Understanding the Impact of Attachment Personally and Professionally
While I have been in the mental health field for over 15 years, I am always brought back to a statement that one of my instructors made. “You don’t know what you don’t know you don’t know.” It may help to read it out loud to get the full impact. After taking countless hours of classes, workshops, and training, I keep this in mind each time I approach a new situation. This was especially important when someone I was working with adamantly stated how important the foundation of attachment is on people’s emotions, thoughts, and reactions. Even more striking was their insight into how their own early experiences have influenced them throughout their life. This led me on a personal and professional journey to review the concept of attachment, and also how to attend to attachment wounds that people have experienced. To say that it is a complicated concept, is minimizing things. As you read the following information, consider your early relationships with caregivers, extended family mem...