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Dec 2022
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97. Attachment – The Anxious Avoidant Tr...

Amber Dalsin
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If you and your partner are struggling because one of you peruses connection and desires intimacy, but the other one of you pushes away and highly values autonomy, you might be falling into the anxious-avoidant trap. In this episode we talk about: · What the anxious-avoidant trap is · How to get out of the anxious-avoidant trap · What attachment is · What a ... Show More
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