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Attachment

Earned Security

Becoming a secure adult despite an insecure childhood blueprint — through therapy, relationships, and practice.

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Earned security is one of the most hopeful findings in attachment research: people can and do move toward security throughout life. The route is unglamorous — coherent narratives about one's past, secure partners, and consistent practice.

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