Anxious attachment is actually your body protecting you (and how to get it to stop)

Anxious attachment is actually your body protecting you (and how to get it to stop)

May 21, 2026 · 13 min · Episode 54

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This episode discusses how anxious attachment can be a protective mechanism and introduces the Internal Family Systems framework for self-exploration.

An episode about Internal Family Systems. The psychology framework to identify the different parts of ourselves and how they interplay (or sabotage) us. Join me inside Becoming Her - the group where self-aware women who are ready to go deeper than therapy come to liberate themselves from their wounds and patterns and into magnetism and mature love. Live workshop June 7th Live Q&A July 14th Access the 21 day Foundations Path 50+ somatic exercises -and more! First 7 Days Free >> Join Us Mentioned in this episode: 🧡 Workshop Sun, July 5th 11am ET inside Becoming Her ✨ 👉🏼 Join me for Secure & Self-Assured https://www.skool.com/healing-anxious-attachment/about Embodied confidence that isn’t dependent on outcomes, praise, or proving. Expect practices that strengthen inner stability, self-trust, and the ability to express who you are without over-explaining or over-functioning.

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Host: Johanna Adriaansen

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