Growing Up With an Attachment Expert: Grief, Love & Life as Gen Z | Gabby Hensley | E5

About this episode

Dr. Sarah Hensley and her daughter Gabby discuss the impact of attachment theory on relationships and coping with grief as a Gen Z young adult.

What is it really like to grow up as the daughter of an attachment expert? In this deeply personal episode of The Dr. Sarah Hensley Show, Dr. Sarah Hensley is joined by her daughter, Gabby Hensley, for an honest conversation about childhood, grief, relationships, and what it means to find security as a Gen Z young adult. Gabby opens up about losing her biological father, how she has learned to cope with grief as she’s gotten older, and the ways that loss has shaped her perspective on life and relationships. She also shares what it was like growing up with Dr. Hensley as her mom—and how years of conversations about attachment theory, emotional regulation, boundaries, and relationship patterns have influenced the way she approaches love today. Together, they explore what secure attachment actually looks like in real life, the relationship struggles facing Gen Z, and what parents may not realize about the way their children experience love, loss, and connection. It’s a vulnerable mother-daughter conversation about grief, growing up, breaking relationship patterns, and learning what healthy love really feels like. Tune in every Tuesday morning for candid conversations, expert…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Sarah Hensley

Guest: Gabby Hensley

Topics covered

• attachment theory
• grief
• Gen Z
• relationships
• emotional regulation

Keywords

• attachment expert
• grief
• Gen Z
• relationships
• emotional regulation
• healthy love
• loss

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