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Infographic by couples therapist for tech executives Figs O'Sullivan LMFT: The Executive Operating System for debugging high-performance marriages — work vs home operating systems, the waltz of pain attachment cycle, and the connection-first co-regulation protocol

Infographic by couples therapist for tech executives Figs O'Sullivan LMFT: The Executive Operating System for debugging high-performance marriages — work vs home operating systems, the waltz of pain attachment cycle, and the connection-first co-regulation protocol

Fearful Avoidant Attachment in Relationships

Figs O'Sullivan April 11, 2026

You know, this one is close to my heart because fearful avoidant attachment is probably

Deepening relationship attachment therapy for couples at Figs O'Sullivan.

Why Am I Afraid of Intimacy?

Figs O'Sullivan April 11, 2026

You are lying next to someone who loves you and there is a wall in

Understanding attachment patterns through premium individual therapy

How Attachment Trauma Affects Your Relationship

Figs O'Sullivan April 11, 2026

I want to sit with you in this for a moment, because what you’re describing

Truth about codependent relationships video thumbnail from executive couples therapists helping high net worth couples

How to Love Someone with Avoidant Attachment

Figs O'Sullivan April 11, 2026

You are sitting on the couch, aching for a scrap of connection, and your partner

Attachment theory in relationships video thumbnail analyzing HBO Succession through lens of executive couples therapy

Attachment theory in relationships video thumbnail analyzing HBO Succession through lens of executive couples therapy

Anxious Attachment and Jealousy Problems

Figs O'Sullivan April 11, 2026

You are sitting on the kitchen floor at midnight, staring at your phone. Your partner

Attachment from cradle to grave video thumbnail about attachment theory in relationships from executive couples therapist specializing in high net worth marriage counseling

Attachment from cradle to grave video thumbnail about attachment theory in relationships from executive couples therapist specializing in high net worth marriage counseling

Protest Behaviors in Anxious Attachment

Figs O'Sullivan April 11, 2026

Look, I get it. Your partner starts acting like a detective when you work late,

Safe with you video thumbnail about emotional safety in relationships from executive couples therapists helping high achievers build secure attachment

Safe with you video thumbnail about emotional safety in relationships from executive couples therapists helping high achievers build secure attachment

My Partner Has Trust Issues from Childhood

Figs O'Sullivan April 11, 2026

Look, I want to say something important right off the top here, because I think

Two members of a couple are smiling at each other, holding each other's faces from underneath a blanket. It's playful, as if they're telling their own story like they would when they were kids.

Two members of a couple are smiling at each other, holding each other's faces from underneath a blanket. It's playful, as if they're telling their own story like they would when they were kids.

Avoidant Attachment Deactivating Strategies

Figs O'Sullivan April 11, 2026

Watch: Figs O’Sullivan, LMFT explains this. Start free with Figlet. You are trying to reach

A woman lays on her back, smiling up at a man over her, who is smiling back. They're looking into each other's eyes—their relationship makes sense.

A woman lays on her back, smiling up at a man over her, who is smiling back. They're looking into each other's eyes—their relationship makes sense.

Why Do I Push People Away When They Get Close?

Figs O'Sullivan April 10, 2026

Oh, I love this question. I really do. Because the fact that you’re even asking

A couple, a man and a woman, is lying in bed happily. The man is smiling as the woman holds him from behind (he's the little spoon).

A couple, a man and a woman, is lying in bed happily. The man is smiling as the woman holds him from behind (he's the little spoon).

Anxious Attachment and Fear of Abandonment

Figs O'Sullivan April 10, 2026

That fear of abandonment, that raw, chest-tightening terror that the person you love is going

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