What a Long-Term Relationship Looks Like With an Unhealed Dismissive Avoidant

About this episode

Thais Gibson discusses the dynamics of long-term relationships involving an unhealed Dismissive Avoidant attachment style through a client story.

In this episode, Thais Gibson walks through the story of a client (“Bob”) to illustrate what long-term relationships can look like when a Dismissive Avoidants Attachment Style remains unhealed.

People in this episode

Host: Thais Gibson

Topics covered

• long-term relationships
• Dismissive Avoidant
• Attachment Style
• unhealed trauma
• client stories

Keywords

• long-term relationship
• Dismissive Avoidant
• attachment style
• unhealed
• client story

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