Sometimes anxious attachment doesn't look like constantly needing attention. Sometimes it looks like: 🌿 Replaying a conversation because their tone seemed different. 🌿 Feeling anxious when someone takes longer than usual to respond. 🌿 Needing reassurance, but feeling guilty for aski

You’ve probably been told that a healthy relationship means being independent. But attachment science tells us something a little different. There’s a concept called the **Dependency Paradox**: **The more securely and effectively we can depend on someone, the more independent, confident, a

Anxious attachment can convince you that the answer is to become less emotional, less needy, less sensitive, or less invested. But healing isn’t about becoming someone who doesn’t need connection. It’s about learning to recognize when fear is driving the relationship. It’s learning how to

Your attachment style is not a life sentence. 🤎 One of the most important things to understand about attachment is that the patterns we developed to feel safe in relationships do not have to become the patterns we carry forever. You may have learned to chase reassurance because love once felt

Have you ever caught yourself wondering… “Am I asking for too much?” Too much reassurance. Too much communication. Too much consistency. Too much effort. Sometimes anxious attachment can make you question whether your needs are actually valid — especially when you’ve been in relationships

I’m happy to share that I am now accepting Curative insurance. If you’ve been considering therapy, this may make getting started a little easier. I provide telehealth therapy throughout Tennessee and specialize in helping women navigate anxiety, trauma, self-worth, attachment wounds, and unhealt

Something new is coming. 🤍 If you’ve ever found yourself overthinking a text, panicking when someone’s energy changes, needing reassurance but feeling embarrassed for needing it, or wondering why relationships can make you feel so unlike yourself… I’m creating something for you. The Anxiou

5 signs you might be taking things too personally 👀 1. Someone’s mood changes and you immediately wonder what you did. 2. A short text sends you back through the entire conversation looking for a mistake. 3. Someone needing space feels like rejection. 4. You feel responsible for making sure e

What do you need more of this weekend? 🤍 A. Rest without feeling guilty B. Time alone C. Something fun to look forward to D. A reset before Monday E. Connection with someone I love Mine is connection with someone I love 💕 Drop yours below — just the letter counts. 👇 #MentalHealthM

Earlier this week, I talked about how easy it is to look “fine” on the outside while feeling completely overwhelmed underneath. And I think there’s another part of that conversation we don’t talk about enough: You don’t have to wait until you’re falling apart to ask for help. ❌You don’t ha

Okay girls, can we talk about the whole “maybe I’m just too needy” thing for a second? 🫠 Because if you’ve spent half your relationship trying to figure out how to need LESS from someone… I want you to consider something. Maybe you’re not asking for too much. Maybe you’re asking the wrong

What is your Sunday reset routine?! Mine also includes convincing myself THIS is the week I’ll stay caught up on laundry 😂 #sundayreset #momlife #sundayscaries #resetday #Lemon8Diary

Hi, I’m Elizabeth 🤎 If you’re new here, I thought I’d put a face to the therapy posts that keep showing up on your feed. I’m a therapist, but I’m also a real person (hence my sons basketball pillow behind me that I still need to sew back together 😂) who genuinely understands that starting the

If you’ve ever been told you’re “too sensitive,” “too emotional,” or “too much,” there’s a good chance you started believing your feelings were the problem. But many women aren’t “too much.” They simply learned to make themselves smaller to avoid rejection, criticism, or conflict. Healing