Why are anxious and dismissive partners so magnetically drawn to each other—and yet so often stuck in pain?
In this powerful episode of The Thais Gibson Podcast, Thais explores the intense emotional dynamic between the “love addict” (anxious attachment) and “love avoidant” (dismissive attachment). Learn how their core wounds, unmet needs, and subconscious patterns both clash and intertwine—and most importantly, how each can heal independently and together.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
✔️ Why anxious and dismissive styles are subconsciously drawn to each other
✔️ How unmet emotional needs in childhood fuel anxious clinging or avoidant withdrawal
✔️ Why the dismissive avoidant craves space while the anxious needs closeness
✔️ How this dynamic leads to painful push-pull cycles and mutual frustration
✔️ Practical tools for both partners to heal: anxious self-soothing & avoidant vulnerability
✔️ What each style must do individually to change the relationship together
If you’ve ever felt stuck in an “on again, off again” dynamic—or feel like you’re giving too much or shutting down too fast—this episode is your roadmap to healing and connection.
Meet Your Host:
Thais Gibson is the founder of The Personal Development School, best-selling author, and a globally recognized expert in attachment theory and subconscious healing. With a Ph.D. and over a decade of experience, she’s helped over 70,000 people transform their relationships and emotional patterns from the inside out.
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