Fatigued Spouses Puzzled Partners with Adam Lane Smith
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 27 November 2023
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Adam Lane Smith is “The Attachment Specialist”, helping people heal, connect, and build relationships. Leveraging years of professional experience as a licensed psychotherapist, he has honed his craft as a highly sought-after Attachment Specialist and personal coach. He has helped people from a variety of lifestyles, from blue collar families with marital troubles to millionaire CEOs looking for dating help, or anyone looking to fix their dating life, marriage, or overall health of all relationships.
In this episode, Larry Hagner and guest Adam Lane Smith discuss the topic of attachment and its impact on relationships and marriages. They delve into their personal backgrounds and how their upbringing shaped their attachment styles. They also highlight the prevalence of attachment issues in today's society, with research showing that a significant majority of adults in America struggle with attachment.
Attachment shapes our relationships in profound ways. It is the way we connect with other human beings, giving and receiving love. Our attachment style is learned from our caregivers, primarily our parents, and it forms the foundation for how we relate to others throughout our lives.
Adam Lane Smith further explains that attachment issues can stem from various factors, including neglect, abuse, absent parents, or inconsistent caregiving. When children experience these adverse circumstances, their brains often internalize the belief that something is wrong with them or with others. This belief shapes their attachment style and influences how they connect with others.
Recognizing and understanding our attachment style is crucial for personal growth and building healthier relationships. Therapy and self-reflection can help individuals address and heal from attachment wounds. By gaining insight into our attachment patterns, we can work towards developing more secure and fulfilling connections with others.
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| 0:00.0 | When we think about our lives and relationships, five, ten, fifteen, and even twenty years from today, |
| 0:06.0 | none of us desire to be saying things like, |
| 0:09.0 | I wish I would have done something different, |
| 0:11.0 | or I wish I would have learned a few things that would have made a difference or I wish I didn't wait too long |
| 0:18.4 | What you guys are about to hear is a quick one minute reflection from one of our members John who started doing life with |
| 0:23.7 | us in the alliance five months ago and his words say it all. Going back 30 years I |
| 0:30.4 | might not have ever had the opportunity to be with my current wife, but I also think that I'm better |
| 0:38.9 | off where I am now and I'm because of this I'm becoming a better I've learned so much in the |
| 0:45.9 | well since Memorial Day is when I actually started my dojo I've learned so much |
| 0:51.8 | since then that I never was taught. |
| 0:56.4 | My dad was kind of closed off. |
| 0:58.8 | I know you always asked guys on the podcast |
| 1:01.7 | how your relationship was with your dad. My dad was a |
| 1:04.8 | construction worker, he was hard, raised in a completely different era than me. |
| 1:09.2 | And I have a relationship with him now, but not as a kid, and we weren't taught some of the stuff, we weren't taught to communicate. |
| 1:18.0 | We weren't taught to listen. The dad was the head of the family and that was the way things went. |
| 1:24.0 | So learning just to stop and listen and to be like you said, you know, let them know that they're |
| 1:31.5 | seen and heard and safe and you know it's just that I wish I |
| 1:36.4 | would have learned that 30 years ago. |
| 1:38.0 | Jents I know if you listen to this show you have a deep desire to do the work that |
| 1:41.9 | create the same results in your life and for |
| 1:44.3 | the past seven years we have helped over 4,000 men just like you and just like John |
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