Keyword: secure attachment

How Attachment Styles Shape Our Love Lives December 5, 2010

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Linda Vanella

Armand DiMele and Linda Vanella, LCSW-R, trace adult romantic patterns back to Mary Ainsworth’s infant attachment research, mapping secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized styles onto grown-up love. Callers share fresh breakups and repeating patterns, revealing how hard it is to outgrow the attachment wounds of childhood.

Attachment Styles in Love with Dr. Iris Reiner March 26, 2008

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Iris Reiner

Secure, dismissing, preoccupied: researcher Dr. Iris Reiner breaks down the three attachment styles and what they look like in real relationships. Armand and Reiner explore why opposites attract, how genetics shape emotional patterns, and why understanding your style is the first step toward compassion for yourself and others.