TGIF: Navigating Rejection

In this week’s TGIF, Kerry shares TOOLS, INNOVATION, GRATITUDE and FEELS as she answers one of our reader’s questions about how to navigate a relationship when your teenager (or anyone) is making you feel shut out and rejected.

Adolescents, TGIF, Parenting, Relationships, AnxietyKerry BiskelonisJuly 28, 2023attachment, attachment theory, attachment styles, anxious attachment, avoidant attachment, teenagers, teens, trigger, fight, freeze, flee, fawn, people please

Attachment Styles: Secure Sally, Dismissive Dan, Anxious Annie + Fearful Frank

In this article you will learn:

how attachment styles are formed
about the four types: secure, dismissive, anxious, fearful
how these play out in your relationships

Counseling 101, RelationshipsSamantha BreitmeyerApril 19, 2021Reset Brain and Bodyattachment styles, attachment theory, attachment, healthy attachment, boundaries, relationships, secure attachment, anxious attachment, fearful, fearful attachment, dismissive attachment

The Power of 20 Minutes

One would expect, or perhaps society guilts us into thinking, that the more time we spend with our children then the more happy, healthy and thriving the child is. Well, that assumption is wrong. So wrong! Turns out, it takes just 20 minutes of undivided attention to help a child feel loved, seen, heard, and in turn help them have healthy and happy attachment and behavior.