#412: Navigating Avoidant Attachment: Intimacy, Dopamine, & Emotional Disconnect w/ Adam Lane Smith

The Mark Groves Podcast

Mark Groves

Education, Relationships, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.9 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Explore how attachment theory shapes our relationships with Adam Lane Smith, a specialist in human connection. Adam breaks down the avoidant attachment style, shedding light on how it influences emotional distance in both romantic and interpersonal dynamics. This insightful conversation offers actionable tools for navigating attachment issues, fostering intimacy, and transforming how we approach love and partnership. From understanding the psychology behind avoidant tendencies to building trust and collaboration in relationships, Adam provides a clear path toward healing and deeper connection. Adam Lane Smith believes in the transformative power of secure attachment to address many social challenges. With over 550,000 social media followers, he helps redefine human connection by teaching honesty, direct communication, boundaries, and trust-building techniques. Drawing from clinical experience and personal insight, Adam shares his unique perspective on attachment through his podcast, I Wish You Knew, as well as his livestreams and video presentations, inspiring individuals, couples, and families globally to repair relationships and foster secure, healthy connections. —Adam’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attachmentadam —Adam’s Website: https://adamlanesmith.com/ —Adam’s Youtube: www.youtube.com/@AttachmentAdam —Adam’s Twitter: twitter.com/adamlanesmith —Adam’s TikTok: tiktok.com/@attachmentbro — Adam’s Course: How to Love An Avoidant Man Course: https://attachment.adamlanesmith.com/affiliate_users/sign_up (use code CREATETHELOVE for 50% off) *NOTE: The Four Levels of Trust Level 1: Consistent and Self-Policing With A Specific Code of Honor Level 2: Long Term Life Goal Level 3: Mutual Acceptance Level 4: Mutual Fulfillment If you want to dive deeper into Mark’s content, search through every episode, find specific topics we’ve covered, and ask him questions, go to his Dexa page: https://dexa.ai/markgroves Themes: Avoidant Attachment, Attachment Styles, Relationship Advice, Avoidant Personality, Intimacy Issues, Emotional Distance, Adam Lane Smith, Understanding Avoidant Men, Overcoming Avoidant Attachment, Relationship Healing, Co-regulation in Relationships, Attachment Theory Explained, Building Emotional Trust, Avoidant Attachment Strategies, How to Love an Avoidant Man, Relational Growth, Emotional Connection, Healthy Relationships, Mark Groves Podcast, Personal Growth in Relationships This episode is sponsored by: —BON CHARGE: Use code MARKGROVES to save 15% at http://boncharge.com/MARKGROVES —Qualia Life: Use code MARKGROVES to save 15% at https://qualialife.com/markgroves Contact us at [email protected] for sponsor product support, questions, comments, or just to say hello! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of the Markrose podcast. Let me begin by acknowledging you that you're clearly
0:07.3	interested in getting better at humaning, right? In developing better relating awareness, better skills, increased emotional
0:15.9	intelligence, just like really learning how do you master this human
0:20.0	experience. And the truth is that there is an infinite amount of information and there is
0:26.0	an infinite opportunity I should say to get better at relationship and then whether that's
0:30.9	romantic or corporate or interpersonal, we can always get more exceptional.
0:36.4	Like you never actually reach the destination of ultimate mastery.
0:40.4	And I think that's the beautiful thing about this is that what brings you into the work is usually trying to fix something something that's going on and maybe you're there right now like heal heartbreak figure out how to pick better people how to deepen your relationship how to figure out how to pick better people, how to deepen your relationship, how to figure
0:54.4	out whether to stay or go, how to get better at giving birth to your purpose, like stepping
0:59.2	more into your dreams, expressing yourself, you have real relationship to your body.
1:03.8	All of these are relationship things.
1:05.5	You're in relationship with everything that is not you.
1:08.2	And that's why every friction we have with everything we relate to
1:11.3	is an opportunity to grow, an opportunity to see and
1:15.2	get a window into what we need to change. So I wanted to start there to say like I see
1:19.4	you and keep going because transformation is possible for everybody.
1:24.0	Today I'm interviewing one of my favorite teachers in the subject of attachment
1:29.0	and what I continue to learn relationally and especially about the subject of attachment is I can always learn more and I'm always blown away by insights that I get from teachers who specialize in that.
1:41.0	Adam Lane Smith is the attachment specialist and he has a
1:45.4	profound YouTube channel, Instagram and he really is masterful at giving us
1:51.8	understanding of why we attach the way we do, what is the sort of foundational
1:56.6	pathology of our attachment style, and that we can change it.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Mark Groves, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Mark Groves and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.