Stop Repeating Old Patterns: Attachment Styles in Love & Divorce Recovery
Description
Do your relationships keep triggering old wounds? In this episode of The Crazy Ex-Wife’s Club, therapist Melissa Lapides breaks down how anxious and avoidant attachment styles show up after divorce—and how to finally heal them.
Whether you’re newly divorced, co-parenting, or opening your heart to love again, this conversation will help you stop repeating painful patterns and reclaim your emotional power.
🔑 Key Themes & Takeaways
- What attachment wounds are and how they form in childhood
- How anxious and avoidant attachment styles show up in love and divorce
- Why sitting with emotions leads to deeper healing
- Practical tools to separate real needs from emotional triggers
- How to stop letting old wounds bleed into new relationships
⏱️ Episode Timestamps
00:00 Intro
02:22 Understanding attachment wounds
05:28 Navigating separation & divorce
06:21 Healing through self-awareness in divorce
08:10 The role of mirroring in relationships
09:01 Communicating needs in relationships
21:27 Embracing acceptance in relationships
22:10 The power of communication & compromise
25:01 Nonviolent communication techniques
29:13 Building emotional resilience
30:48 Self-discovery & personal growth after divorce
33:34 Navigating new relationships post-divorce
🌟 Resources & Links
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Connect with Melissa Lapides (Licensed Psychotherapist & Founder of Securely Attached)
Website: getsecurelyattached.com
Instagram: @getsecurelyattached
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