What happens when old attachment wounds start driving the train in your relationships? How can understanding your attachment style help you rebuild trust, communication, and connection with your partner? What does it take to turn therapy tools into lasting change inside a marriage?

In this podcast episode, Joe Sanok speaks about rebuilding a marriage with integrated attachment theory with Bryan Power. 

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Meet Bryan Power



Bryan Power is the founder of My Relationship Fail, where he turns his personal story of crisis—culminating in a restraining order with his then-partner—into a powerful lesson in healing and connection.

Drawing on his training in Integrated Attachment Theory (IAT), Bryan guides individuals and couples through the six core elements of attachment work: wounds, needs, emotions, boundaries, communication, and behaviour—helping them move from breakdown to breakthrough.Visit Bryan’s website and connect on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

In This Podcast



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How integrated attachment theory helped a marriage



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The four different attachment styles



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Using therapeutic tools to save a marriage



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Bryan’s advice to private practitioners 





How integrated attachment theory helped a marriage

Integrated attachment theory functions on six core elements: 

1 – Core wounds

2 – Needs

3 – Emotions 

4 – Boundaries 

5 – Communication 

6 – Behaviors 



When I started looking at all those six different things, I realized how much I lack in a lot of those areas and [that] I really needed some work on those things. (Bryan Power)



In therapy, using this theory and these six aspects was a tool that Bryan used to really understand where he needed to place additional focus, support, and awareness within himself to strengthen the relationship he has with his wife.

The four different attachment styles

Everyone knows the avoidant and codependent attachment styles, but they go deeper, and there are two more to know about: 

1 – Secure: the more balanced style that people are working towards,