Attachment Theory and Emotionally Focused Therapy with Dr. Sue Johnson (Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson)

Sue Johnson · 1h 06m · podcasts.apple.com ↗

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0:10:45

Our reading
Romantic love is an attachment bond, much like the bond with a parent.

Their wordsromantic love is an attachment bond, much like we have with parents
3 min later
0:13:37

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Couples do not need to be taught skills; what changes them is a bonding conversation.

Their wordsThe missing puzzle piece is you don't have to teach skills.
1 min later
0:14:07

Our reading
The need to connect with another human being is the biggest human instinct.

Their wordsThe need to connect with another human being is the biggest instinct.
0:14:07

Our reading
Emotional isolation is traumatizing in itself.

Their wordsemotional isolation is inherently traumatizing in itself
5 min later
0:19:17

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In a distressed couple the dance is the problem, not the people.

Their wordsAnd it's the dance that's the problem. They're just human beings.
5 min later
0:23:53

Our reading
What looks like depression is often heartbreak.

Their wordsShe's not depressed. She's heartbroken.
4 min later
0:27:23

Our reading
A couples therapist starts by validating where people are, not by asking them to be vulnerable.

Their wordswe don't start with saying to people, please be vulnerable. We start with validating where they are.
3 min later
0:30:18

Our reading
The therapist evokes the emotion and regulates it at the same time.

Their wordsWe've evoked it and we regulate it at the same time.