Growth Mindset Psychology: The Science of Self-Improvement How Attachment Styles Fundamentally Affect ALL Relationships (+ Understanding Your Attachment Style) w/ Jessica Baum
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Jun 14, 2024 
Licensed Mental Health Counsellor and Relationship Expert Jessica Baum discusses adult attachment styles and their impact on relationships. Topics include understanding anxious attachment, altering attachment styles, effective communication, and couple therapy. Insights on dependency versus interdependency, healing trauma, and therapy techniques. Recommendations for books like 'Anxiously Attached' and 'Attached' are also shared.
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Co-regulation and Self-regulation
- Babies rely on co-regulation from caregivers before developing self-regulation.
- Lack of co-regulation can lead to reliance on substances or others to soothe the nervous system.
Healthy Nervous System Regulation
- Reach out to someone who can calmly support you to co-regulate.
- Use slow, extended exhales in breathing to shift from fight-or-flight to calm states.
Dependency vs Interdependency
- Dependency is based on fear and control; interdependency is built on trust and autonomy.
- Healthy relationships allow both partners to be unique while feeling supported.