Attachment theory is the science of love | Anne Power | TEDxWaldegrave Road

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Attachment theory now has a global reach through social media and provides insights and
support to individuals, parents, couples and professionals who provide care. This talk tells
the story of attachment theory’s emergence in 1950s London and provides three key takeouts from John Bowlby’s thinking:
• All behaviour makes sense in context
• Security enables curiosity
• Learning to regulate our feelings gives us new opportunities in relationships.
Anne Power is a couple therapist who writes and speaks on attachment. Her book, Contented Couples: Magic, logic or luck? provides a voice for couples in diverse cultural settings to describe how they achieved long-term satisfying relationships. Annie posts accessible attachment theory on Instagram @and_attachment / and_attachment . She has a KZread channel sharing interviews with therapists speaking about attachment.
/ @contentedcouples
Or use the handle, @contentedcouples This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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  • @chafaq
    @chafaq27 күн бұрын

    Attachment theory should be thought early on at schools. It would save the world so much pain and struggles. Not so many therapists know about it actually. I went to couple's therapy with different therapists and none of them understood that the biggest problem in my couple was the anxious-avoidant trap. Broken up since but here i am now working hard to heal my avoidant attachment to be in a better place the next time love comes knocking on my door 😊

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    21 күн бұрын

    thank you so much for writing. I agree 100% about how useful it would be for kids to learn about attachment. I congratulate you on getting to know your own attachment strategy and I hope you can be compassionate towards the part of you which developed that - for all of us it was the best way to deal with th particular family we grew up in.

  • @Shaiyene

    @Shaiyene

    18 күн бұрын

    I've been saying this too. We need to teach this early, not after mistakes are made.

  • @sam.my5064

    @sam.my5064

    17 күн бұрын

    💯💯💯

  • @AnaMaria888

    @AnaMaria888

    17 күн бұрын

    Parents should be taught before they have babies.

  • @frattman

    @frattman

    14 күн бұрын

    So right about that ^ This video found me just in time. We've not found too much progress with various therapists and it's because none of them have gotten to the bottom of our problems. Seen from the right perspective, all of the problems we've had make sense. It's like all of the pins in a lock lining up and finally being able to open a door. Good luck on the next relationship, I'm sure your hard won lessons will serve you well!

  • @user-md9gz4tc7c
    @user-md9gz4tc7c3 ай бұрын

    I loved the gentle pace of this talk. it enabled me to really take in the ideas the speaker was putting across. Ideas which are so important but which require reflective attention. Really important and informative talk. Thank you

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    So glad that this was digestible :)

  • @s.h.3622
    @s.h.3622Ай бұрын

    with curiosity and respect can we look at our emotions♥

  • @juneyang1400
    @juneyang140019 күн бұрын

    Absolutely. The attachment is the science of love. It saves our child.❤

  • @waterlilynymph
    @waterlilynymph23 күн бұрын

    It’s true. I fell in love with an avoidant at a distance and it caused my anxious/disorganized style to become more secure because when I learned to slow down, trust and give him space to feel, he always comes back. We have been talking for two years long distance and can’t seem to let go of each other. In the beginning it was rough with me questioning him, going off on him, but I pulled way back with my anxiety and just now observe and love him, and I truly feel it’s been a healing process to bring me more into security within. I believe he is feeling more safe as well, which is why he still tells me can’t wait to marry me one day. The more secure I become in his love, as well as my self love, I think that day is soon to come. But either way I will be ok cause through this experience I healed my anxious attachment style.

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    21 күн бұрын

    It's inspiring to read of such a process of learning. Great that you could think about the big picture and the push pull between you. Sometimes that is too hard for people and they are more comfortable blaming the other person for having 'attachment issues'

  • @TheVeggiekat

    @TheVeggiekat

    20 күн бұрын

    Good on you. My relationship with an avoidant as an anxious attachment made me give up on love. I tried giving him space and communication methods, timing, and quantity as he wished but it just kept becoming the more I gave to make him feel secure the more he did to let me know i was unlovable and he would not be controlled by me or anyone. No matter how small I made myself it was never enough. I’ve ended things with him but just never want to risk feeling so bad about myself ever again. Some people just aren’t meant to be loved

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    20 күн бұрын

    @@TheVeggiekat I'm really sorry that you had the experience of becoming small in a relatioship and no wonder that's made you very very cautious. I hope your sense of being loveable is growing back.

  • @davidefacchinetti2084

    @davidefacchinetti2084

    19 күн бұрын

    I feel like I am in a similar situation as i can be quite anxious but I am trying to slow down and reflect on what I can do better. When you say 'give him the space to feel', what exactly do you mean by that?

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    19 күн бұрын

    @@davidefacchinetti2084 I think slowing down is a great step. It allows you to notice your triggers and have more choice over how you respond.

  • @rizishere19
    @rizishere1929 күн бұрын

    She is so gentle and calm, with a saintly demeanour. Loved the talk ❤

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    21 күн бұрын

    So glad the talk is helpful. Nothing saintly I can promise you - having my own attachment story to keep on managing/ healing/ forgiving:)

  • @rizishere19

    @rizishere19

    21 күн бұрын

    @@annepower2912 So glad to see your message. This is your humility and modesty. Forever your fan ❤️

  • @Ensource

    @Ensource

    16 күн бұрын

    more like boring. put me to sleep

  • @asayeed2853
    @asayeed28532 ай бұрын

    Eloquent, articulate and engaging right from the start! A pleasure to watch x

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for watching and for your comment.

  • @MariBe.
    @MariBe.2 ай бұрын

    My dear Annie. I love your soul, spirit and speech, your deep, loving thoughts, your clarity and purity and sensitivity. Great talk.

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for watching and for your very generous comment.

  • @nicj5354
    @nicj535420 күн бұрын

    I'm anxious avoidant - best of both worlds 😊

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    20 күн бұрын

    Our attachment strategies always develop to help us get through the best we can in our early family life. So we have a lot to thank them for, but they can give us a lot of work too...

  • @anamseraj8189

    @anamseraj8189

    19 күн бұрын

    You mean worse? Yep both of us bruh

  • @vintkh629

    @vintkh629

    18 күн бұрын

    or fearful avoidant (they can be both anxious and avoidant)

  • @nicj5354

    @nicj5354

    17 күн бұрын

    @@vintkh629 same thing

  • @islandbreeze2102
    @islandbreeze210219 күн бұрын

    Excellent talk. I love the slow and easy pace of the lecture. It allowed me time to think and let what you were saying sink in. Thank you for giving us the formula to self sooth ourselves: Slowing Down!

  • @carliesheehy7136
    @carliesheehy7136Ай бұрын

    This Waa so beautifully articulated. Thank you.

  • @mai2415
    @mai2415Ай бұрын

    I very much need this explanation now. Thank you Annie

  • @user-vc6xc7wo1j
    @user-vc6xc7wo1j2 ай бұрын

    Fantastic, Anne! You have truly captured the essence of attachment science! This is one more excellent contribution from you! I'm proud to be your colleague and friend!

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    I'm proud to have you as my teacher :)

  • @johnbeveridge6060
    @johnbeveridge60603 ай бұрын

    'The gift that keeps on giving...' Thanks Annie for a beautiful and clear talk on the science of loving.

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    I'm very happy to have grown up as a therapist beside you.

  • @markgreen2714
    @markgreen271417 күн бұрын

    Learning about it after a twin flame relationship with a disorganized woman led me to a DNOTS and i am finally healing and life will never be the same.

  • @louisecundy1084
    @louisecundy10843 ай бұрын

    So clearly articulated - thank you for telling this 'science' as such an engaging story. It really makes sense

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for watching and commenting :)

  • @Mary-tj5qx
    @Mary-tj5qx26 күн бұрын

    An examplar of great teaching.

  • @shivaniuberoi5767
    @shivaniuberoi57673 ай бұрын

    so much wisdom in this talk and such practical takeaways for me to use in my relationship with my daughter, partner and others. Thank you Annie for such a thought provoking speech!

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for commenting it great to hear of it being useful:)

  • @handan2927
    @handan292722 күн бұрын

    excellent talk! Thank you!

  • @user-pv8dm6lt6s
    @user-pv8dm6lt6s2 ай бұрын

    Thank you Annie for your wonderfully clear and well paced talk. I will be sharing this!

  • @rolfzartner7267
    @rolfzartner72673 ай бұрын

    Do well presented Annie . It reminded me to my time in school when we spoke about attachment. My wife wasch big fan of your speech. You were so calm .. well well done Annie

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for this support.

  • @nadaabdelnasser1396
    @nadaabdelnasser139619 күн бұрын

    I needed that, thank you ❤

  • @IRSamsara
    @IRSamsara22 күн бұрын

    Excellent. Thank you.🥰

  • @maryscurr924
    @maryscurr9243 ай бұрын

    Clearly & beautifully expressed Annie. Thank you & I look forward to more

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    Dear Mary, Thank you so much for watching and commenting :)

  • @ayushayurveda83
    @ayushayurveda8318 күн бұрын

    Phenomenal talk..thank you!!!

  • @user-lk7zd5ux3s
    @user-lk7zd5ux3s3 ай бұрын

    Brilliant - so calmly and clearly presented. Thanks Annie XX

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for watching and commenting :)

  • @sallyvaughan1231
    @sallyvaughan1231Ай бұрын

    I read the piece on you in Therapy Today this morning, not a lot draws me in these days but I thought who is this woman, I need to know more! This talk and presentation really fulfils my style of learning. In the middle of some Carolyn Spring training too, this is perfectly in line with my needs. You talk from heart and mind combined. Thank you.

  • @rowenahutchison4822
    @rowenahutchison48223 ай бұрын

    Very clearly and sensitively expressed. I love your talk, it really is the science of love and if only it could become a more mainstream understanding of how each one of us functions. Keep sharing Annie! ❤

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for watching and commenting :)

  • @user-pd3gv8ns4i
    @user-pd3gv8ns4i3 ай бұрын

    A beautifully told story about life to take to heart.

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching and for commenting

  • @juliadinizrios8950
    @juliadinizrios895018 күн бұрын

    I needed this sooo much!

  • @louisehatch4874
    @louisehatch48743 ай бұрын

    Beautifully spoken

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    Huge thanks to you Louise:)

  • @AnthonyHeston
    @AnthonyHeston3 ай бұрын

    I absolutely loved this speech. Great job Annie!

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    I really appreciate the feedback:)

  • @SheriJacobson
    @SheriJacobson3 ай бұрын

    Such an impactful concept, eloquently delivered. 👏

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for watching and commenting :)

  • @Beccanator007
    @Beccanator0072 ай бұрын

    Phenomenal! This is resonating on many levels. Thank you Raphy!

  • @CouplesCoping

    @CouplesCoping

    Ай бұрын

    I really appreciate your feedback

  • @user-uo1sw8up9t
    @user-uo1sw8up9t3 ай бұрын

    Excellent talk Anne, so calm and sensitive.

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for watching and commenting :)

  • @lemawiffen4719
    @lemawiffen47193 ай бұрын

    Very thought provoking. Great speech Annie.

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much Lema :)

  • @jamesforshall3318
    @jamesforshall33183 ай бұрын

    I enjoyed that and found it very interesting. Very well told. Thank you.

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for watching and commenting :)

  • @onthatileprincess555
    @onthatileprincess55518 күн бұрын

    I enjoyed watching this

  • @user-le8zf8vb7t
    @user-le8zf8vb7t3 ай бұрын

    Wow fantastic presentation! Thanks for explaining Annie.

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    I really appreciate your feedback:)

  • @louisehatch4874
    @louisehatch48743 ай бұрын

    This idea resonates so much!

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    this makes me happy!

  • @christinedriver7509
    @christinedriver75093 ай бұрын

    Great talk Anne - really informative, beautiful, clear and moving.

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for watching and commenting :)

  • @pilateswithjessica6089
    @pilateswithjessica60893 ай бұрын

    Beautiful speech. Very well spoken and engaging

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    I really appreciate the feedback:)

  • @rayandrews566
    @rayandrews5663 ай бұрын

    Thank you Annie. Very clear and engaging. .

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    I really appreciate your feedback :)

  • @JQWELLIN
    @JQWELLIN20 күн бұрын

    I could listen to her speak all day what a lovely person

  • @FloraCruft
    @FloraCruft3 ай бұрын

    Annie what a wonderful talk, well done.

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    I really appreciate your feedback Flora:)

  • @user-fv9dd7wj3o
    @user-fv9dd7wj3o3 ай бұрын

    Such a concise and helpful discussion!!

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for watching and commenting :)

  • @ekaj07reltub
    @ekaj07reltub3 ай бұрын

    Excellent talk. Very informative.

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    I really appreciate you commenting.

  • @user-lw7pn5li9j
    @user-lw7pn5li9j3 ай бұрын

    A fantastic speech well done Anne!

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for watching and commenting :)

  • @sajithomas2158
    @sajithomas215817 күн бұрын

    Amazing

  • @alexmursell1758
    @alexmursell17585 күн бұрын

    This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard. I really feel that this exceptional woman should marry David Attenborough and make documentaries on life. A place of safety and a platform for growth, of which you can provide for yourself??? Beautiful understanding, a massive progression in humanity is achievable when we understand and respect the fundamentals of our existence.

  • @nadiasanza7568
    @nadiasanza75683 ай бұрын

    We all need someone...

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    Absolutely - thank you.

  • @happilysara
    @happilysara19 күн бұрын

    Phenomenal

  • @tamandua67
    @tamandua6725 күн бұрын

    Very insightful, and with clear takeaways. Thank you!

  • @charlies4015
    @charlies40153 ай бұрын

    Very informative and eye-opening.

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much for viewing.

  • @esthercollins4323
    @esthercollins43232 ай бұрын

    Interesting talk Annie, thank you. Well done ! x

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much for your comment

  • @morryswigs2005
    @morryswigs20052 ай бұрын

    Excellent talk.

  • @CouplesCoping

    @CouplesCoping

    Ай бұрын

    I really appreciate your feedback

  • @ayushayurveda83
    @ayushayurveda8318 күн бұрын

    Eloquent speaker...truly ..attachment theory ..the science of love

  • @karingelxringel
    @karingelxringel19 күн бұрын

    Most amazing ted talk I’ve ever seen.

  • @user-pq1jr6ye1d
    @user-pq1jr6ye1d3 ай бұрын

    Than you for your Talk, it was great❤

  • @annepower2912

    @annepower2912

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for watching and commenting :)

  • @arthurthomasware5004
    @arthurthomasware500419 күн бұрын

    Enjoyed this talk. There is always a however, and my however is this: Why are the removal of fears described as love? Is relief from stress love? Is reliance on a safe relationship love? Certainly it better enables love to rise into consciousness, where it can be felt and radiated. But love is our Essence. Love is what we are when ego, or the imagined self is - albeit only for a moment - laid aside. Love does not flow from our conditioning, it penetrates through it. To me, attachment is not love.

  • @IsabellaMPipitone
    @IsabellaMPipitone21 күн бұрын

    this queen in her button up

  • @DD-pz3kf
    @DD-pz3kf18 күн бұрын

    I have a conjoined twin and I can relate so much to this talk

  • @maya_unplugged
    @maya_unpluggedАй бұрын

    Attachment style is a traumasymptom, not personality. Heal that issue But don’t victimize yourself by identifying with your symptoms.

  • @potterb39
    @potterb3922 күн бұрын

    imo, this is dead on, thank you. now I don't need to read that book attached, phew. ❤

  • @user-wf6wt5ol2n
    @user-wf6wt5ol2n17 күн бұрын

    Thank you, very helpful. I would love to hear more ❤

  • @marianarodriguez-gn5kh
    @marianarodriguez-gn5kh15 күн бұрын

    Idk why I am having a hard time understanding this TEDtalk... lol I have been watching it over and over

  • @bitofwizdomb7266

    @bitofwizdomb7266

    13 күн бұрын

    Are you familiar with attachment theory ?

  • @Kristi-vq3qe

    @Kristi-vq3qe

    3 күн бұрын

    She has lots of wonderful theories but most of it is so abstract that it’s for no use. How do you stop adrenaline rush, increase the feeling of safety when you are alone and finances are running low or when you partner is lashing out and so on… I agree with you

  • @bitofwizdomb7266

    @bitofwizdomb7266

    3 күн бұрын

    @@Kristi-vq3qe but you can recondition limbic system

  • @Dan1ell
    @Dan1ell16 күн бұрын

    Besides anxious and avoident, what other types of attachment are there?

  • @AnaMaria888
    @AnaMaria88817 күн бұрын

    Ambivalent attachment style is the most difficult. Borderline is linked to this attachment style I think.

  • @danielnosuke
    @danielnosuke6 күн бұрын

    “He noticed that young creatures attach to their caregiver. They attach to the one who provides safety and comfort and he stressed that this attachment to a supportive other is not just for babies we all need someone to whom we can turn, whose presence soothes us when we're troubled.” I don’t see how that’s not obvious. “People seek seek closeness when they need protection and they protest when they're separated.” Um, yes… is that so ground-breaking?

  • @serenemary873
    @serenemary87321 күн бұрын

    4:40

  • @treyweeeee
    @treyweeeee18 күн бұрын

    The audio on this is so odd...

  • @kyrareneeLOA
    @kyrareneeLOAАй бұрын

    Good, but there are 4 attachment types, and she does not mention this. The 4th, a blending of the anxious and the avoidant. Called fearful-avoidant. Good speech.

  • @SpeoLori
    @SpeoLori17 күн бұрын

    It is about the importance of emotional safety, quite shallow otherwise.

  • @mississippiatheistette8769
    @mississippiatheistette876919 күн бұрын

    i had to look to see if i had accidentally put the video on .75 speed or something. XD If you speed it up to 1.5, its almost tolerable

  • @lalhmachhuani1897
    @lalhmachhuani189722 күн бұрын

    what's the main takeaway/summary of this please?

  • @lalhmachhuani1897

    @lalhmachhuani1897

    22 күн бұрын

    anyone?

  • @beccalove8791

    @beccalove8791

    21 күн бұрын

    @@lalhmachhuani1897 be vulnerable if you want to be close to someone.

  • @lalhmachhuani1897

    @lalhmachhuani1897

    21 күн бұрын

    @@beccalove8791 thank you :)))

  • @AltheaTorres-co6zv
    @AltheaTorres-co6zv9 сағат бұрын

    13:15

  • @Hailey_1507
    @Hailey_150720 күн бұрын

    Does attachment theory only applies to couples?

  • @AnaMaria888

    @AnaMaria888

    17 күн бұрын

    The attchment style affects also the social life of a person

  • @drkarenbukharibukhari9931
    @drkarenbukharibukhari9931Ай бұрын

    My love attached to my biological mom Syeda farzana

  • @aaronsinspirationdaily4896
    @aaronsinspirationdaily489616 күн бұрын

    Beware the covert narcissist that has you convinced they are dismissive avoidant or fearful avoidant. Not enough people talking about this.

  • @AnaMaria888
    @AnaMaria88817 күн бұрын

    People if you have anxious style, avoid the avoidants. They will activate your fears and wounds.

  • @TheJessierb
    @TheJessierb17 күн бұрын

    why do we think it appropriate to torture other species in the name of science? I admire Bowlby's work and have benefited from it but surely the human studies like Mary Ainsworth 'strange situation' studies and the films made in the UK of real children in painful separation situations (Like John who spent 10 days in an impersonal 24 hour nursery setting) and many many more, provide us with the kind of information we need rather than subjecting sentient beings like baby monkeys to this psychological horror. There is no LOVE in this. Only human arrogance and cruelty.

  • @AnaMaria888

    @AnaMaria888

    17 күн бұрын

    In the last there was not a lot of ethics in the science. Read about Albert baby experiment and you will be shocked

  • @thomasmcnamara576
    @thomasmcnamara57619 күн бұрын

    It’s attachment theory, but not the science of love.

  • @mariamccormick564
    @mariamccormick56420 күн бұрын

    Are you single? lol

  • @manager6041
    @manager604120 күн бұрын

    Interesting topic; delivery was poor

  • @majo5431

    @majo5431

    19 күн бұрын

    you just have poor comprehension

  • @eliza_km_hanson

    @eliza_km_hanson

    19 күн бұрын

    Interesting statement, too bad the thought process was poor

  • @ted2136
    @ted213618 күн бұрын

    So after attachment is broken can you still see the other person e.g. if kids involved re divorce? I think i need to let go of attachment with my ex but find that easier not to be around her. So for me i have to avoid her. Hard with kids

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