Stories that shape us with Joanna Daniel

Today I am sharing some things that you can do to help someone who has mental health diagnosis and is in a season of struggle.

Some things prevent us from being emotionally available. These things need to change/heal so that we can be available for connection.

Sometimes fear causes us to hang on to people and situations that no longer serves us but it's convenient and familiar.

Emotionally available people can forge and maintain emotional connections with others.

Today, I am sharing some examples of secure attachments. These examples can be used in a variety of ways as you heal attachment injuries.

Can we sent boundaries, manage difficult conversations and still stay connected?

Modelling connection we have to be what we want to see in our children.

This relationship is not often considered as having any impact on the choices of women but the mother-daughter relationship does play a role in the choice of romantic partners.

Change can be challenging however, when you are committed to the process the results are life changing.

Can the constant push/pull dynamic of the Avoidant and anxious attachment becomes toxic patterns in relationships?

Today I am talking about how anxious and avoidant pattern shows up in conflict.

Are you struggling to find the one? Today, I am giving some ideas why this maybe happening.

Adults we are responsible for building secure attachment, children learn to trust us and respond and as they grow older that trust earned in the early years help with the kind of relationship you have later. When the work of building trust wasn’t done it’s never too late to try but remember trust takes time to build. Join the parenting corner https://joannas-school-0526.thinkific.com/courses/Thepa...

Many things can give a child a feeling of safety. The ability to share feeling’s without being reducible. The parent who keeps their promises consistently or apologises when they let you down.

Lack of connection in the early stages of life impacts our sense of self and how we connect with others throughout our lives.

What are the signs of a secure person.

How do you practice emotional safety in a relationship when your painful edges connect.

Fear could impede building safety in your relationships but your fear might not be without evidence. Perhaps you tried vulnerability and was hurt and decide to not take the risk in other relationships. However, the risk is worth the reward,

If you’ve never experienced secure connection it’s difficult to demonstrate it in your relationships. Today I am talking about some things you can do as you make the journey to secure connection.

I wasn’t abandoned by my parents but not sure if we are securely attached.

What can you expect in a relationship with someone with avoidant attachment?

When you are in a relationship with someone who is avoidant you might feel alone.. among many other things.

Fear of abandonment could make you stay in a situation with an emotionally unresponsive person.

You are not unlucky in love. Perhaps you are attracted to people with opposite attachment pattern to you and because of this yours relationship struggles.

Many relationship breaks down due to differences in attachment patterns and having an understanding of how to navigate those places. Today I am sharing some insights I hope will help you in your relationship.