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Let’s Get Vulnerable: Relationship and Dating Advice

EP 537: Are You “Crazy” in Love, or is it Your Protest Behaviors?

Let’s Get Vulnerable: Relationship and Dating Advice

Dr. Morgan Anderson

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

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Inside today’s episode we are talking about the sneaky behaviors that sabotage your love life: protest behaviors. 

Episode Takeaways:

  • Ever sabotage connection without meaning to? Learn how protest behaviors sneak into every attachment style.
  • Discover why regulating your emotions before reacting is the ultimate relationship power move.
  • Want secure, drama-free love? It starts with healing old wounds and mastering direct, heart-centered communication.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Let's Get Vulnerable podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Morgan Anderson, psychologist, relationship coach, attachment theory expert, creator of the ESL relationship method, author of Love Magnet and Athletic Wear Connoisseur. My mission is to help you raise yourself worth, have great relationships, and step confidently into the next level of your life.

0:22.3

Each week, two episodes will air featuring expert advice, live coaching, and tips, showing you

0:28.4

exactly how to improve your life and attract a healthy relationship. You deserve to feel empowered,

0:34.8

secure, and love. Buckle up and let's get vulnerable.

0:41.8

Welcome to the Let's Get Vulnerable podcast.

0:44.5

I'm your host, Dr. Morgan.

0:46.2

Today's episode is all about protest behaviors, understanding them more deeply,

0:51.5

but then also what do we do instead? And I think when we think

0:56.0

of protest behaviors, we'll oftentimes think about anxious attachment, but I want you to realize

1:01.1

that protest behaviors also show up for people with avoidant attachment strategies, of course,

1:06.9

with disorganized attachment, and even if we are more securely attached, we may still

1:13.4

find ourselves slipping into moments where we have these protest behaviors show up.

1:18.6

So no matter where you are in your healing journey, this will be a helpful episode because

1:23.7

you need to be able to understand these behaviors, spot them in the people that you're

1:29.4

close with. Hello, right? Like, we also need to understand why people in our lives might be doing

1:36.0

certain things because then that helps us have compassion. So no matter if this is about you or someone

1:42.6

in your life, this episode will really help you understand

1:46.2

what do we do when we are acting out of fear, when we're acting out of our core woundings,

1:54.2

right? How does it show up? And then what can we do with it? And before we get too far along,

1:59.1

I just want to say I am so excited for those of you

2:02.1

who have downloaded the private podcast, secure soft magnetic. This is your five-part guide to

2:12.5

rewiring your brain. And obviously, if you love the podcast, then you're going to love this private podcast. It's super

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