Anxiously Attached
by Jessica Baum
Baum's program for becoming more secure: understanding the anxious-avoidant trap, building a relationship with yourself, nervous-system regulation, boundaries and choosing differently. It is warm and accessible, draws on her own history, and combines attachment theory with somatic practices.
Read it if…
you keep attracting avoidant partners and want to break the cycle.
Skip it if…
you want research density; it is practice-oriented.
Three things you will actually use
- Secure attachment starts with your relationship to yourself.
- Regulate the body first; the mind follows.
- Boundaries are self-respect, not rejection.
Do this first
Practice one self-soothing technique from the book before texting when anxious.
Our verdict
Warm and practical.
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