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From Hinge to Hitched #3: Dating & Trauma
If you’re coming back after the previous blog post on dating and secure attachment, welcome. That was the easy stuff. This post, where...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Oct 25, 20248 min read
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From Hinge to Hitched #2: Dating & Attachment
Welcome back to my series of blog posts on dating! Catch the first post here. This time, we’re delving into attachment theory. As an...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Oct 25, 20247 min read
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Managing Scarcity: Money & Attachment Theory
You know what’s the highlight of my month? Moving money into my high-yield savings account. I’m not even joking. It’s my absolute...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Jul 25, 20248 min read
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Red or Blue?: The Violence of Dichotomous Thinking
We are entering an election year. I confess, I stepped into 2024 with a feeling of dread. For years now, I’ve had clients citing stress...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Feb 29, 20249 min read
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Original Goodness: There Is No Slippery Slope
When I was a child, my father taught me catechism. The catechism he used had been written in 1689 and, to my knowledge, had never been...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Dec 9, 20238 min read
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The Magic of Being Human: Oxytocin
You are snuggling with your new baby in the hospital, just hours after his birth. The blood pressure cuff beeps as it turns on, but you...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Sep 7, 20237 min read
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Not Just For A Lucky Few: Exploring Secure Attachment
My daughter’s life began at the height of COVID-19, during the winter of 2020-2021. Quarantined with my vulnerable newborn, I had no...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Jul 7, 20237 min read
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Like Waves on the Beach: The Circle of Security
My earliest memory is of my mother’s voice. She was calling my name. “Karyn! Karyn!” But the urgency of her voice couldn’t quite cut...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Mar 21, 20237 min read
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The Neurobiology of Freaking Out: The Window of Tolerance
Lest any of you think therapists are better at life than you are, here is a true story that just happened last week: I’m driving my...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Mar 4, 20237 min read
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So What's This Attachment Thing You're Always Talking About?
My daughter loves her baby doll. It’s part of our bedtime routine, to wrap the baby up, give her kisses, and lay her down to sleep. The...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Jan 7, 20235 min read
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