Parenting the Torn Heart: Raising a Child with Disorganized Attachment
- Author
- Natalie Larson
- Published
- Mon 02 Jun 2025
- Episode Link
- None
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Disorganized attachment can leave parents feeling confused, rejected, and exhausted. In this episode, Natalie explores how disorganized attachment develops, what it looks like in everyday parenting, and why connection can feel both comforting and terrifying to these children. You’ll gain practical strategies to build safety, co-regulate during chaos, and create meaningful moments of repair. Includes a free creative activity, My Connection Map, to use at home or in therapy.
Things featured in this episode:
- 🔗 Download the free printable! My Connection Map
- 📖Link to The Kissing Hand on Amazon
- 🎧 Connection matters, every single day. So stay connected.
Understanding Attachment and Quiz:
https://www.thetheraplacemn.org/understandingattachmentzquiz
