Attachment Theory and Emotionally Focused Therapy with Dr. Sue Johnson

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Being Well

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

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🗓️ 15 May 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Sue Johnson, the founder of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), joins Dr. Rick and Forrest to explore how insights from attachment theory can transform our relationships. They discuss how attachment theory provides a map for understanding relationships, the challenges of making skills learned in therapy stick, and the role of vulnerability in creating authentic and fulfilling relationships. In this episode you'll learn how to use insights from attachment theory and EFT to create secure and emotionally healthy relationships. About our Guest: Dr. Sue Johnson is a clinical psychologist, researcher, professor, and the founder of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), a widely used and respected approach to couples therapy. She is considered one of the foremost experts in the field of attachment, and hKey Topics: Key Topics: 0:00: Introduction 2:00: Why Sue created Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) 8:55: Relationships as bonds, not bargains 12:20: Attachment theory as a “map,” and getting skills to stick 16:50: What it feels like to be in a bonding conversation 26:15: Validating vulnerabilities and “finding the raw spot” 31:35: Changing the way you relate to yourself 36:20: EFT vs. Internal Family Systems 38:40: “The Amygdala Whisperer,” and creating a new experience 40:35: Inherent goodness, and naming helplessness 45:40: Communicating how much you value others 51:50: Individualism, and getting comfortable with vulnerability 59:05: Recap Support the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link. NEW Offering from Rick! Join Rick and 5 world-renowned teachers – including Dr. Gabor Mate, Tara Brach, and Thupten Jinpa – for The Heart of Compassion, a 5-week online program that will teach you how to access, grow, and apply compassion. Head to rickhanson.net/hoc to learn more, and use code BEINGWELL10 for 10% off. Sponsors: Zocdoc helps you find expert doctors and medical professionals that specialize in the care you need, and deliver the type of experience you want. Head to zocdoc.com/being and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Finally get that project off the ground with Squarespace! Head to squarespace.com/beingwell for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch use coupon code BEINGWELL to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Join over a million people using BetterHelp, the world’s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month! Want to sleep better? Try the Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription. Connect with the show: Subscribe on iTunes Follow Forrest on YouTube Follow us on Instagram Follow Forrest on Instagram Follow Rick on Facebook Follow Forrest on Facebook Visit Forrest's website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, welcome to Being Well, I'm Forest Hanson.
0:10.7	If you're new to the podcast, thanks for listening today, and if you've listened before, welcome
0:14.4	back.
0:15.6	I'm joined today as usual by Dr. Rick Hanson, Rick is a clinical psychologist, a best
0:20.0	selling author, and he's also my dad, so dad, how are you doing today?
0:25.0	I'm doing really great forest, and I'm especially psyched because we're going to be joined with
0:29.4	someone that I have revered, actually.
0:32.6	Dr. Sue Johnson, a world renowned psychologist for about 28 good reasons.
0:38.7	Yeah, Dr. Johnson is the founder of emotionally focused therapy, EFT, a gold standard evidence-based
0:45.1	approach to couples therapy that's based on the science of attachment.
0:48.8	And as you might guess from the name, EFT focuses on our emotions and emphasizes how the
0:52.6	strength of our emotional connections dictates the quality of our relationships.
0:57.6	She's widely regarded, as you said, as one of the best most influential couples therapists
1:02.3	in the world, and has written, I believe, at seven books, including the best selling
1:06.8	hold me tight and the recent primer for emotionally focused individual therapy, which applies
1:12.0	the insights from EFT to working with individuals.
1:16.1	And she's also the author of the wonderful Edgar and Eloise, an illustrated novel that
1:21.1	uses its narrative to teach important relational skills, and explore what it's like to be
1:25.9	human or, hey, a porcupine in an uncertain world.
1:29.7	So Sue, thanks for joining us today.
1:31.3	How are you doing?
1:32.3	Uh, thank you for that fascinating introduction, yes, okay.
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