Module 1
Foundations of Attachment
Understand what attachment is, where the theory comes from, and how the need for safety and connection shows up throughout life.
5 lessons
course · Happy Mind Society
A ten-module guided course on safety, closeness, distance and repair across relationships.
Why this course
Explore attachment without reducing yourself or anyone else to a label. Across 42 lessons, learn how patterns develop and show up in family, friendships, romance, work and caregiving. Each module pairs clear teaching with fictional cast stories, private reflection and practical exercises. This course is educational and is not diagnosis, therapy or crisis care.
Inside the course
Explore the modules in order and return to the lessons whenever it helps.
Module 1
Understand what attachment is, where the theory comes from, and how the need for safety and connection shows up throughout life.
5 lessons
Module 2
Explore common strategies for closeness and distance as flexible patterns rather than fixed identities or diagnoses.
6 lessons
Module 3
Consider how care, context, adversity, and later relationships shape expectations without turning a childhood story into destiny.
6 lessons
Module 4
Look at adult family roles, boundaries, and repair with room for choice and without pressure to reconcile.
4 lessons
Module 5
Understand trust, rejection sensitivity, belonging, and repair in friendships and groups.
4 lessons
Module 6
Explore intimacy, dependence, partnership dynamics, and ways to build more secure connection.
5 lessons
Module 7
Notice conflict cycles, name needs clearly, and practise repair while respecting consent and safety.
4 lessons
Module 8
Recognise how feedback, approval, and belonging can affect work without reducing every workplace difficulty to attachment.
3 lessons
Module 9
Understand attachment in children and the value of responsive care without labelling or diagnosing a child.
2 lessons
Module 10
Bring the learning together in a practical, realistic plan for continuing growth and support.
3 lessons
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