EP 487: Situationships and Your Attachment Style

Let’s Get Vulnerable: Relationship and Dating Advice - A podcast by Dr. Morgan Anderson

EPISODE LINKS  👇START YOUR HEALING JOURNEY: Click Here to Apply to the Empowered.Secure.Loved. Relationship ProgramGO FIND THE SHOW ON YOUTUBE:   Dr. Morgan TVLOVE MAGNET DR MORGAN’S BOOK: Love Magnet Book  FIND OUT YOUR UNIQUE ATTACHMENT STYLE: Click Here to Take The Free Quiz WHY is it that situationships are so hard to get over? Sometimes they feel even more challenging to get over than long-term serious relationships… Inside of this episode we explore what’s really going on when a situationship ends. Inside this episode: Understanding WHY situationships can have such a profound emotional impact.Understanding Repetition compulsion: How grieving a situationship is often about past unresolved relational traumaThe decision to heal and the necessary steps to attracting emotionally available love If you know you’re ready to attract your emotionally available secure relationship, it’s time to do the work. Apply to the Empowered.Secure.Loved. Relationship Program: Click Here to Apply to the Empowered.Secure.Loved. Relationship ProgramToday is the LAST day to apply to the E.S.L. Program; don’t wait. Program applications close tonight at midnight! *This is a high level of support program with 1:1 coaching.Spots are limited, and are first come first serve. Don’t wait, click here to apply. Episode Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to Attachment Styles02:50 Understanding Situationships and Their Impact05:45 The Emotional Toll of Undefined Relationships09:03 Attachment Styles and Breakup Dynamics11:47 Repetition Compulsion in Relationships15:03 Grieving the Loss of a Situationship15:20 Understanding Relationship Trauma25:48  Healing Through Self-Compassion30:28 Choosing Healing and Moving Forward