Join the duo, Andrey Korikov, and Adam Lane Smith The Attachment Specialist, as they cut through the noise with bold, unfiltered discussions on love, connection, and relationships. From questions about love, psychology, and relationships to discussing the latest shifts in the culture and media, they’ll cover it all. If you’re ready for a podcast that’s as insightful and real as it gets—buckle up and get ready to rethink everything you thought you knew about relationships!
What does a truly masculine role look like in a healthy marriage? Danielle explains how masculine presence, emotional safety, and respect create trust, connection, and long-term stability
Topics Covered: 👉 emotional safety as a core masculine responsibility in marriage 👉 why women need security to bring their best selves 👉 masculine listening and how it strengthens connection 👉 why men retreat from emotion and how it harms the ...
Are anxious men unknowingly sabotaging their love life? This video breaks down how anxious attachment affects dating, relationships, and self-worth and how to shift toward secure, confident patterns.
Topics Covered: 👉 Anxious Attachment & Perceived Lack of Leverage 👉 Using Humor in Attachment Work 👉 Dating Struggles: Lack of Safety Cues 👉 Anxious Dating Behaviors 👉 Biological Basis of Anxiety in Dating 👉 Importance of Val...
Wondering why your wife stopped wanting sex? Discover the real reasons sexual desire fades in marriage and how emotional connection, hormones, and communication play a role.
Topics Covered: 👉 How emotional connection impacts sexual desire 👉 The role of hormones in reigniting libido 👉 Oxytocin and the bonding process in marriage 👉 Repairing conflicts to restore intimacy 👉 Collaborative experiments to improve connection 👉 Daily...
Ever wonder what Porn really does to your brain? Dr. Trish Leigh explains how it hijacks dopamine, damages intimacy, and undermines trust and emotional safety in relationships.
Topics Covered: 👉 Porn as a dopamine-driven addiction 👉 How Porn disconnects men from real partners during intimacy 👉 Why betrayal trauma becomes a nervous system crisis 👉 Why healthy relationships require zero exposure to Porn or explicit digital conten...
What happens when high-performing moms carry hidden pain no one sees? This episode exposes the emotional cost of perfection, attachment wounds, and the struggle to feel safe in love and motherhood.
Topics Covered 👉 The unseen emotional pain behind high-performing motherhood 👉 How childhood instability shapes attachment and coping 👉 The “quiet disorganized” attachment style explained 👉 Emotional detachment as a stress survival m...
What happens when attachment makes love something you have to earn? Adam and Annie uncover how childhood trauma and disorganized attachment make people perform for love instead of feeling safe being real.
TOPICS COVERED:
👉 The hidden pain of growing up unseen and emotionally neglected 👉 How childhood trauma leads to disorganized attachment 👉 The difference between loud and quiet disorganized attachment 👉 Why many people equate ...
What happens when toxic attachment feels like love? Maggie opens up about an 11-year relationship marked by addiction and emotional chaos, uncovering how her father’s betrayal shaped her patterns and need to rescue others.
✨ Topics Covered ✨ 👉 The link between childhood trauma and adult relationship patterns 👉 The invisible caretaker role and how it develops 👉 Addiction’s hidden impact on intimacy and integrity 👉 Why women ofte...
What happens when Quiet Disorganized Attachment makes love feel unsafe but loneliness unbearable? Adam reveals how this hidden attachment style forms, why it’s so misunderstood, and how healing begins.
Topics Covered: 👉 What Quiet Disorganized Attachment looks like in relationships 👉 The childhood roots of this attachment style (unsafe and demanding parents) 👉 How trauma creates emotional shutdown and perfectionism 👉 Why psych...
What happens when an avoidant man is confronted with the emotional truths his partner has been holding back?
In this episode, Adam invites a couple to face nine brutally honest relationship challenges. The conversation dives into emotional shutdowns, loyalty issues, and the impact of childhood wounds — revealing what avoidance looks like when love and vulnerability collide.
✨Topics Covered: 👉 The avoidant partner’s emotional resp...
Why do avoidant men struggle so much with love, vulnerability, and connection?
In this video, we break down how avoidant attachment forms, why it creates barriers in relationships, and what can actually be done to move forward.
Topics Covered: 👉 What is attachment? 👉The difference between secure and insecure attachment 👉 How avoidant attachment shows up in men’s behavior and language 👉 The hidden stress avoidant men experienc...
Why does avoidant attachment make it so hard to feel close, even in loving relationships? For many men, emotional distance isn’t a lack of love—it’s a stress-driven response that blocks connection. This video unpacks the psychology and biology behind avoidant patterns and offers tools to create healthier intimacy.
Topics Covered 👉 Emotional shutdown and chronic unavailability in avoidant men 👉 The “cone of death” metaphor for lim...
Why does avoidant attachment make it so hard to feel close, even in loving relationships? For many men, emotional distance isn’t a lack of love—it’s a stress-driven response that blocks connection. This video unpacks the psychology and biology behind avoidant patterns and offers tools to create healthier intimacy.
Topics Covered 👉 Emotional shutdown and chronic unavailability in avoidant men 👉 The “cone of death” metaphor for lim...
What does it take to shift from avoidant attachment to secure, engaged connection in just eight weeks?
In this episode, Adam talks with a client who shares her powerful story of breaking free from lifelong avoidance and building safety in love.
Topics Covered: 👉 How early childhood trauma and lack of safety shaped avoidant attachment 👉 The role of unhealthy relationships in reinforcing avoidance patterns 👉 The process of buildin...
What happens when a wife feels invisible for 23 years?
In this episode, Adam uncovers the truth behind their broken marriage. From gambling addiction and emotional neglect to the deep longing for intimacy and trust, this raw coaching session reveals what it really takes to heal wounds that have been buried for decades.
Topics Covered: 👉 How gambling addiction led to separation and divorce 👉 Emotional neglect and the feeling of b...
In this episode, Dr. Caroline Leaf joins to discuss how the mind, not the brain, holds the power to reshape thoughts, relationships, and mental health. She shares groundbreaking insights on neuroplasticity, attachment styles, and her proven 63-day cycle for rewiring toxic patterns into healthier ones.
✨ Topics Covered ✨ 👉 Why the brain doesn’t think and how the mind drives change 👉 The truth about neuroplasticity and breaking fre...
What does it really feel like to live with disorganized attachment? In this episode, Adam welcomes Amy Moore, who shares her story of navigating survival mode, struggling with both avoidance and anxiety, and learning how to begin her healing journey.
Topics Covered: 👉 Amy’s experience with disorganized attachment and “survival mode” 👉 How attachment styles shift between avoidance (single) and anxiety (in relationships) 👉 The rol...
Can men really find freedom from emotional numbness and disconnection? This episode takes a deep look at the roots of emotional intimacy struggles and the path toward genuine healing and connection.
Topics Covered: 👉 The hidden pain men carry across generations 👉 Why men need purpose to step up and grow 👉 Emotional intimacy gaps in relationships 👉 Emotions as a language: mirroring, validation, empathy 👉 The CEO & COO model...
Not everyone, especially modern men, should be in a relationship and Dr. Orion Taraban returns to explore exactly why.
In this video, Dr. Orion Taraban and Adam dive deep into the emotional wounds, subconscious needs, and hidden motivations that shape modern relationships.
Topics Covered 👉 Why healing must come before entering a relationship 👉 The evolving nature of needs and desires in long-term relationships 👉 How relationsh...
This episode explores why some men struggle to say “I love you” even when they truly feel it. It is not always about a lack of love.
It is often about emotional wiring, past experiences, and how they process vulnerability. By understanding these deeper reasons, you can navigate the silence with more clarity and compassion.
Topics Covered: 👉 Emotional barriers that block verbal expressions of love 👉 How upbringing and past rela...
Quiet disorganized attachment can make modern women feel invisible—shutting down out of fear of being “too much,” even when all they want is to be seen and loved.
In this episode, Dawn Dubelbeis opens up about the impact of childhood trauma and how her attachment style shaped her adult relationships. Alongside Adam, they unpack the path of how to build connection from a place of safety, not survival.
Topics Covered 👉 How quiet di...
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