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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 90%
Attachment is not learned dependency but an evolved instinct; early disruption shapes a lifetime.
by John Bowlby 1979
4.06
383 ratings
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 90%
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 89%
Why the caregiver bond shapes adult relationships more than personality or willpower.
by John Bowlby 1988
4.23
1k+ 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 89%
The evolutionary reason a caregiver's absence terrifies a child, and why the fear can last.
by John Bowlby 1972
4.25
217 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 89%
Identify your attachment style, interrupt its traps, and practice your way to secure relationships.
by Annie Chen 2019
4.15
736 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 89%
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
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 89%
You are not self-made. Six distinct relationships built your personality, one attachment at a time.
by Stephen Cope 2017
4.23
164 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 89%
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
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 89%
Independence is a myth. Rewire your social brain for relationships that actually last.
by Arun Mansukhani 2023
4.42
95 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 89%
Why anxious attachment makes love feel unsafe, and self-compassion skills that slowly rewire it.
by Leslie Becker-Phelps 2014
3.92
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 89%
Extreme self-reliance and excessive neediness both end in loneliness. The middle ground, explained.
by Nedra Glover Tawwab 2026
4.12
426 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 89%
The attachment wounds that make trust impossible, and the Buddhist practices that repair them.
by David Richo 2010
3.96
805 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 88%
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
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 88%
Our attachment wiring drives every fight. The repair skills that break the cycle for good.
by Julie Menanno 2024
4.49
3k+ 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 88%
Recurring fights are attachment cries. The conversation that moves past blame and repairs the bond.
by Sue Johnson 2008
4.12
23k+ ratings
Polysecure
by Jessica Fern • 2020
Nonmonogamy exposes attachment wounds. A framework for feeling secure with multiple partners.
4.35
16k+
Polysecure Summary
Polysecure 88%
Nonmonogamy exposes attachment wounds. A framework for feeling secure with multiple partners.
by Jessica Fern 2020
4.35
16k+ 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 88%
Your childhood wired your relationship patterns. Skills to rewire them for lasting intimacy.
by Diane Poole Heller 2019
4.26
3k+ 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® 88%
A playful, activity-based method to deepen attachment and resolve behavioral struggles.
by Helen Rodwell 2017
4.39
121 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 88%
The limbic brain runs your love life, and it cannot be reached with words.
by Thomas Lewis 2000
4.10
5k+ 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 88%
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
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 88%
Exclusion registers in the brain like physical injury. What actually restores a sense of safety.
by Amir Levine 2026
3.87
485 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 88%
Love is not something you stumble into; it's built through effort, memory, and meaning.
by Jonah Lehrer 2016
3.73
577 ratings
The Journey from Abandonment to Healing, Revised and Updated
by Susan Anderson • 2000
Love loss triggers the same craving as addiction. The stages that lead from shock to hope.
4.22
2k+
The Journey from Abandonment to Healing, Revised and Updated Summary
The Journey from Abandonment to Healing, Revised and Updated 88%
Love loss triggers the same craving as addiction. The stages that lead from shock to hope.
by Susan Anderson 2000
4.22
2k+ 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 88%
A therapy that builds secure bonds through sensory play, nurture, and gentle risk-taking.
by Phyllis B. Booth 1998
4.37
112 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 88%
Your emotional wiring was installed in childhood. Insight, not motivation, is how you rewire it.
by Oliver James 2014
3.56
1k+ 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 88%
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 88%
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
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 88%
Before age eight, trust wounds get wired in like hypnosis. The tools to uninstall them.
by Thais Gibson 2020
3.92
1k+ 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 88%
Love is a survival system, not a feeling. Romantic love is its rarest and strangest form.
by Anna Machin 2022
3.72
205 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 88%
Why a child's bond with a caregiver is a biological drive, not a learned habit.
by Jeremy Holmes 1993
4.21
219 ratings
Being There
by Erica Komisar • 2026
The critical window for emotional health is the first three years. Only a mother fills it.
3.87
46
Being There Summary
Being There 88%
The critical window for emotional health is the first three years. Only a mother fills it.
by Erica Komisar 2026
3.87
46 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 88%
Romantic love is a hardwired survival system. Its rules are predictable, and science just proved it.
by Sue Johnson 2013
4.09
3k+ 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 88%
All effective therapy rests on a single trainable capacity: reading the mind behind behavior.
by Jon G. Allen 2008
4.31
39 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 88%
Uncover your attachment style and finally feel at home in your friendships.
by Christina Reese 2022
2.50
2 ratings
Things No One Taught Us About Love
by Vex King • 2024
Most people learn to love backwards. The real work starts with you, not them.
4.06
3k+
Things No One Taught Us About Love Summary
Things No One Taught Us About Love 87%
Most people learn to love backwards. The real work starts with you, not them.
by Vex King 2024
4.06
3k+ ratings
Loss
by John Bowlby • 1979
Grief's biological roots: an instinct to search, and the lasting damage of suppressing it.
4.16
173
Loss Summary
Loss 87%
Grief's biological roots: an instinct to search, and the lasting damage of suppressing it.
by John Bowlby 1979
4.16
173 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 87%
Your earliest relationships built a filter through which you experience God. Change starts there.
by Todd W. Hall 2022
4.27
195 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 87%
How you were parented programmed how you parent. Five patterns, five course corrections.
by Milan Yerkovich 2011
4.36
413 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 87%
EMDR for attachment wounds takes more: resource the client, find the root, let relationship rebuild.
by Laurel Parnell 2013
4.49
306 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 87%
When friends matter more than parents, curiosity fades and aggression rises. The way back.
by Gordon Neufeld 2004
4.15
12k+ ratings
The Primal Wound
by Nancy Verrier • 2003
The injury adoption begins with: why losing a mother before memory can shape an entire life.
4.04
2k+
The Primal Wound Summary
The Primal Wound 87%
The injury adoption begins with: why losing a mother before memory can shape an entire life.
by Nancy Verrier 2003
4.04
2k+ ratings
How to Be an Adult in Relationships
by David Richo • 2002
Love's five non-negotiables, drawn from what you needed before you could ask.
4.10
8k+
How to Be an Adult in Relationships Summary
How to Be an Adult in Relationships 87%
Love's five non-negotiables, drawn from what you needed before you could ask.
by David Richo 2002
4.10
8k+ ratings
The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy
by Sue Johnson • 1996
The couples therapy classic: love as an attachment bond, and a precise protocol for healing it.
4.22
878
The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy Summary
The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy 87%
The couples therapy classic: love as an attachment bond, and a precise protocol for healing it.
by Sue Johnson 1996
4.22
878 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 87%
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
Love Me, Don't Leave Me
by Michelle Skeen • 2014
Five childhood beliefs that wreck relationships, and how to stop letting them drive.
3.90
1k+
Love Me, Don't Leave Me Summary
Love Me, Don't Leave Me 87%
Five childhood beliefs that wreck relationships, and how to stop letting them drive.
by Michelle Skeen 2014
3.90
1k+ 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 87%
Anxious attachment puts your younger self in charge. The boundary skills that break the cycle.
by Jessica Baum LMHC 2022
4.01
4k+ 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 87%
Relationship fights are childhood wounds in repeat. Three body-based resets to break the loop.
by Lissy Abrahams 2022
3.86
74 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 87%
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
Perfect Love
by John Welwood • 2005
Why love gets hard even when it's real, and how old wounds hijack your relationships.
4.26
803
Perfect Love Summary
Perfect Love 87%
Why love gets hard even when it's real, and how old wounds hijack your relationships.
by John Welwood 2005
4.26
803 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 87%
Why you shut down, lash out, or cling: a guide to staying steady in any relationship.
by Sue Marriott 2024
4.39
307 ratings
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