Episode 312: Understanding Attachment Styles with Dr. Alison Cook

Raising Boys & Girls

That Sounds Fun Network

Religion & Spirituality, Kids & Family, Christianity, Parenting

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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We are so excited for you to listen to this conversation with our friend Dr. Alison Cook. Folks are going to feel so hopeful! It’s so easy to just feel overwhelmed by the topic of attachment and she makes it feel practical, manageable, graceful, possible, hopeful. You guys, make sure you stick through the end, cause she gives us the most practical things to do in the carpool lane. You’re going to love this one with Dr. Alison Cook! Ways to Follow Dr. Alison Cook: ⁠Instagram⁠ The Best of You Podcast Website: https://www.dralisoncook.com/ Dr. Alison Cook is a psychotherapist, best-selling author, and host of the top-ranked The Best of You podcast, where she brings her unique blend of psychological expertise and spiritual encouragement to listeners worldwide. She is the author of I Shouldn't Feel This Way and The Best of You, and co-author of Boundaries for Your Soul. Her work empowers individuals to experience healing and wholeness through inviting God’s loving presence into every part of the soul. She and her husband, Joe, are the parents of two young adult children. . . . . . . ⁠Owen Learns He Has What it Takes: A Lesson in Resilience⁠ ⁠Lucy Learns to Be Brave: A Lesson in Courage⁠⁠ More Links: Sign up to receive the⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to keep up to date with where David and Sissy are speaking, where they are taco'ing, PLUS conversation starters for you and your family to share! Connect with David, Sissy, and Melissa at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠raisingboysandgirls.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . . . . If you would like to partner with Raising Boys and Girls as a podcast sponsor, fill out our⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advertise with us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ form. DOSE: Save 30% on your first month of subscription by going to ⁠dosedaily.co/RBG ⁠or entering RBG at checkout. QUINCE: Give your summer closet an upgrade—with Quince. Go to ⁠Quince.com/rbg⁠ for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns. THRIVE MARKET: Skip the junk without overspending. Head over to ⁠ThriveMarket.com/rbg⁠ to get 30% off your first order and a FREE $60 gift. NIV APPLICATION BIBLE: Save an additional 10% on any NIV Application Bible and NIV Application Commentary Resources by visiting http://FAITHGATEWAY.COM/NIVAB and using promo code RBG. BOLL & BRANCH: Feel the difference an extraordinary night’s sleep can make with Boll & Branch. Get 15% off plus free shipping on your first set of sheets at Bollandbranch.com/rbg⁠. Exclusions apply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:42.1	Hey friends, welcome to the Raising Boys and Girls podcast.
0:43.4	I'm Sissy Goff.
0:47.8	And I'm David Thomas, and we're so glad you've joined us for this conversation.
0:49.1	Let's dive in. We are so excited for you to listen to this conversation with our friend Dr. Allison Cook.
1:01.1	Folks are going to feel so hopeful.
1:03.4	Yes, they are.
1:04.3	It's so easy to just feel overwhelmed by the very topic of attachment, and she makes it feel practical, manageable.
1:10.8	Grace-filled. Possible, hopeful. And you makes it feel practical, manageable, grace-filled, possible, hopeful.
1:13.1	And you guys, make sure you stick through the end because she gives us the most practical things
1:20.0	to be doing on the carpool line. It was awesome. It was awesome. You're going to love this one with our
1:24.7	friend, Dr. Allison Cook. Allison, we're so excited to have you back.
1:28.8	We love every opportunity we have to intersect with you and are so grateful for your voice and the wisdom and truth and hopefulness that you bring to the world.
1:38.6	So it's just so fun to get to have this conversation with you and especially on attachment because we trust your voice so much in so many spaces, but this one certainly included.
1:48.4	So it's really a gift to us to get to talk with you about this.
1:53.5	So we did an episode with kind of an overarching overview of attachment, but we want to dig deeper with you. And you often say that our
2:04.1	earliest attachment shaped the way we see the world and that we see ourselves. And we'd love to jump in
2:11.2	with how do you believe a child's attachment to their parents or caregivers affect their confidence, connection, and overall well-being.
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