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Debunking Attachment Myths #2
🕑 Added 2025-11-03 12:00:12 +0000 UTCDr Kirk Honda reviews an article by Dr Pascal Vrticka that debunks myths about attachment theory.
00:00 Dr. Pascal Vrticka
01:04 Are dads 'secondary moms'?
02:13 Is the Triune Brain Model a good explanation of attachment?
09:13 Is synchrony better for attachment?
29:53 Is Oxytocin just the love hormone?
36:31 Is Polyvagal Theory supported by current literature?
45:31 Are there parenting hacks that work for everybody?
49:41 Is there really a left and right brain?
50:51 Does attachment involve more than just fear and stress?
52:38 Why is parent-child bonding important to say?
53:13 Do parents always need to be 'on'?
54:03 Is attachment parenting based on attachment theory?
1:10:55 Should parents let their babies cry it out?
1:15:25 Do we inherit our attachment style?
1:26:24 Are Buddhism and attachment theory related?
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November 3, 2025
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Comments
Jackson Knigge
hearing dr. honda say "alien butt plugging" wasn't on my bingo list
Heather
Much appreciate you not going further into the monkey story; it’s been 20 years since Psych 101 and it’s still burned into my brain 😩
