This book is a wonderful resource for therapists working with clients that are interested in deep diving into attachment theories, particularly Anxious avoidant. This book provided in depth information and opportunities for reflection on where/when these attachments form and how to start to improve and form more secure attachments.

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This is the best book on the topic!! I have learned so much informative information about attachment wounds surfacing from childhood. I am confident with therapy help I am on my way to secure attachment.

This was such an insightful and approachable read on attachment styles, especially for anyone navigating an anxious-avoidant dynamic in relationships.

The author breaks down complex patterns, such as fear of intimacy, misaligned communication, and core insecurities in a way that’s easy to digest, with self-assessments and real-life examples woven throughout.

What stood out to me most was how clearly the book explains where our attachment insecurities come from, often tracing them back to childhood, and how they continue to shape the way we connect with others. Even if you already know your attachment style, this book offers deeper insight and practical tools for moving toward more secure connections.

Having experienced an anxious-avoidant relationship myself, I found a lot of the reflections in this book really valuable and I think it's a great starting point for anyone wanting to better understand themselves, their partner, and how to shift those push-pull patterns into something healthier and more stable.

This was a very detailed and easy to read way of describing the complexities that come from being anxiously attached or avoidant attachment. The author uses lots of examples and quizzes etc to make it even easier to learn the different attachment styles and how they came about.

Going into this book, I already knew that I have anxious attachment and how it came about but this book offers more detailed insight and includes some ways to learn how to be more stably attached to those in our lives.

Having been in a relationship with a man who is avoidant, this book would have been extremely helpful to both of us in how to learn to be together while still respecting the needs of each of our attachment styles.

I can say from experience that the anxious/avoidant relationship I was in was the most traumatizing one ever. It led me to having zero self worth, no self compassion and no self esteem. It created so much anxiety for me that it wasn’t worth continuing after a year and a half. Perhaps this book could have helped us navigate our attachment styles.

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