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Attached

Are you Anxious, Avoidant or Secure? How the science of adult attachment can help you find – and keep – love

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Attached

By: Amir Levine, Rachel Heller
Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
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'A groundbreaking book that redefines what it means to be in a relationship.' John Gray, PhD., bestselling author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

An insightful look at the science behind love, Attached offers listeners a road map for building stronger, more fulfilling connections.

Is there a science to love? In this groundbreaking audiobook, psychiatrist and neuroscientist Amir Levine and psychologist Rachel S. F. Heller reveal how an understanding of attachment theory – the most advanced relationship science in existence today – can help us find and sustain love.

Pioneered by psychologist John Bowlby in the 1950s, the field of attachment explains that each of us behaves in relationships in one of three distinct ways:

Anxious people are often preoccupied with their relationships and tend to worry about their partner’s ability to love them back.

Avoidant people equate intimacy with a loss of independence and constantly try to minimize closeness.

Secure people feel comfortable with intimacy and are usually warm and loving.

With fascinating psychological insight, quizzes and case studies, Dr Amir Levine and Rachel Heller help you understand the three attachment styles, identify your own and recognize the styles of others so that you can find compatible partners or improve your existing relationship.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

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Critic reviews

Should be essential reading for everyone. Reading this book I understood for the first time why my love life was the way it was . . . Such a vital read to help you understand your own behaviour and that of others. (Marianne Power)
Revelatory (The New York Times)
A groundbreaking book that redefines what it means to be in a relationship. (John Gray, PhD., bestselling author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus)
Chock-full of tips, questionnaires, and case studies, this is a solidly researched and intriguing approach to the perennial trials of looking for love in all the right places and improving existing relationships.
A practical, enjoyable guide to forming rewarding romantic relationships.
A valuable tool whether you are just entering a relationship with a new partner or – as in my case – even after you've been married twenty-one years, and had thought you knew everything about your spouse.
For its many, many fans, Attached has been life changing. (Stylist)
Anyone who has been plagued by that age-old question – 'What is his deal?" – could benefit from a crash course in attachment theory.
A fascinating and enormously useful guide to one of life's most important ventures – finding and sustaining a secure, satisfying love relationship. (Phillip R. Shaver, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of California, Davis and Past President, International Association for Relationship Research)
I have lost count of the number of times that I have recommended this book to clients. In it, the authors explain a complicated subject in brilliantly accessible terms, to help us better understand ourselves and the way we form relationships, enabling us all to heal from past wounds and build better futures.
This book is both fascinating and fun. Attached will help every reader understand whom they are attracted to as partners, why, and what they can do to reach fulfillment in love. I enjoyed every moment.
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great book, opened my eyes. i'm an avoidant and anxious person and I really need this. thank you

great book

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Great way of breaking down the science & psychology of how we get attached & practical for moving forward with your current or future romantic relationships. Would recommend to most.

Very insightful

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Attached was a good book. It taught me about the 3 attachment styles in detail, including where they come from, why they came about, what they are affected by, how they effect your relationships, how to identify yours and your partner’s attachment style, and how to move from insecure to secure.

Like everything, the first step is awareness of your tendencies. One thing I didn’t like was the lack of ways to change from an avoidant attachment style (which I am), this section seemed a bit rushed in comparison to the anxious style, and I was hoping for more practical advice on moving from avoidant to secure.

Overall, it helped me understand the science of romantic relationships, and view relationships through an attachment style lens, gaining a greater understanding of why people behave the way they do in relationships.

Important Book

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I have to be honest I have listened to this book now 3 times and I just thought to myself why haven't you written a review to encourage others to do the same?

This is one of those books that you can keep going back to again and again whenever you find yourself in a new relationship or questioning the ones you are in. it is so very insightful. I was very aware of attachment theory prior to reading the book but to hear it applied to adults this way is life changing.

This is not a typical self help book this book will have you doing the work without you even realising you are doing the work, it also applies it's principals to real life examples which really helps you to understand how attachment styles work and don't work in relationships

A definite must read

Read this to totally transform your relationships

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after years of struggling with my own behaviours in relationships, and even being convinced by one ex that these issues were as a result of a mental illness, i can now finally identify and pinpoint each individual exhibition of an anxious attachment style within my current relationship and have solace in knowing that it is nothing more. This book offers a palatable explanation and in-depth look at attachment styles, the issues each one may encounter, and then tactics to rescue oneself from the commonly entered traps. Highly recommend.

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