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Attachment
by John Bowlby • 1969
Crying for mother is not a learned habit but a primal survival system, now proven beyond doubt.
4.17
662
Attachment Summary
Attachment 92%
Crying for mother is not a learned habit but a primal survival system, now proven beyond doubt.
by John Bowlby 1969
4.17
662 ratings
A Secure Base
by John Bowlby • 1988
Why the caregiver bond shapes adult relationships more than personality or willpower.
4.23
1k+
A Secure Base Summary
A Secure Base 91%
Why the caregiver bond shapes adult relationships more than personality or willpower.
by John Bowlby 1988
4.23
1k+ ratings
The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds
by John Bowlby • 1979
Attachment is not learned dependency but an evolved instinct; early disruption shapes a lifetime.
4.06
383
The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds Summary
The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds 91%
Attachment is not learned dependency but an evolved instinct; early disruption shapes a lifetime.
by John Bowlby 1979
4.06
383 ratings
Separation
by John Bowlby • 1972
The evolutionary reason a caregiver's absence terrifies a child, and why the fear can last.
4.25
217
Separation Summary
Separation 91%
The evolutionary reason a caregiver's absence terrifies a child, and why the fear can last.
by John Bowlby 1972
4.25
217 ratings
Condenados a entendernos
by Arun Mansukhani • 2023
Independence is a myth. Rewire your social brain for relationships that actually last.
4.42
95
Condenados a entendernos Summary
Condenados a entendernos 91%
Independence is a myth. Rewire your social brain for relationships that actually last.
by Arun Mansukhani 2023
4.42
95 ratings
Raising a Secure Child
by Kent Hoffman • 2017
Why your child's needs sometimes set off your alarms, and a visual roadmap for responding better.
4.22
2k+
Raising a Secure Child Summary
Raising a Secure Child 90%
Why your child's needs sometimes set off your alarms, and a visual roadmap for responding better.
by Kent Hoffman 2017
4.22
2k+ ratings
We Do
by PsyD Stan Tatkin • 2018
A relationship system that shields you both from the world and from your own worst instincts.
4.18
493
We Do Summary
We Do 90%
A relationship system that shields you both from the world and from your own worst instincts.
by PsyD Stan Tatkin 2018
4.18
493 ratings
Polysecure
by Jessica Fern • 2020
Nonmonogamy exposes attachment wounds. A framework for feeling secure with multiple partners.
4.35
16k+
Polysecure Summary
Polysecure 90%
Nonmonogamy exposes attachment wounds. A framework for feeling secure with multiple partners.
by Jessica Fern 2020
4.35
16k+ ratings
The New Rules of Attachment
by Judy Ho • 2024
Your attachment style doesn't just shape your relationships; it caps your vision of what's possible.
4.26
204
The New Rules of Attachment Summary
The New Rules of Attachment 90%
Your attachment style doesn't just shape your relationships; it caps your vision of what's possible.
by Judy Ho 2024
4.26
204 ratings
A General Theory of Love
by Thomas Lewis • 2000
The limbic brain runs your love life, and it cannot be reached with words.
4.10
5k+
A General Theory of Love Summary
A General Theory of Love 90%
The limbic brain runs your love life, and it cannot be reached with words.
by Thomas Lewis 2000
4.10
5k+ ratings
Hold Me Tight
by Sue Johnson • 2008
Recurring fights are attachment cries. The conversation that moves past blame and repairs the bond.
4.12
23k+
Hold Me Tight Summary
Hold Me Tight 90%
Recurring fights are attachment cries. The conversation that moves past blame and repairs the bond.
by Sue Johnson 2008
4.12
23k+ ratings
Insecure in Love
by Leslie Becker-Phelps • 2014
Why anxious attachment makes love feel unsafe, and self-compassion skills that slowly rewire it.
3.92
3k+
Insecure in Love Summary
Insecure in Love 90%
Why anxious attachment makes love feel unsafe, and self-compassion skills that slowly rewire it.
by Leslie Becker-Phelps 2014
3.92
3k+ ratings
Secure Love
by Julie Menanno • 2024
Our attachment wiring drives every fight. The repair skills that break the cycle for good.
4.49
3k+
Secure Love Summary
Secure Love 90%
Our attachment wiring drives every fight. The repair skills that break the cycle for good.
by Julie Menanno 2024
4.49
3k+ ratings
The Balancing Act
by Nedra Glover Tawwab • 2026
Extreme self-reliance and excessive neediness both end in loneliness. The middle ground, explained.
4.12
426
The Balancing Act Summary
The Balancing Act 90%
Extreme self-reliance and excessive neediness both end in loneliness. The middle ground, explained.
by Nedra Glover Tawwab 2026
4.12
426 ratings
The Power of Attachment
by Diane Poole Heller • 2019
Your childhood wired your relationship patterns. Skills to rewire them for lasting intimacy.
4.26
3k+
The Power of Attachment Summary
The Power of Attachment 90%
Your childhood wired your relationship patterns. Skills to rewire them for lasting intimacy.
by Diane Poole Heller 2019
4.26
3k+ ratings
The Developing Mind
by Daniel J. Siegel • 1999
Your mind is built by relationships as much as neurons, and the missing ingredient is integration.
4.30
2k+
The Developing Mind Summary
The Developing Mind 90%
Your mind is built by relationships as much as neurons, and the missing ingredient is integration.
by Daniel J. Siegel 1999
4.30
2k+ ratings
Soul Friends
by Stephen Cope • 2017
You are not self-made. Six distinct relationships built your personality, one attachment at a time.
4.23
164
Soul Friends Summary
Soul Friends 90%
You are not self-made. Six distinct relationships built your personality, one attachment at a time.
by Stephen Cope 2017
4.23
164 ratings
Daring to Trust
by David Richo • 2010
The attachment wounds that make trust impossible, and the Buddhist practices that repair them.
3.96
805
Daring to Trust Summary
Daring to Trust 90%
The attachment wounds that make trust impossible, and the Buddhist practices that repair them.
by David Richo 2010
3.96
805 ratings
The Attachment Theory Workbook
by Annie Chen • 2019
Identify your attachment style, interrupt its traps, and practice your way to secure relationships.
4.15
736
The Attachment Theory Workbook Summary
The Attachment Theory Workbook 90%
Identify your attachment style, interrupt its traps, and practice your way to secure relationships.
by Annie Chen 2019
4.15
736 ratings
Love Sense
by Sue Johnson • 2013
Romantic love is a hardwired survival system. Its rules are predictable, and science just proved it.
4.09
3k+
Love Sense Summary
Love Sense 90%
Romantic love is a hardwired survival system. Its rules are predictable, and science just proved it.
by Sue Johnson 2013
4.09
3k+ ratings
Encuentra tu persona vitamina
by Marian Rojas Estapé • 2021
Attachment wounds, cortisol spikes, and why you pick the wrong people: a psychiatrist explains.
4.03
13k+
Encuentra tu persona vitamina Summary
Encuentra tu persona vitamina 90%
Attachment wounds, cortisol spikes, and why you pick the wrong people: a psychiatrist explains.
by Marian Rojas Estapé 2021
4.03
13k+ ratings
Loving Like You Mean It
by Ronald J. Frederick • 2019
Your brain learned love in childhood. A four-step mindfulness practice for updating the old code.
4.31
97
Loving Like You Mean It Summary
Loving Like You Mean It 90%
Your brain learned love in childhood. A four-step mindfulness practice for updating the old code.
by Ronald J. Frederick 2019
4.31
97 ratings
Secure
by Amir Levine • 2026
Exclusion registers in the brain like physical injury. What actually restores a sense of safety.
3.87
485
Secure Summary
Secure 90%
Exclusion registers in the brain like physical injury. What actually restores a sense of safety.
by Amir Levine 2026
3.87
485 ratings
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice
by Jon G. Allen • 2008
All effective therapy rests on a single trainable capacity: reading the mind behind behavior.
4.31
39
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice Summary
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice 90%
All effective therapy rests on a single trainable capacity: reading the mind behind behavior.
by Jon G. Allen 2008
4.31
39 ratings
Parenting with Theraplay®
by Helen Rodwell • 2017
A playful, activity-based method to deepen attachment and resolve behavioral struggles.
4.39
121
Parenting with Theraplay® Summary
Parenting with Theraplay® 89%
A playful, activity-based method to deepen attachment and resolve behavioral struggles.
by Helen Rodwell 2017
4.39
121 ratings
Hold On to Your Kids
by Gordon Neufeld • 2004
When friends matter more than parents, curiosity fades and aggression rises. The way back.
4.15
12k+
Hold On to Your Kids Summary
Hold On to Your Kids 89%
When friends matter more than parents, curiosity fades and aggression rises. The way back.
by Gordon Neufeld 2004
4.15
12k+ ratings
Why We Love
by Anna Machin • 2022
Love is a survival system, not a feeling. Romantic love is its rarest and strangest form.
3.72
205
Why We Love Summary
Why We Love 89%
Love is a survival system, not a feeling. Romantic love is its rarest and strangest form.
by Anna Machin 2022
3.72
205 ratings
Theraplay
by Phyllis B. Booth • 1998
A therapy that builds secure bonds through sensory play, nurture, and gentle risk-taking.
4.37
112
Theraplay Summary
Theraplay 89%
A therapy that builds secure bonds through sensory play, nurture, and gentle risk-taking.
by Phyllis B. Booth 1998
4.37
112 ratings
Secure Relating
by Sue Marriott • 2024
Why you shut down, lash out, or cling: a guide to staying steady in any relationship.
4.39
307
Secure Relating Summary
Secure Relating 89%
Why you shut down, lash out, or cling: a guide to staying steady in any relationship.
by Sue Marriott 2024
4.39
307 ratings
How to Develop Emotional Health
by Oliver James • 2014
Your emotional wiring was installed in childhood. Insight, not motivation, is how you rewire it.
3.56
1k+
How to Develop Emotional Health Summary
How to Develop Emotional Health 89%
Your emotional wiring was installed in childhood. Insight, not motivation, is how you rewire it.
by Oliver James 2014
3.56
1k+ ratings
Attachment Theory
by Thais Gibson • 2020
Before age eight, trust wounds get wired in like hypnosis. The tools to uninstall them.
3.92
1k+
Attachment Theory Summary
Attachment Theory 89%
Before age eight, trust wounds get wired in like hypnosis. The tools to uninstall them.
by Thais Gibson 2020
3.92
1k+ ratings
Your Brain on Love
by Stan Tatkin • 2013
Why your brain sees your partner as a threat, and the practices that turn conflict into connection.
4.33
1k+
Your Brain on Love Summary
Your Brain on Love 89%
Why your brain sees your partner as a threat, and the practices that turn conflict into connection.
by Stan Tatkin 2013
4.33
1k+ ratings
John Bowlby and Attachment Theory
by Jeremy Holmes • 1993
Why a child's bond with a caregiver is a biological drive, not a learned habit.
4.21
219
John Bowlby and Attachment Theory Summary
John Bowlby and Attachment Theory 89%
Why a child's bond with a caregiver is a biological drive, not a learned habit.
by Jeremy Holmes 1993
4.21
219 ratings
A Book About Love
by Jonah Lehrer • 2016
Love is not something you stumble into; it's built through effort, memory, and meaning.
3.73
577
A Book About Love Summary
A Book About Love 89%
Love is not something you stumble into; it's built through effort, memory, and meaning.
by Jonah Lehrer 2016
3.73
577 ratings
Parenting from the Inside Out
by Daniel J. Siegel • 2003
How you were parented shapes how you parent; understand the pattern to rewrite it.
4.16
6k+
Parenting from the Inside Out Summary
Parenting from the Inside Out 89%
How you were parented shapes how you parent; understand the pattern to rewrite it.
by Daniel J. Siegel 2003
4.16
6k+ ratings
Helping Baby Sleep
by Anni Gethin • 2009
Night waking kept primate babies alive for 35 million years. Your baby's brain hasn't caught up.
3.56
78
Helping Baby Sleep Summary
Helping Baby Sleep 89%
Night waking kept primate babies alive for 35 million years. Your baby's brain hasn't caught up.
by Anni Gethin 2009
3.56
78 ratings
Relationship Reset
by Lissy Abrahams • 2022
Relationship fights are childhood wounds in repeat. Three body-based resets to break the loop.
3.86
74
Relationship Reset Summary
Relationship Reset 89%
Relationship fights are childhood wounds in repeat. Three body-based resets to break the loop.
by Lissy Abrahams 2022
3.86
74 ratings
The Power of Discord
by Ed Tronick • 2020
Seventy percent of interactions are out of sync, and that mismatch fuels intimacy and trust.
4.14
320
The Power of Discord Summary
The Power of Discord 89%
Seventy percent of interactions are out of sync, and that mismatch fuels intimacy and trust.
by Ed Tronick 2020
4.14
320 ratings
The Power of Showing Up
by Daniel J. Siegel • 2020
A child's future depends less on discipline or education than on a parent's consistent presence.
4.27
6k+
The Power of Showing Up Summary
The Power of Showing Up 89%
A child's future depends less on discipline or education than on a parent's consistent presence.
by Daniel J. Siegel 2020
4.27
6k+ ratings
Attachment Theory in Practice
by Susan M. Johnson EdD • 2018
A five-move clinical method for using emotion, not insight, to reshape how clients attach to others.
4.33
670
Attachment Theory in Practice Summary
Attachment Theory in Practice 89%
A five-move clinical method for using emotion, not insight, to reshape how clients attach to others.
by Susan M. Johnson EdD 2018
4.33
670 ratings
How We Love Our Kids
by Milan Yerkovich • 2011
How you were parented programmed how you parent. Five patterns, five course corrections.
4.36
413
How We Love Our Kids Summary
How We Love Our Kids 89%
How you were parented programmed how you parent. Five patterns, five course corrections.
by Milan Yerkovich 2011
4.36
413 ratings
Brain-Based Parenting
by Daniel A. Hughes • 2012
Parental stress physically blocks the ability to bond. A four-part practice for restoring it.
4.28
158
Brain-Based Parenting Summary
Brain-Based Parenting 89%
Parental stress physically blocks the ability to bond. A four-part practice for restoring it.
by Daniel A. Hughes 2012
4.28
158 ratings
Anxiously Attached
by Jessica Baum LMHC • 2022
Anxious attachment puts your younger self in charge. The boundary skills that break the cycle.
4.01
4k+
Anxiously Attached Summary
Anxiously Attached 89%
Anxious attachment puts your younger self in charge. The boundary skills that break the cycle.
by Jessica Baum LMHC 2022
4.01
4k+ ratings
The Emotional Life of the Toddler
by Alicia F. Lieberman • 1993
A toddler's emotional logic: why they push away and pull close in the same breath.
3.97
1k+
The Emotional Life of the Toddler Summary
The Emotional Life of the Toddler 89%
A toddler's emotional logic: why they push away and pull close in the same breath.
by Alicia F. Lieberman 1993
3.97
1k+ ratings
Intimate Relationships 9th Edition
by Rowland S. Miller • 2014
Your relationship is an economy. The formulas that predict satisfaction, dependence, and who leaves.
4.28
873
Intimate Relationships 9th Edition Summary
Intimate Relationships 9th Edition 89%
Your relationship is an economy. The formulas that predict satisfaction, dependence, and who leaves.
by Rowland S. Miller 2014
4.28
873 ratings
The Connected Life
by Todd W. Hall • 2022
Your earliest relationships built a filter through which you experience God. Change starts there.
4.27
195
The Connected Life Summary
The Connected Life 89%
Your earliest relationships built a filter through which you experience God. Change starts there.
by Todd W. Hall 2022
4.27
195 ratings
Attachment-Focused EMDR
by Laurel Parnell • 2013
EMDR for attachment wounds takes more: resource the client, find the root, let relationship rebuild.
4.49
306
Attachment-Focused EMDR Summary
Attachment-Focused EMDR 89%
EMDR for attachment wounds takes more: resource the client, find the root, let relationship rebuild.
by Laurel Parnell 2013
4.49
306 ratings
Pour une enfance heureuse
by Catherine Gueguen • 2014
Punishment shrinks a child's developing brain. Neuroscience reveals what actually helps it grow.
4.21
515
Pour une enfance heureuse Summary
Pour une enfance heureuse 89%
Punishment shrinks a child's developing brain. Neuroscience reveals what actually helps it grow.
by Catherine Gueguen 2014
4.21
515 ratings
Getting the Love You Want
by Harville Hendrix • 2005
Your unconscious chose your partner to heal old wounds; learn the practice that makes it work.
4.05
15k+
Getting the Love You Want Summary
Getting the Love You Want 89%
Your unconscious chose your partner to heal old wounds; learn the practice that makes it work.
by Harville Hendrix 2005
4.05
15k+ ratings
The Socially Confident Teen
by Christina Reese • 2022
Uncover your attachment style and finally feel at home in your friendships.
2.50
2
The Socially Confident Teen Summary
The Socially Confident Teen 89%
Uncover your attachment style and finally feel at home in your friendships.
by Christina Reese 2022
2.50
2 ratings
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