The Life and Style Podcast
How To Create Secure Relatrionships (feat. Julie Menanno)
Let's chat about secure relationships with Julie Menanno from @thesecurerelationship!
Julie Menanno is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, as well as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. Her mission is to take insights and practical skills she uses to treat couples in her private practice more accessible to a wider population. Julie's book, Secure Love, is a guide to getting unstuck from a negative cycle and finding attachment security with your partner.
In this episode, you'll learn about:
⭐️ Why a sense of self is important and how to develop it
⭐️ What a secure relationship is, and how it differs from codependency
⭐️ What it means to be emotionally available, and how to foster emotional availability in your relationships
⭐️ How to find regulation in a difficult conversation
⭐️ Top relationship tips
⭐️ A different approach to journaling
...and more.
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Attachment theory helps explain why some relationships feel safe, connected, and easy to repair, while others feel stuck in the same painful cycle. In adult relationships, attachment shows up in what triggers us, how our bodies react to disconnection, and the strategies we use to get safe again. Understanding attachment can help you stop seeing your partner as the enemy and start seeing the real problem more clearly.