Dr. Rachel Swanick is hosting Attachment in Practice: A symposium for therapy, education, and social care on 5 September 2026 in the UK. People
My Polyvagal fight-flight-freeze experience in the alpine
On a beautiful windless June day in the mountains, all alone and gazing at a spray of alpine wildflowers, I suddenly sucked in two deep chest breaths,
DMM Coffee House #97: Using attachment theory to understand delusional jealousy in DV and coercive control cases
How significant is delusional jealousy in terms of attachment patterns and self-protective attachment strategies? Does attachment, and the Dynamic
DMM Coffee House #30: Book review: Kozlowska’s application of the DMM to somatic problems
We will discuss and explore Kasia Kozlowska's new book which applies approaches from Interpersonal Neurobiology and the Dynamic Maturational Model of
Book Review: Functional Somatic Systems and the DMM
Functional Somatic Symptoms in Children and Adolescents: A Stress-System Approach to Assessment and Treatment, Kasia Kozlowska, Stephen Scher, Helene
Meaning of the Child: International online attachment training 2020
Online training via Zoom for the attachment-based Meaning of the Child (MotC) interview is offered in 2020 by the Cambridge Centre for Attachment
DMM for beginners – DMM Coffee House sessions
These sessions are for anyone interested in learning more about the Dynamic Maturational Model of Attachment and Adaptation (DMM). The DMM includes
Study: Prevalence of attachment patterns and Big Five positive-negative patterns in couples
Do most couples have an A-C attachment pattern, and most of the rest have similar patterns, A-A or C-C? If yes, does this help professionals
Managing pandemic trauma
This post includes summaries of what several trauma experts are recommending about managing pandemic trauma, and then looks at what the DMM might