One-on-One IPF Sessions
Attachment security solidifies after 35-50 hours of individualized IPF meditation
DetailsAttachment security solidifies after 35-50 hours of individualized IPF meditation
DetailsIn this IPFP meditation, imagine yourself as a young child having experiences with ideal parent figures
DetailsSupplement your attachment security with daily guided IPF meditations — watch now on YouTube
DetailsThe Ideal Parent Figures (IPF) Protocol is one of the 3 pillars of attachment repair, used to heal attachment wounds
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Comprehensive education on the model that heals anxious-proccupied, dismissing, and disorganized attachment is available within the 2016 textbook by Daniel P. Brown and David S. Elliott, Attachment Disturbances in Adults: Treatment for Comprehensive Repair (752 pages)
Imagine feeling yourself as a young child and engaging with ideal parent figures (IPFs) who are securely attached.
Enhance Metacognition and Mentalizing. (Similar to Mindfulness Meditation.)
Focus on collaborative verbal and non-verbal communication to promote secure attachment.
With the attachment system hyper-activated and the exploratory system down-regulated, the anxious-preoccupied attachment style can be likened to a yearning to be held, seen, and cherished.
With the attachment and exploratory systems either hyper-activating or down-regulating, disorganized attachment reflects the longing for emotional security amidst the turmoil of unresolved trauma.
With the exploratory system hyper-activated and the attachment system down-regulated, the dismissing (avoidant) attachment style can veil emotional needs even from self-awareness.