Marie and her husband started seeing a couples therapist when the early years of parenthood put a strain on their marriage. Their two kids were 3 years and 4 months old, respectively, when COVID ...

Psychologist John Bowlby's work on attachment led to many advancements and understandings on how our interactions with our primary caregiver during our developmental years can predict elements of our ...

Relationship researchers, matchmakers, and people seeking connection and fulfilling relationships with one another are interested in what ingredients go into sexual and relationship satisfaction.

If you find that you’re constantly getting into relationships with someone who turns out to be the wrong sort of person for you, your problem might be related to a psychological concept called ...

Do you identify as anxious, avoidant, disorganized or secure? For those who aren’t up on pop psychology vernacular, these terms refer to the four attachment styles. Attachment styles describe how ...

A secure attachment style helps you use skills from a healthy childhood to have healthy relationships. But if you have an anxious attachment style, you may be dependent and have issues with self ...

The rise of therapy-speak has paved the way for attachment styles to become a mainstay in daily conversation, which isn’t a bad thing. Your attachment style is like your personal emotional ...

A secure attachment style develops when a child has a healthy relationship with their parents. People with this style can usually ask for help, communicate well, and cope with being alone. You can ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Eric Wood writes about college mental health and emerging adults Understanding attachment styles is important as they reflect ...

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