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Carl Jung: Unconscious Parent Figures—The Anima and Animus

By Carl Jung — 2020

The anima and animus are two essential archetypes of Carl Jung's theories. They reside in the unconscious just like the shadow and just as with the shadow they both need to be integrated into one's personality to achieve one's full potential and become whole.

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Why We Go Cold on Our Partners

Going cold on our partners is often a sign not that we have stopped caring, but that we are - somewhere deep down - furious or hurt

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2016
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05:08

Who Initiates Sex and Why It Matters So Much

The issue of who shows an interest in having a physical relationship in a couple might be mistaken for rather trivial; after all, what counts is that it happens, not that one or the other party initiates.

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2018
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The Love Avoidance Cycle: The Pattern of Avoiding Intimacy and Emotional Unavailability.

Dr. Kate discusses how someone in a love addiction cycle generally pairs up with someone in a love avoidance cycle, because their needs are similar but opposite in terms of how they're expressed. Someone in a love avoidance cycle typically enters a relationship under a feeling of obligation or duty.

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2020
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The Avoidant Partner: How to Respond When Your Partner Is Evasive

Healthy relationships are built upon skills emphasizing connection and affirmation. Sometimes, though, a partner may be reluctant to connect, becoming avoidant. This can be especially common when conflicts arise.

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2017
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Avoidant and Anxious Relationship Struggles: How to Spot the Trap

Now, the point I really want to make today, is that you don’t need to have experienced significant trauma, or attachment disruptions in your past, to slip into experiencing anxiety or avoidance as a go to coping skill for stress in a romantic situation.

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2020
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