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Jul 9
9m 14s

How Anxious Attachment Can Lead to Selfi...

Jessica Da Silva, LMFT
About this episode

What if some of your anxious attachment behaviors are actually rooted in…selfishness?
Not because you don’t care—but because fear can make everything feel urgent and all about you.
In this episode, I share my own hard truths, the rigid expectations I used to set, and how healing started when I finally saw the bigger picture.
This one’s for anyone ready to trade “me-focused” survival patterns for truly secure connection. 💛


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