Welcome to Attachment Matters.
A series of conversations between two moms who love to nerd out on the subject of attachment. We’ll dive into what it is, what it isn’t, what it relates to, what it can mean for parenting, and how it can help us explain the current state of things.
As mothers, both of us found ourselves entangled in the world of gender ideology, following very different routes to get here. What we share in common is how the attachment framework has helped us to untangle the threads, and better understand and fulfill our responsibilities as mothers in both the beauty and the challenge of these times.
In this last episode of Season One, Rose and I discuss how life’s painful and unfair surprises play an important role in our maturation process. Whether they’ll lead us to develop more adaption, grace, and capacity for connection may depend on how much access we have to our feelings and tears--and sometimes it's these very same tragic circumstances that help us discover the soft places in us. We also explore how wrong can be right, and that ultimately, we'll be challenged to stretch ourselves to make enough room for those we love.
Thank you for tuning into Season One of this podcast about attachment and relationships. We’ll be taking a break from recording episodes as we explore ways to bring you more attachment content and resources. Happy Holidays to everyone and we’ll return in 2025 with Season Two and all new episodes of Attachment Matters.
Questions for Reflection: Please share any comments or feedback on the podcast Series One. We welcome any thoughts or reflections you may share!
Resources for further reflection:
Ode to Melancholy: This 1 hour 20 minute presentation by Neufeld Institute Faculty, Genevieve Schreier, speaks to the importance of grief and sadness in the human experience.
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Rose was introduced to Dr. Gordon Neufeld’s attachment-based developmental model when her two sons were very young, and it has significantly shaped her life. She brings a depth of knowledge from the work of Dr. Gordon Neufeld, having taken a number of courses at the Neufeld Institute. This series offers her the opportunity to share insights from this model with parents who are trying to make sense of their trans-identified children.
You can discover more detail about Rose’s story by reading her (viral) PITT submission: True Believer or listen to her interviews on Gender: A Wider Lens and on Triggernometry.
Mom of two coming-of-age humans and a former classroom educator, Stoicmom has an intense interest in attachment and development. She’s done some serious dabbling into the Neufeld bank of knowledge but also has a knack for scanning the environment for frameworks to discover where they overlap and where they diverge. In her work as a Jungian depth coach supporting parents of trans-identified kids, she’s committed to making sense of how we find ourselves grappling with things like gender identity and the other ways that our kids are struggling to find their place in this world.
For more of Stoicmom’s reflections along with her philosophy and strategies to navigate Life’s most difficult circumstances, subscribe to stoicmom.substack.com:
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