In this episode, Kimberly and Deborah discuss friendships, desire, and healthy attachments. Deborah explains her experience with having a large capacity for many friendships and how her clients often discuss issues around finding and keeping lasting friendships. They discuss how our original wounds seek out repair in patterns that often appear in friendships, as well as how the pandemic changed many relationships and friendships. Deborah debunks the myth that healing, love, and growth happen individually to assert that we are wired from birth for secure attachment, love, and attention. Friendship can be an opportunity to help us acknowledge past wounds, seek out ways for resolution, and grow as more whole and healed beings.
Bio
Deborah Clare Bragg is a somatic psychotherapist, yoga teacher, doula, and practitioner of feminine arts. She graduated from Naropa University with a masters in somatic psychotherapy. Alongside her therapy work, she teaches yoga at Love is Juniper and is hosting an upcoming Friendship Workshop which starts on November 17th and can be accessed through the link on the website below.
What She Shares:
âWhy itâs hard for women to make friends
âTending to original wounds and repairs
âAttachment styles in friendship
âImpact of the pandemic on friendship
âSecure attachment and community
âDebâs upcoming Friendship Workshop
What Youâll Hear:
âHesitancy around discussing friendship
âAttending to previous ruptures in friendships from adolescence
âPains leading to narratives around female friendships
âKnowing our capacity for friendship
âHonoring desire and vulnerability
âMaking bids and invitations
âTolerance for rejection
âDiscerning when friendship is worth conflict or not
âPatterns of conflict avoidance
âIncluding and excluding
âAlchemy variations in different groups
âDifferent attachment styles in friendship
âRepetition and compulsion
âOriginal wounds searching for repair in patterns
âImpact of the pandemic on friendships
âExperiencing major life changes and friendships
âDebunking the myth of loving self before loving others
âInterconnection and healthy attachment
âFeeling safe as children and in friendships
âSickness individualization
âPicking a community that reflects love and value
âTaking stock of people in our lives
âBreakout rooms and flight responses
âRejection and secure attachment
âFriendship Workshop starts November 17th
Resources
Website: https://www.loveisjuniper.com/
IG: @loveisjuniper