Anxious? Avoidant? How to Build More Secure Relationships

Big Brains by University of Chicago Podcast Network

Apr 16, 202600:36:56Society & Culture

What if the way you relate to others isn’t fixed—but fundamentally changeable? In this episode, we speak with psychiatrist and neuroscientist Amir Levine, who is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia...

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