68: Attachment Styles, ADHD Labels and Healing Self Abandonment through Depth Psychology
From The Goddess School by Lisa Marie Rankin
January 7, 2026 · 43 min · Season 1 · Episode 68
About this episode
The episode explores healing through depth psychology, focusing on attachment styles, ADHD, and the importance of community and boundaries.
Healing is not about perfection; it is about remembering who you are beneath the labels, diagnoses, and stories. Depth psychotherapist Vanessa Bennett joins Lisa Marie Rankin to explore the messy middle between spiritual bypassing and wallowing, why self-obsession can keep us stuck, and how service and community help us rise above our own drama. They unpack anxious attachment and dating culture, the TikTok-driven rise in ADHD self-diagnosis, and how our nervous systems are being hijacked by a world built on dysregulation. Vanessa shares her depth psychology view of the Self with a capital S, explaining why boundaries are sacred micro-moments of self-remembrance, and how her book, "The Motherhood Myth," maps the myths, motherhood, and patriarchy that keep women isolated and ashamed. This conversation cuts through labels, questions why partnership is so often pursued from wounded places, and reframes healing as a return to inner balance between masculine and feminine. It reminds us that nothing is wrong with us; we are remembering who we are in a world designed to keep us fragmented. Connect with Vanessa: https://www.vanessabennett.com/ https://www.instagram.com/vanessasbennett/…
People in this episode
Host: Lisa Marie Rankin
Guest: Vanessa Bennett
Topics covered
- attachment styles
- ADHD
- depth psychology
- self abandonment
- healing
- community
- boundaries
Keywords
- healing
- depth psychology
- attachment styles
- ADHD
- self abandonment
- community
- boundaries
- spirituality
- self improvement
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Motherhood Myth
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