TAM+ 23 Healing Through Connection: Understanding Attachment in Recovery
The Addicted Mind Podcast
Duane Osterlind, LMFT
4.7 • 655 Ratings
🗓️ 13 June 2024
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of The Addicted Mind Plus, Duane and Eric Osterlind delve into the concept of attachment and its critical role in recovery from addiction. They discuss the different types of attachment styles—secure, anxious, dismissive, and fearful—and how these styles impact our ability to form healthy relationships. By understanding your attachment style, you can improve your relationships and strengthen your recovery journey. Tune in to learn how early childhood attachments shape your adult life and get practical tips to build better connections. Join us for a deeper dive into this powerful topic and find out how you can take actionable steps towards healing.
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Key Topics
- The importance of understanding attachment in addiction recovery.
- Different attachment styles: secure, anxious, dismissive, and fearful.
- How early childhood experiences shape adult relationships.
- Practical tips for improving relationship skills in recovery.
- The connection between attachment styles and forming a supportive community.
Timestamps
1. [00:02:01] - Introduction to the importance of attachment in recovery.
2. [00:05:00] - Historical background of attachment theory by John Bowlby.
3. [00:07:00] - Explanation of secure attachment.
4. [00:08:05] - Anxious or preoccupied attachment style.
5. [00:09:40] - Dismissive attachment and its impact on relationships.
6. [00:11:00] - Fearful avoidant or disorganized attachment.
7. [00:13:00] - Stan Tatkin’s perspective on attachment styles.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Addicted Mind Plus, the podcast where recovery, mental health, and wellness take the front seat. |
| 0:07.5 | I'm Dwayne Austerland, and joining me is my co-host, Eric Osterland, known for his insightful work on the Stuck Brain podcast. |
| 0:15.0 | In each episode, we'll dive into actionable, small steps to help those in recovery journey further along the path to wellness. |
| 0:22.7 | Our conversations are designed to be concise, typically around 15 minutes, though we may |
| 0:27.4 | occasionally delve deeper when the topic demands it. Our goal to provide you with practical |
| 0:32.4 | advice grounded in real experiences and expert insights to empower your recovery journey. |
| 0:38.8 | So whether you're on a break, on a walk, or just taking a moment for yourself, |
| 0:42.5 | join us as we explore the many facets of recovery and mental health, one small step at a time. |
| 0:48.5 | This is The Addicted Mind Plus, where your journey to wellness gets an extra boost, so let's get started. Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Addicted Mind Plus, where your journey to wellness gets an extra boost. So let's get started. |
| 0:55.4 | Hello, everyone. |
| 0:56.2 | Welcome to the Addictive Mind Plus. |
| 0:58.5 | I'm excited to be here today. |
| 0:59.9 | We got a great episode. |
| 1:01.0 | Yes, I'm excited about this episode as well. |
| 1:03.6 | But before we start, I wanted to let everybody know that we are doing a deep dive into |
| 1:10.5 | this episode, a live Q&A on Friday, the day after this episode is released, |
| 1:17.2 | where you can attend, ask any questions you have about this episode. |
| 1:22.2 | And we're going to go into more detail about the episode as well. |
| 1:26.0 | So you can check that out on the addictedmind.com. It will be in the the episode as well. So you can check that out on the Addictedmind.com. |
| 1:30.2 | It will be in the show notes as well. There'll be a link to register and join us there |
| 1:34.6 | and ask any questions you have. I'm excited about it. Absolutely. What I like about the deep dimes |
| 1:40.0 | is we do a little bit of a summary on this 15 minute episode and the deep dives is where we |
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