Attachment style plays a bigger role in your relationships than you think, especially when it’s the one no one talks about.

In this episode, Adam explore the long-ignored freeze attachment style, rooted in fearful-avoidant patterns. After surviving childhood trauma, narcissistic abuse, and three failed marriages, Corina shares how this attachment style shaped her life and how she’s learning to heal.

Topics Covered: 👉 What the freeze attachment style looks like in real life 👉 How fearful-avoidant attachment develops through trauma 👉 Why some attachment styles cause emotional shutdown or mutism 👉 How attachment style impacts communication and intimacy 👉 Rebuilding relationships after narcissistic abuse 👉 Parenting teens with different attachment needs 👉 Tools for communicating with partners who shut down emotionally 👉 Reframing your identity and rebuilding self-worth

If you enjoyed watching this episode, you might love 'Why She Doesn’t Want You (Even If She Loves You) '. Watch here: https://youtu.be/aUMUEbwcVuo

Need more help with your attachment? Work with Adam: www.adamlanesmith.com

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What does it take for an Avoidant Man to finally feel safe enough to stay in love?

In this episode, Kimmi returns to share his journey from emotional shutdown to engagement. Once known as “Kimmi the Avoidant,” he opens up about what helped him finally connect, feel secure, and build lasting love.

Topics Covered: 👉 How avoidant attachment distorts emotional connection 👉 Why emotional safety—not pressure—creates commitment 👉 The surprising impact of oxytocin, magnesium, and sleep 👉 How routines and rituals help avoidant men feel secure 👉 The “emotional baby” stage and how to move through it 👉 Avoidant men’s biggest fear: dying alone and unremembered 👉 How to spot emotional bids and respond like a secure partner 👉 The CEO analogy for leading your relationship well 👉 How to continuously grow closer in long-term love

If you enjoyed watching this episode, you might love 'Why She Doesn’t Want You (Even If She Loves You) '. Watch here: https://youtu.be/aUMUEbwcVuo

Need more help with your attachment? Work with Adam: www.adamlanesmith.com

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Avoidant men aren’t emotionally distant by choice. Their detachment is often a survival response wired deep into the brain.

In this episode, Adam breaks down how avoidant men develop this style of relating, why avoidant men often carry it into adulthood, and most importantly how to help avoidant men heal for good.

Topics covered: 👉 The brain science behind avoidant men and emotional shutdown 👉 Why avoidant men experience burnout, disconnection, and chronic stress 👉 The role of vasopressin bonding in helping avoidant men build trust 👉 Why securely attached partners often trigger avoidant men 👉 How avoidant men can rewire their brains through real world emotional experiences 👉 The shame core driving avoidant men since childhood 👉 Step by step strategies to help avoidant men build emotional safety 👉 How avoidant men struggle with intimacy, relationships, and legacy 👉 What partners of avoidant men need to understand 👉 Tools, supplements, and lifestyle shifts that support healing for avoidant men

If you enjoyed watching this episode, you might love 'Why She Doesn’t Want You (Even If She Loves You) '. Watch here: https://youtu.be/aUMUEbwcVuo

Need more help with your attachment? Work with Adam: www.adamlanesmith.com

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The next episode drops Thursday :) See you there.