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042. Attachment Styles Explained… Again: How Childhood Shapes Love, Trauma & Relationships with Frankie’s Therapy | The Johnny Lawrence Podcast
042. Attachment Styles Explained… Again: How Childhood Shapes Love, Trauma & Relationships with Frankie’s Therapy | The Johnny Lawrence Podcast
042. Attachment Styles Explained… Again: How Childhood Shapes Love, Trauma & Relationships with Frankie’s Therapy | The Johnny Lawrence Podcast
Wednesday 10th December 2025
Explore attachment styles with Johnny Lawrence and Francesca Rawlinson. Understand how childhood shapes love, trauma, and relationships.
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Episode Overview
- Early experiences shape your attachment style and influence current relationships.
- Awareness of emotional patterns helps make healthier choices.
- Understanding others’ perspectives improves communication.
- Recognising emotional triggers can lead to better connections.
- Healing requires acknowledging and working on personal emotional patterns.
"Your body is drawn, but the logical side of your head is going, why are you still in these relationships?"
What makes a recovery story truly inspiring? Johnny Lawrence, the charismatic host of The Self Development Podcast, sits down with Francesca Rawlinson from Frankie's Therapy to unravel the complex web of attachment styles and how they shape our relationships. Frankie, an integrative therapist and mental health advocate, shares her journey of self-discovery through her own experiences with toxic relationships and attachment wounds.
Together, they explore how childhood experiences influence adult relationships and why we often find ourselves drawn to familiar yet unhealthy patterns. Frankie explains the different attachment styles—secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganised—and how they manifest in our adult lives. She shares personal anecdotes that highlight the struggle between our logical minds and emotional instincts, especially when it comes to choosing partners. Johnny and Frankie discuss the importance of understanding these patterns to make healthier relationship choices.
The conversation takes a humorous turn as Johnny and Frankie share their own 'messy' human experiences, making the topic relatable and less daunting. They emphasise the power of awareness in healing and how recognising our emotional triggers can lead to better communication and connection with others. If you're curious about why you keep falling for the same type of partner or how to break free from toxic cycles, this episode offers valuable insights.
It's a reminder that while humans are inherently messy, understanding our emotional patterns can pave the way for healthier, more fulfilling relationships. So, are you ready to take a closer look at your attachment style?