EP 579: ADHD, Attachment Styles & Dopamine: How to Break the Painful Cycle and Create Secure Love

Let’s Get Vulnerable: Relationship and Dating Advice

Dr. Morgan Anderson

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

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

This episode is one I have been wanting to bring you for a long time… and I know so many of you have been waiting for it. We are talking all about ADHD, attachment styles, and dopamine.

Inside the episode, I’m breaking it down in a way that is easy to understand, while also sharing parts of my own story and what has helped me. You’ll leave with clarity, compassion for yourself, and real tools you can begin using today.

✨ Inside the episode, you’ll learn:

How ADHD disrupts dopamine regulation and why that makes relationships feel like a rollercoaster.
The connection between ADHD, insecure attachment, and painful cycles of hyper-focus, rapid closeness, withdrawal, and protest behaviors.
Three powerful shifts you can make today to calm your nervous system, create stability, and support secure, healthy love.

This is such an important topic, and I truly believe it will give you a new lens of understanding for yourself—or someone you care about. Please share this with a friend who needs it. 💛

And remember, the most powerful thing you can do for your relationships (and your brain!) is to heal your past relational trauma and embody secure attachment. That’s exactly why I created the Empowered.Secure.Loved. Program.

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🔗 Additional Episode Links:

Take the Free Attachment Style Quiz → https://drmorgancoaching.com/quiz
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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. Welcome to the
0:42.9	Let's Get Vulnerable podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Morgan, and today's episode is really close to my
0:48.4	heart. We are talking about ADHD, your attachment style, and dopamine. So whether you've been diagnosed with
0:57.1	ADHD, maybe you suspect that you have ADHD, maybe you have traits, you're not really sure,
1:03.0	or you have somebody in your life who is neurodivergent. This episode is going to help you
1:08.4	connect the dots and also give you practical tools
1:12.1	so that you can create healthier relationships. And honestly, I know so many of you have been
1:20.5	waiting for this episode. This is one I get DMs about. I get messages about. This is a very
1:26.8	important topic that does not get talked about
1:29.5	enough. We're going to dive in and I promise you that I will make this easy to understand.
1:35.9	You will leave with a better understanding of how does ADHD impact attachment and how does
1:43.8	that have massive impacts on the health of our
1:48.5	relationships?
1:50.5	I want to mention real quick, in case you didn't know, right now I have my private podcast.
1:58.0	It is the secure, soft magnetic private podcast. This is a deep dive on how to get started
2:05.8	with rewiring your brain for secure attachment. Normally, the podcast is $27, which is already
2:15.0	highly discounted, but just this month month in honor of my wedding, being newly
2:21.1	married, and just because I care about you and I want you to have access to this information,
2:28.2	I'm giving you a $20 discount. So right now, the private podcast is only $7. It is ridiculously cheap. You can go to the link in
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