Attachment issues from childhood can often have a negative impact on our adult lives and relationships, but when they are combined with personality disorders things can really kick up a notch. In a previous article we looked specifically at...
Read moreYou may have noticed that a good number of our articles deal with attachment issues either directly or indirectly. This is because attachment is such a deep-rooted human need; and when it doesn’t develop in healthy ways in infancy and...
Read morePeople pleasing in its mildest form is fairly common in social and relationship interactions, as people naturally want to be liked by others. However, deep people-pleasing behaviours stem from insecure attachment styles formed by negative early...
Read moreAttachment issues from childhood affect so much of our lives, especially our relationships with others. We all love to be part of a romantic couple, but if we’ve been in any kind of relationship before, then we know that many issues can...
Read moreHave you ever had someone tell you that you are “too defensive”? Or how about “you never let me in”? If you have had someone say this (or similar) to you in any of your close relationships, then you’ve probably...
Read moreDo have issues in your relationship that you need to work through? Does it seem like there are patterns to your partner choices or to your arguments? Sometimes we can blame each other (sometimes ourselves) and often we can get bogged down in...
Read moreHow many people don’t believe that childhood issues affect our adult lives? I’d wager that the number is few. However, we don’t always realise how early these issues can start – even in the womb – or even exactly how...
Read moreWhile we have been talking about relationships and intimacy in many of our blog posts, the reality is that many of us have felt lonely in our lives, if not right at this moment. But loneliness is not the opposite of being with people or in...
Read moreToday we are concluding our mini series on Attachment with a look at how to manage difficulty with adult attachment. As our London-based therapist Teyhou Smyth explains in the article, these adult issues have their roots in our childhood...
Read moreThis week we are continuing on with our mini series on attachment started two weeks ago. So far in this series our London-based therapist, Teyhou Smyth, has shared with us her thoughts on early childhood attachment – how it is nurtured and...
Read moreLast week we explored the importance of early attachment by looking at its impact. This week in therapist Teyhou Smyth’s post, we learn how to form early attachment with our children and foster the intimacy they crave. This is so important...
Read moreFor long-time reader’s of this blog, the importance of good parenting in early childhood for later success in life is probably a given. You may recall the wisdom from Owen Connolly’s book, “Standing on the Shoulders of...
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