If you may have an insecure attachment style, but don't worry, the good news is that you may be able to overcome it.

But don't worry, the good news is that you may be able to overcome it with openness, hard work, and lots of support.

Welcome back to Savvy Psychologist. I'm your host Dr. Jade Wu.

Every week I'll help you meet life's challenges

with evidence-based research, a sympathetic ear,

and zero judgment.

So here we are today in part three of a three-part series on attachment

styles. We already did a first part that describes what the four major

attachment styles are and a second part that describes four critical

ways that your attachment style affects your relationships.

If you haven't listened to those episodes yet, I recommend you do those first just to lay the

groundwork for what we're going to talk about today. And I'm really excited

today to share with you three ways to overcome insecure attachment in relationships. But before we start, let's do a

little refresher on attachment styles. There are patterns of how we think, feel, and act in close relationships.

They form early in life based on the way we bond

or don't bond with our primary caregivers.

The four major attachment styles are,

number one, secure attachment.

This is where you're trusting, independent,

but close, and open to expressing affection in confident ways with your partners.

Dismissive avoidant, this is where someone is aloof or do not feel comfortable with emotional intimacy and tend to pull away from close others if they feel hurt or rejected.

The third type is called anxious preoccupied and this is where someone is always

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