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Why Anxious and Avoidant Partners Attract (And How to Heal Together)
Relationships & Attachment Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 9/18/25 Relationships & Attachment Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 9/18/25

Why Anxious and Avoidant Partners Attract (And How to Heal Together)

Anxious and avoidant partners often feel stuck in a push-pull cycle - craving closeness yet fearing it. Learn why this happens and how to build healthier connection together.

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Where Does Resentment Come From (And How to Heal It in Your Relationships)
Relationships & Attachment Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 9/4/25 Relationships & Attachment Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 9/4/25

Where Does Resentment Come From (And How to Heal It in Your Relationships)

Resentment doesn’t make you a bad person - it’s a signal. Learn where resentment comes from, what it’s telling you, and how to heal for healthier relationships.

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You don’t just have anxiety! You have parts that learned to protect you - and they’ve been working overtime ever since!⁣
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-The overthinker⁣
-The perfectionist⁣
-The one who over-explains every “no”⁣
-The one who apologizes fo
The guilt after a boundary isn’t a sign you were wrong. It’s your nervous system doing exactly what it was trained to do.⁣
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For a lot of people-pleasers or over givers, guilt is automatic - a full-body alarm that goes off the moment some Your nervous system doesn’t know the difference between a real threat and someone being upset with you.⁣
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For chronic over-givers, everyday moments become dysregulating - not because you’re too sensitive, but because your system was trai
When helping people feel better became how you measured your own worth.⁣
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Attending to everyone else is a part of you that makes complete sense. The issue is it starts costing you everything.⁣
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Your nervous system learned early: keep everyone comfo

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