Healing the Dismissive Avoidant Style | The Journey to Secure Attachment

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If you have a Dismissive Avoidant attachment style, the path to secure attachment isn’t about forcing closeness or losing independence; it’s about relearning safety, emotional connection, and healthy interdependence.

In this video, Thais Gibson walks through the six essential areas that Dismissive Avoidants must heal to become securely attached, based on Integrated Attachment Theory. These are not quick fixes; they’re deep, transformative shifts that rewire the nervous system, subconscious beliefs, and emotional habits over time.

🎥 Episode Summary

Dismissive Avoidants often learned early on that emotions, needs, or reliance on others weren’t safe. As a result, they may suppress feelings, minimize needs, and rely on distance as a form of protection.

In this video, Thais explains how healing happens when dismissive avoidants:

Recondition subconscious core wounds rooted in emotional neglect
Learn to feel emotions safely in the body
Understand and honor their relational needs
Set and communicate healthy boundaries
Develop secure communication habits
Replace outdated coping mechanisms with nourishing behaviors

This journey isn’t about becoming dependent; it’s about becoming secure, regulated, and emotionally available, both to yourself and others.

✨ Key Takeaways

Healing Dismissive Avoidant attachment requires subconscious reprogramming, not just insight
Emotional avoidance is often a response to nervous system dysregulation
Learning your needs is a critical step toward healthy interdependence
Clear boundaries prevent emotional shutdown and withdrawal
Secure communication can feel uncomfortable at first, and gets easier with practice
Updating coping strategies creates real, lasting change

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 – The Journey to Secure Attachment
01:31 – 1. They Need to Learn to Recondition Old Core Wounds
03:44 – 2. They Need to Get in Touch With Their Feelings
04:58 – 3. They Need to Learn About Their Needs
06:25 – 7-Day Free Trial Promo
07:15 – 4. They Need to Learn About Healthy Boundaries
08:22 – 5. They Need to Learn How to Communicate
09:39 – 6. They Need to Update to Healthier Behaviors

Meet the Host
Thais Gibson is the founder of The Personal Development School and a world leader in attachment theory. With a Ph.D. and over a dozen certifications, she’s helped more than 70,000 people reprogram their subconscious and build thriving relationships.

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