Beyond Labels: Understanding Attachment Styles Through a Social Construction Lens

Beyond Labels: Understanding Attachment Styles Through a Social Construction Lens

If you’ve ever labeled yourself “anxious” or “avoidant,” you’re not alone — attachment styles are everywhere. But they’re more than just personality quizzes. Through a social construction lens, we explore how your attachment patterns are shaped in context — by relationships, culture, trauma, and experience — and how they can evolve. You’re not stuck. You’re shaped by connection, and capable of building new ones.

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Loving Too Hard? How Over-Nurturing Can Undermine Your Partner’s Growth

Loving Too Hard? How Over-Nurturing Can Undermine Your Partner’s Growth

When caring turns into over-functioning, we risk creating imbalance in our relationships. This blog explores how over-nurturing—though well-intentioned—can lead to partner infantilization, fostering dependence rather than growth. From cleaning up after your partner to managing their schedule, these patterns often stem from anxiety and a desire to help. Learn how trust, vulnerability, and system awareness can restore balance and strengthen your connection.

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When Anxiety Picks a Fight: How Hidden Worries Show Up in Our Relationships

When Anxiety Picks a Fight: How Hidden Worries Show Up in Our Relationships

Struggling with anxiety in your relationship? Learn how anxiety can manifest as irritability, impatience, or conflict, and discover practical tools for self-awareness, communication, and emotional regulation. Strengthen trust with your partner by taking ownership of your feelings. Read more to explore how therapy or coaching can help.

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How To Set Goals That Matter
Coaching, Self-Improvement Liz David Coaching, Self-Improvement Liz David

How To Set Goals That Matter

As we step into 2025, many of us are setting new goals and resolutions. Did you know that only 9% of people successfully keep their New Year's resolutions? It’s easy to get caught up in setting big, ambitious goals, but these often lead to disappointment when we can’t keep up with them. Studies show that smaller, actionable goals are far more effective.

By taking a systemic approach to goal-setting, understanding relational needs, and enlisting the help of an accountability partner, you can set and achieve goals that truly make a difference. Remember to break your goals into manageable tasks, celebrate successes, and practice gratitude along the way. Setting goals that matter is about finding the balance between ambition and practicality. Together, we can turn those goals into reality.

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