Sex With Dr. Jess

Psychologist Dr. Gina Di Giulio joins us to discuss Covid anxiety, CBT, and the ways in which attachment styles affect our relationships. She walks us through the three dimensions of attachment theory as well as the four main styles of attachment. Jess and Brandon open up about their own irritability and frustrations and they discuss cognitive strategies to increase feelings of security. And on a totally separate note, Jess also weighs in on a listener question regarding how to ride like a pro! Check out Dr. Gina's notes below... Attachment theory: How we attach to other adults strongly corresponds to how we attach to others, especially our primary caregivers, as a child. Adults with different attachment styles will differ in terms of how they deal with emotional intimacy How they communicate in relationships, in terms of their needs and wants, how readily they are willing to consider others' as well How much they trust others, how vulnerable they're willing to be in relationships How they respond