
Summary & Analysis of Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find - and Keep - Love by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary and analysis of the book and not the original book.
In their groundbreaking book, Doctor Amir Levine and psychologist Rachel Heller use the attachment theory to provide insight into how love actually works. Discover your attachment style and learn how it affects your romantic relationships - for better or for worse.
What does this ZIP Reads summary include?
- Synopsis of the original book
- Detailed explanation of each attachment style
- How to identify your, and your partners, styles
- Common pitfalls for each style
- How to create a healthy dynamic moving forward
- Editorial review
- Background on the authors
About the Original Book: In Attached, Amir Levine and Rachel Heller take a scientific approach to explain how romantic relationships work and why some are more dysfunctional than others. They use real-life stories as well as cutting-edge research to educate us on why some people are able to thrive in their relationships while others seem trapped in a vicious cycle of perpetual disappointment. The authors show us that people in relationships can be grouped into three main attachment styles: secure, anxious, and avoidant. By finding out which category you and your partner fall under, you stand a better chance of making your relationship succeed.
DISCLAIMER: This book is intended as a companion to, not a replacement for, Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find - and Keep - Love. ZIP Reads is wholly responsible for this content and is not associated with the original author in any way.
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- Brandee
- 02-18-23
Amazing
You don’t know what you don’t know! I now have a better understanding of myself and emotions
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- derazz
- 11-23-19
Important book on Navigating intimate realtionship
An Important book on successfully Navigating intimate realtionships. I wish I knew this stuff in my 20's. I would have made better choices.
I am glad I know it now in my 40's but only discovered it after a few failed relationships and a dating hiatus for 2years, while I took stock to figured out the repeating patterns in my relationhip .
this knowledge gives me tools I never had before and an edge w.r.t. the likelihood of being successful in my next intimate relationship.
Thanks for sharing these valuable insights
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- Joanita
- 12-26-19
interesting
opened my eyes to understanding myself and how I relate to others. easy to understand and follow
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- Anonymous User
- 05-24-22
the best
I already read the book. if I need to quickly refresh my memory of the book, this summary and analysis is my to go to.
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- Hays
- 11-06-19
unimpressed by summary.
I bought a physical copy of the book. im going to read through it and compare it to this summary. I was not impressed by this summary. I do not however know if it was because the material they summarised wasnt good or if they just failed to perform a good summary.
Ill update this after I tear through the paperback and compare it to this summary.
for now I would say this summary isn't a product I would buy.
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