Tag Archives: Adult Attachment Disorder

Stardust

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Kathy

I’m going to tell you the cure for Attachment Disorder and its many related ills in this simple two-part blog. But as the good witch Glenda told Dorothy, you won’t believe me until you experience it for yourself. I recently … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, brain science, Brain stem, Conditioning, Enlightenment, Incubation, Master Dogen, Need-Fear Dilemma, Tara Brach, therapy | 3 Comments

New Year Gratitude

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Kathy

And now, the New Year’s face of trauma recovery: I am so grateful for how wonderful I feel this year! That’s why I wanted you to see some of my holiday pictures – so that when I tell you in … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Emotional pain, Grief | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, brain science, Brain stem, Developmental Trauma, Dissociation, Emotional pain, Emotional Support, Grief, therapy | Leave a comment

Survival Instinct

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Kathy

#18: Last book blog from “Don’t Try This at Home,” Chapter 3 Last time, I was in the hospice with Mom in 2008 and Dr. Rita told me to “just disengage.” “I can’t disengage, she’s my Mom and she may … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Emotional pain | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Emotional Support, Goya, Grief, Incubation, Inner Child, Los Caprichos, Survival Instinct, therapy, trauma | 7 Comments

Mommy Doesn’t Like Me

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Kathy

#17 in my book blogs from “Don’t Try This at Home,” Chapter 3 I bet that title got your attention. Hey, most of my life I thought it was no big deal. I just always took it for granted that … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Emotional pain, Grief | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Emotional Support, Grief, Incubation, Inner Child, therapy, Unplanned Pregnancy | 6 Comments

Excommunication Blues

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Kathy

#16 in my book blogs from “Don’t Try This at Home,” Chapter 3 Last time, I wrote that just when I thought 2008 couldn’t get any worse, October-November 2008 with Mom in the hospice in Florida turned out to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Dissociation, Emotional pain | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, attachment disorder, brain science, Brain stem, Dissociation, Emotional pain, Need-Fear Dilemma, therapy, Ugly Duckling | 2 Comments

Thanksgiving in Cambodia

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Kathy

#15 in my book blogs from “Don’t Try This at Home,” Chapter 3 “Once again” I thought, “Fall 2008 surely was the end of my world. Surely it could get no worse than this.” So ended “Isolation Row,” my last … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Emotional pain, Uncategorized | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Attachment Disorder in Adults, Emotional pain, Inner Child, Mommie Dearest, Mozart’s Requiem, therapy | 3 Comments

From the Butt End of Evolution

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Kathy

Fear with a capital F has been bred deep into our neurons since man first walked the earth. Neurobiologists call it the “negativity bias” of the brain. For most of history, our brains needed to fear a stick far more … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Dissociation, Neuroscience | Tagged ACE Study, Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Attachment Disorder in Adults, brain science, Brain stem, Bruce Perry, Developmental Trauma, Negativity Bias, Reassociation, Scared Sick | 7 Comments

Substance Abuse or Survival?

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Kathy

Substance Abuse or Survival Mechanism? What the ACE Study Tells Us About – Ourselves … November 8 Last Friday Nov. 1, down the road from county Mental Health Services in San Diego, CA, eleven local activists from the mental health, … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Emotional pain, Trauma | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Attachment Disorder in Adults, brain science, Brain stem, Bruce Perry, Daniel Siegel, Developmental Trauma, Emotional pain, Jack Shonkoff, Limbic brain, Mary Main, Vincent Felitti | 7 Comments

Isolation Row

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Kathy

#14 in my ongoing book blogs from “Don’t Try This at Home” Last week my second therapist Dr. Rita was telling me to “heal yourself” to where I was reduced to singing Verdi arias about being doomed to live alone … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Emotional pain, Grief, Trauma | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Disorder Books, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Attachment Disorder in Adults, Divorce, Emotional pain, Grief, Inner Child, Limbic brain, rebound, therapy, trauma | 7 Comments

Down the Rabbit Hole

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Kathy

#13 in my ongoing book blogs from “Don’t Try This at Home” When Dr. Rita heard about my exploits last week with “The Inner Child Workbook” and the applesauce caper, she said, “Well, I thought you could do some reading, … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Divorce, Emotional pain, Grief, Trauma | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Disorder Books, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Attachment Disorder in Adults, Divorce, Emotional pain, Grief, Inner Child, Limbic brain, rebound, therapy, trauma | 12 Comments

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