Three questions: do you know your attachment style, have you seen the movie Love Jones, AND have you ever been in a Love Jones type relationship? Nina and Darius had their ups and downs but the love story was epic. In this episode, join your two favorite black therapists as we talk about anxious and avoidant attachment styles and how it affects communication and relationships, pattern cycles, and how to recognize it and heal.

00:00 Intro

01:40 Overview of the attachment styles

05:44 Love Jones overview

08:00 Did Darius have anxious attachment?

13:55 Communication issues between attachment styles -

-assumptions

-keeping a back up roster

-not showing all your cards

-fantasizing about ex

-not resolving issues

-not having accountability

-being reactive

-having different emotional regulation and conflict styles

25:30 Why recognizing your attachment is so important & being attracted to a partner with different attachment

29:05 therapists thoughts on avoidant and anxious couple conflict resolution

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How to handle an avoidant partner?

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We already discussed the America’s Next Top Model Documentary and identifying work trauma and now we are following up with coping with work trauma. Jasmine and Charmaine, your two favorite licensed mental health therapists are discussing the America’s Next Top Model documentary, work trauma, and providing tips to cope.

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In this episode of the Stay Mentally Dope show, we are talking about the America’s Next Top Model Documentary (ANTM) and workplace trauma. We know that by now you have seen the America’s Next Top Model Documentary or have at least heard about it because whew! It was a lot and we are here to talk about it. We will discuss ways to know if you have workplace trauma, accountability in the workplace and in life, what causes companies to be traumatic, emotional safety and lack thereof at work, and of course our reactions to the documentary. Join your two favorite mental health therapists as we unpack all things workplace trauma and the America’s Next Top Model Documentary.#americasnexttopmodel #topmodel #traumasurvivor #worklifebalance #emotionalintelligence #copingstrategies #emotionalregulation #worktrauma