break free from the Liquid Lie—the false belief that alcohol is natural, normal, necessary, nice, and noble. Whether you’re sober-curious or decades alcohol-free, each episode will challenge, provoke, and inspire you ...
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What if the walls you built to protect yourself are the very thing keeping you lonely? In this episode of The Awakened Soul, host Haize breaks down the avoidant attachment style—a deeply misunderstood pattern rooted in emotional neglect, survival, and learned independence. Avoidant individuals often appear strong, self-reliant, and emotionally deta…
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Today my guest is Mabel who worked with me to overcome her avoidant attachment style. Her goal was to clean up her relationship with her daughter. Her daughter is highly emotional and was prone to have full shutdowns when she got frustrated doing things like piano practice or homework. Mabel was triggered by her daughters emotions and was either ye…
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In this episode, we’re joined by Elias Jahshan, a Palestinian-Lebanese journalist, editor and writer, for a powerful conversation about identity, belonging and reclaiming narrative. Elias opens up about growing up Arab, queer and deaf, navigating racism, homophobia and disability and the deep tension many queer Arabs face when asked to separate par…
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In this episode, I sit down with a former coaching client to unpack the all-too-common experience of losing yourself in a relationship, especially when you have an anxious attachment style. We talk about what happens when you prioritize your partner over your own needs, slowly sideline your friendships, and stay committed to someone whose words say…
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Today’s episode feels especially vulnerable. I’m inviting you inside a real argument my spouse and I are currently in, one we have not figured out yet. Not a story from the past, not something neatly resolved, but the messy middle of a conflict that feels deeply personal and hard to navigate. I’m sharing this because so many couples have at least o…
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In this New Year’s episode, Dr. Rick and Forrest make the case that most resolutions fail because they focus on the wrong things: outcomes and behaviors rather than key values. They explore how we can identify our important values, embrace caring about them, and start to let them change our behavior. Forrest talks about how we can differentiate aut…
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Have you ever been in a healthy relationship and still felt anxious waiting for it to fall apart? In this coaching episode, Jillian works one-on-one with a woman who can’t stop overthinking as her relationship moves out of the honeymoon phase. Together, they unpack why reassurance fades, how anxiety quietly sabotages connection, and what actually k…
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The legendary psychotherapist unpacks the concept of "hostile dependency" and explains why cutting people off doesn't always work. Psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author Esther Perel is a leading voice on modern relationships, known for her widely viewed TED Talks, bestselling books and the hit podcast. She runs a New York–based ther…
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What if what you’ve been calling imposter syndrome isn’t a syndrome at all? In this episode of The Gritty Mental Health Therapist, we dig into a powerful reframe that many early- and mid-career therapists desperately need. We’re talking about grit, boundaries, imposter syndrome, and the hard lessons that actually make you a better clinician, even w…
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Ben Lee is one of Australia’s most unique and enduring artists. He's been in the public eye since he was just 14, after being discovered by the Beastie Boys. Ben's career has spanned decades, producing countless memorable songs and collaborations. Today we hear Ben’s reflections on creativity, his thoughts on changing perspectives, and the lessons …
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Archetypes carry light and shadow attributes that show up in your daily life. The Companion brings loyalty until it betrays confidences or loses identity in codependency. The Samaritan helps people you'd ignore until they're recording good deeds for social media validation. Servants give freely until they're carrying people with functional legs, bu…
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Today we're gonna talk about some Buddhist hacks for two deeply related and all too common ailments: anxiety and overthinking. Most of us have struggled with one or both of these, and one of the people who has helped Dan the most is Joseph Goldstein. Regular listeners to this podcast will be familiar with Joseph and his very direct, very down-to-ea…
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Many men reach a point where they stop asking, ā€œWhat is wrong with my wife?ā€ And start asking the harder question, ā€œWhy did I choose her?ā€ Not from blame. Not from shame. But from exhaustion. This episode explains Imago Theory in plain language and shows why emotionally unavailable partners feel familiar, even when the relationship hurts. It helps …
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We explore the Buddhist wisdom of grounding and establishing inner safety in order to walk the insight meditation path, and how this parallels attachment repair. True awareness only blossoms when the body feels safe. ✨ Just a few days left to join ✨⁠ Meditation x Attachment Level One⁠ (https://www.mettagroup.org/meditation-x-attachment-level-one) šŸ‘‰ā€¦
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Do you have magnetic energy? Some people seem to have the "it" quality – that indefinable allure that pulls people toward them. Certain experts think it's a matter of pheromones, while others believe it's a mix of physical and psychological qualities that creates the draw. From my personal and professional experience, I've found that natural charis…
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Confidence is not built by proving yourself through achievement. Instead it happens by deciding you trust yourself no matter what happens. You can’t lose, no matter what. If you are successful on paper but feel unsure, self-doubting, or overly accommodating in dating and relationships, this episode will hit close to home. Hilary explains why confid…
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This is not a lesson about divorce healing. It’s not advice. It’s a pause. Day 12 of the 12 Days of Divorce Christmas is simply a blessing—offered to you exactly as you are. If these last 12 days stirred grief, relief, exhaustion, hope, or something you can’t quite name, this episode is here to hold that with you. No fixing. No reframing. No pushin…
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A new year doesn’t change your dating life. Your patterns do. In this episode, Sabrina breaks down why New Year’s dating resolutions fail, why manifestation without behavior change keeps you stuck, and why ā€œthis is my year for loveā€ doesn’t work if you keep showing up the same way. This episode focuses on shifting patterns, not chasing outcomes. We…
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In this episode, I’m joined by dating coach Erika Ettin again to break down the mindset shifts that make dating feel calmer, clearer, and more intentional. We talk about dating NATO (not attached to outcome), avoiding pen-pal dynamics, reading texting patterns, and how to stay open without over-investing too early. At the end, we dive into a text s…
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If New Year’s resolutions have never worked for you...especially after divorce, it’s not because you lack discipline, motivation, or follow-through. It’s because the version of you who survived divorce is not wired to safely become the woman you’re trying to create. After divorce, most women try to change their lives by changing their behavior. But…
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You may have noticed that your mind is out of control. It's filled with racing thoughts, ancient neuroses and grudges, revenge fantasies… So why are we like this and what can be done about it? Today, we're talking to one of our favorite people and also one of the most prominent meditation teachers in the West, Joseph Goldstein, about how "ridiculou…
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Happy New Year's Eve, everyone! Welcome back to The Attachment Confessions! Since we are on the cusp of a new year, there's no better time than now to set some solid dating and relationship goals. Whether you're single, dating, or already committed to someone special, this week's episode is packed full of resolutions to ensure that your love life t…
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New Year’s Eve has a way of turning self-criticism up to full volume after divorce. The comparisons. The sense that you should be further along. The quiet question of what’s wrong with me that this still hurts? If you find yourself being unusually hard on yourself today, this episode isn’t here to tell you to ā€œthink positiveā€ or try harder. It’s he…
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Buddhist strategies for taming that nagging voice in your head. Ofosu Jones-Quartey, a meditation teacher, author, and musician hailing from the Washington DC area, brings over 17 years of experience in sharing mindfulness, meditation and self-compassion practices with the world. Holding a bachelor's degree from American University and certified by…
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How to Calm the Nervous System When Alcohol Is Calling When alcohol calls, it rarely announces itself as a craving. It shows up as stress. Restlessness. A tight, buzzing body that wants relief now. In this episode, I’m joined by Danica Eakman — a sound bath practitioner and reiki master who trained under one of the pioneers of sound healing — to ex…
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The Year You Let It Be Easy What if your best year yet didn’t require more effort but less struggle? In this episode, I invite you to imagine a year that feels light, free, and full of possibility. Together we’ll look at how to stop overworking, overthinking, and over-caring so you can start creating a life that actually feels like yours. ✨ In this…
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Are your boundaries too soft… or too strict? Most women fall into one of two extremes: They either give too much and lose themselves… Or push everyone away to protect themselves. But underneath both? The same root wound: ā€œI’m not worthy of love as I am.ā€ In this episode, I break down the subconscious patterns that drive both over-giving and over-pr…
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I wanted to close off this year with some positivity and maybe a kick in the butt. 2025 has been the hardest, most challenging, beautiful, insightful and needed year of my life. A lot of us are experiencing burnout, growth periods, feeling lost, isolated, unworthy in life, mental health struggles, grieving loved ones/past versions of ourselves, per…
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Jessica McGuire is a physiotherapist and an author who has spent a whole career focusing on the complex relationship between pain and the nervous system and emotional regulation. LINKS: More info on Jess can be found at jessicamaguire.com Watch Story Club on YouTube and grab tickets to Story Club's next show My books So What? Now What? and Back Aft…
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As the year comes to a close, this episode offers a grounded reflection on what actually creates change — beyond resolutions or waiting to feel ready. This is an invitation to reflect on agency, integrity, and the quiet choices that shape your life over time. ⁠⁠Register for the 28-Day Secure Self Challenge here…
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Michele Weiner-Davis joins me for a conversation about sexless marriages, desire differences, resentment, and how couples can rebuild intimacy after betrayal. šŸ‘‰ Book an online session: https://laurahow.com/online-therapists/ Michele is a therapist and bestselling author known for her work with sexless marriages, infidelity recovery, and long-term r…
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In today's expert episode, I'm talking with Sarah Armstrong, author of The Mom's Guide to a Good Divorce and Vice President of Global Marketing Operations at Google. Sarah is sharing her personal experience navigating her divorce 15 years ago while prioritizing her daughter Grace. We discuss the concept of a "good divorce" and how Grace herself coi…
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The holidays after divorce don’t hurt because you’re single. They hurt because they force you to confront how unsafe it feels to need support. In this Day 9 episode of 12 Days of Divorce Christmas, we talk about the hidden, hardest part of life after divorce—asking for help. Not logistically, but emotionally. Not politely, but vulnerably. If feelin…
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Starting fresh in dating can feel exciting and overwhelming at the same time. In this episode, I'm sharing my top 10 tips for dating intentionally in 2026, from building confidence and resilience to utilizing phone calls to combat flakiness to finding an in-person approach that actually fits your life and getting crystal clear on your core needs. T…
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If you are married to a dismissive avoidant wife, you may be asking a quiet question you never planned to face. ā€œIs this hopeless?ā€ Not in anger. Not in drama. But in exhaustion. You tried to communicate better. You tried to stay calm. You tried to be patient. You tried to grow. Still, you do not feel chosen. You do not feel desired. You do not fee…
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How do we look back at the past year with honesty, compassion, and non-judgment? This episode explores mindful reflection practices and an approach on auditing that help release shame and create space for growth. ✨ Just a few days left to join ✨ Meditation x Attachment Level OnešŸ‘‰šŸ¼ January New Year Cohort (begins January 10th!) If you’ve been feelin…
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As we head into a new year, I want to talk about what actually creates change in marriage. Not surface level advice, and not big overhauls that feel impossible to maintain, but small, intentional habits that shape how connected, supported, and secure your relationship feels over time. In this episode, I’m walking you through the four foundational p…
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Not caring - or nonchalance - is having a cultural moment. Nihilism is in, trying too hard is cringe, and the best way to cope with an often disappointing world is by not getting that invested. There’s just one problem: it’s hard to live a meaningful life without caring. In this episode, Forrest and Dr. Rick close 2025 by making the case for health…
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In this Day 8 episode of 12 Days of Divorce Christmas, Coach Tiffini joins me to unpack what actually happens inside your nervous system when you try to bring old traditions into a new life after divorce...especially in this in-between week between the holidays and the New Year. Through an IFS (Internal Family Systems) lens, we talk about the prote…
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In this episode, Jillian reads from It Begins With You to break down one of the most painful patterns in modern dating: confusing lust, intensity, and obsession with real love. She explains why chemistry can feel intoxicating—and why it so often leads to confusion, unmet needs, and heartbreak. If you’ve ever felt addicted to someone who couldn’t sh…
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Radical advice on rethinking success, individualism, and the American dream. Mia Birdsong is a pathfinder, culture change visionary, and futurist. She is the founding Executive Director of Next River, a think tank and culture change lab for interconnected freedom. In her book How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community, Mia maps sw…
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The Healing Power of Chosen Families: Understanding Fictive Kin Relationships In this episode, marriage and family therapists Sharilyn Green and Dr. Debi Gilmore explore the concept of 'fictive kin' or chosen families. Listen in to learn the emotional benefits of these relationships, particularly for individuals from broken or dysfunctional familie…
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If you’ve ever failed an exam by one point, questioned whether you learned ā€œanythingā€ in internship, or wondered if ā€œgritā€ just means seeing 35 clients a week… this episode is for you. We sit down with Aubre, one of our own clinicians, who went from provisional therapist to fully licensed while navigating a major life curveball: pregnancy, a trauma…
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Maria Konnikova, is a a psychologist, author, and professional poker player. Her work explores the intersection of psychology, decision-making, and human behavior, and she’s written bestselling books like The Confidence Game and The Biggest Bluff. Today we explore her thoughts on decision-making under pressure, the psychology of cons, and the impor…
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In this episode, we explore how your attachment style was formed and why you experience love the way you do. You’ll learn what emotional attunement is, how early connection shaped your nervous system, and why your patterns in relationships aren’t who you are—they’re adaptations. Learn about 1-1 attachment coaching with Jessica here.…
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Why do gut instincts about toxic people get ignored and talked away despite screaming warnings? Highly sensitive people exhaust themselves doing emotional calculus to predict what's happening in everyone else's heads while energy vampires drain them completely. That intelligent narcissist will never get it no matter how many perfect explanations ge…
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