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Attachment Styles and Hope for Your Relationship March 15, 2021 . No Comments
By Dr. Jocelyn Markowicz, PhD, Psychologist Attachment Hope for Couples: How to Improve Your Security Odds You walk into the room and lock eyes with the most gorgeous human being you ... Read More
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When Social Distancing Becomes Social Isolation: How Online Therapy Helps March 25, 2020 . No Comments
We are in unprecedented times with the outbreak of COVID-19, and we are all striving towards best practices around hygiene and social distancing. This is an incredibly difficult time to ... Read More
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Healing the Unremembered: Treating Early Attachment Trauma December 4, 2019 . 6 Comments
Editor’s note: Early attachment trauma can also occur due to non-abusive circumstances, such as when a child is separated from their primary caregivers due to medical concerns. However, ... Read More
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Reconnecting with Self, Part 2: Mindfully Heading Toward Discomfort July 18, 2018 . 1 Comment
“What we are about to undertake is an expedition together, a journey of discovery into the most secret recesses of our consciousness. And for such an adventure, we must travel light. ... Read More
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Reconnecting with Self, Part 1: Untangling Early Life Adaptations July 18, 2018 . No Comments
Life does not always turn out the way we’d like. We carry our stories. In some moments, we might feel like kings. In others, we feel like failures. We feel grotesque. For some, the ... Read More
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Growing Together, Individually: We Are Designed to Love Autonomously June 21, 2018 . 1 Comment
In part 1 of this series, we touched upon the blissful and frightening states that can occur when we feel merged with a partner whom we love. These states are drawn from our earliest experiences ... Read More
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Differentiation and Merging: Bridging the Chasm Between Me and We June 21, 2018 . 1 Comment
“NO, that’s NOT what I mean.” “How could you say that?” “I wasn’t finished. Where are you going?” At first glance, sudden and intense misattunement between partners may ... Read More
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Relational Hurt or Attachment Injury? How to Tell the Difference April 5, 2018 . 4 Comments
If you have ever been in a relationship, you have experienced hurt. It is inevitable. Even when two people have a connected, secure, and healthy relationship, they will experience hurt ... Read More
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Interpersonal Process: A Therapist’s Framework for Healing Attachment April 4, 2018 . 1 Comment
Someone recently asked me why they needed to know about the interpersonal process. There seemed to be a misunderstanding that the interpersonal process is only focused on building rapport, ... Read More
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Attachment and C-PTSD: How Complex Trauma Gets in the Way March 22, 2018 . 12 Comments
Complex trauma is what happens when someone experiences multiple incidences of cruelty and abuse in the context of an unequal power relationship. This is most commonly found in people who ... Read More
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When Is Love Healthy? Attachment, Vulnerability, and Respect March 13, 2018 . 1 Comment
Love is a topic that has never lost human relevance or interest. Poetry, songs, essays, novels, movies, and multitudes of self-help books focus on this marvelous, mysterious topic. Yet, ... Read More
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Overcoming Addiction in Relationships: An Attachment Perspective February 28, 2018 . 1 Comment
Couples can have a difficult time trying to navigate their relationship when a partner has compulsive or addictive behaviors. In my practice, I often see such couples in a repetitive cycle ... Read More