We come into the world screaming and vulnerable—entirely dependent on adult caregivers to keep us safe and teach us how to connect with others. The nature of these earliest relationships influences ...

Mistreatment and attachment style To clarify the relationship between childhood maltreatment and adult attachment style, Widom, Czaja, Kazakowski, and Chauhan (2017) conducted research with 650 adults ...

The relationships we form as adults are often rooted in the bonds we developed during childhood. Psychologists describe this link through the concept of attachment theory, which suggests that the way ...

The way we connect with others as adults is often shaped by our earliest experiences with caregivers. From birth, a child seeks comfort, security and love, forming attachments that become the ...

From fear of vulnerability to an overwhelming need for reassurance, our attachment styles often stem from the ways we were cared for as children. Understanding these patterns, where they come from and ...

Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies, Vol. 11, No. 3 (2024), pp. 228-246 (19 pages) It is known that pregnancy and postpartum are difficult periods in which women may have important changes and be ...

Narcissism has become the armchair diagnosis of the decade. Social media is awash with people flinging the label around. Everyone's ex seems to be a narcissist, some of our parents are under suspicion ...

WHILE TODAY IS ALL ABOUT LOVE AND CONNECTION, IT’S ALSO THE PERFECT TIME TO REFLECT ON HOW WE RELATE TO THE ONES THAT WE CARE ABOUT. WE’RE JOINED TODAY BY RELATIONSHIP EXPERT. CHARLOTTE MCCULLOUGH.