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Dec 2024
35m 32s

474 | Attachment Styles

Joshua Fields Millburn, Ryan Nicodemus, T.K. Coleman
About this episode

The Minimalists talk with Eli Harwood about secure attachments and attachment theory.

Discussed in this episode: 

How is collecting related to emotional insecurity? (2:19)

What is attachment theory? (16:52)

What are the four attachment styles? (17:46)

When is attachment useful and when is it clinging? (22:44)

Listener insight: the gift of listening! (33:03)

Listen to the full Maximal episode on Patreon: patreon.com/theminimalists

Detailed show notes: minimalists.com/podcast

Recorded at Earthing Studios.

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