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willbo's review
4.0
I was really curious about this book hearing about it from non-clinicians. Overall seems helpful and certainly not harmful. I will be using with my anxiously attached daughter Anika.
mzjai117's review
5.0
The attachment theory workbook has really helped me work through issues that I’ve discussed in therapy as well as reinforced concepts I’ve learned from reading other books on attachment and trauma.
The workbook was set up to discuss each type of attachment style and there were also activities in each section to work through these things. I think that’s why I bought the workbook, I wanted to do activities that were directly linked to my attachment style.
I really enjoyed also being able to read and learn about the other attachment styles. It definitely made a difference in how I viewed past relationships. I will say that this book is good for couples who live together. It doesn’t give any advice for anyone in a long distance relationship or anyone who’s polyamorous.
The workbook was set up to discuss each type of attachment style and there were also activities in each section to work through these things. I think that’s why I bought the workbook, I wanted to do activities that were directly linked to my attachment style.
I really enjoyed also being able to read and learn about the other attachment styles. It definitely made a difference in how I viewed past relationships. I will say that this book is good for couples who live together. It doesn’t give any advice for anyone in a long distance relationship or anyone who’s polyamorous.
wordfey's review
2.0
TLDR: It's a good book for folks who like a gentle, memory-intensive approach to attachment; it just didn't work for me.
This is a good introduction to attachment theory. I read it cover to cover, and did many of the exercises. Unfortunately, a large part of the book wasn't very helpful for me. Most of the exercises rely on "remember a time when." If you're the sort of person who has memory issues or who doesn't respond to the remember-when approach, this just stops everything dead in its tracks. I'd have preferred more issue-identifying and forward-thinking exercises. And while examples from the writer's practice are ok, I'd have also liked a bit more academic meat in there regarding data/studies.
This is a good introduction to attachment theory. I read it cover to cover, and did many of the exercises. Unfortunately, a large part of the book wasn't very helpful for me. Most of the exercises rely on "remember a time when." If you're the sort of person who has memory issues or who doesn't respond to the remember-when approach, this just stops everything dead in its tracks. I'd have preferred more issue-identifying and forward-thinking exercises. And while examples from the writer's practice are ok, I'd have also liked a bit more academic meat in there regarding data/studies.
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