Psychology has taught us a lot about the way human bonds are formed. We now know that attachment begins far earlier than we ever thought possible, in utero. When we are fetuses, the way our mothers ...

Here are five clear lessons about closeness, distance, fear, repair and growth, the five crucial building blocks of ...

It's a heartbreaking story. Infants and young children who are not held, abused, neglected, or who do not have a stable caregiver sometimes grow into children and adolescents facing a specific set of ...

We come into the world screaming and vulnerable—entirely dependent on adult caregivers to keep us safe and teach us how to connect with others. The nature of these earliest relationships influences ...

In 2010, Amir Levine and Rachel Heller released the book Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How it Can Help You Find – and Keep – Love. Despite the book’s many strengths, it has also ...

"They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had. And add some extra, just for you." These are the words of poet Philip Larkin, penned in ...

It should come as no great surprise that mothers have profound influence on their children. But what about mothers who have their own personality disorder symptoms, such as problems getting along with ...

Nicole McDermott has worked in the creative content space for the last decade as a writer, editor and director. Her work has been featured on TIME Healthland, Prevention, Shape, USA Today, HuffPost, ...