As the Seed Grows: Tapping with Different Attachment Styles
Some people seem to have it easy in life. They feel at ease with people they haven’t met. They are comfortable with groups. They have no problem being alone. When a relationship ends, they are able to find an inner resilience to pick themselves back up and start again. They just seem at ease with themselves. Not everyone feels that way and for many, the ability to engage with strangers, the willingness to trust others, the ability to give and receive can seem nearly impossible.To be resilient to stress and create intimate relationships with ourselves and others, we need to look all the way back to our early infant years. It was then, at the breast of our mothers that the template of our adult behaviors were born. The manner in which we developed relationships with our most important caregivers, our parents, carry a long legacy throughout our adult lives. The ways in which we received or did not receive attention, affection and have our basic needs met drew out the blueprints of our adult relationship with ourselves and others.  Read More