Living with Anxious Attachment: Needs, Triggers, & The Best Techniques (with Francesca Olivia)
Feb 05, 2025•55 min
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Episode description
In this episode, I’m joined by Frankie Olivia (@Frankiestherapy), a trauma-responsive creative psychotherapist and EMDR psychotherapist, to discuss living with and healing anxious attachment.
We explore:
✨ Understanding needs & unmet needs
✨ Separation anxiety and why it feels so intense
✨ The first thing to do when you notice you’re triggered
✨ Techniques to regulate your nervous system
✨ How progress and healing can feel slow
✨ Navigating guilt in the healing process
Discussed in this episode:
- Podcast epsiode on Polyvagal Theory is dated 20th March 2022
If you’re on a journey to becoming more secure, this episode is packed with insights and tools to support you
Other useful links:
- FREE BREAKING THE CYCLE OF ANXIOUS ATTACHMENT WORKSHOP
- FREE ANXIOUS ATTACHMENT BUNDLE
- Follow Carly Ann on Instagram
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