In today’s episode, Rita Bliven, author of Canyons & Fireworks, will be sharing her personal experience healing from a debilitating avoidant attachment style due to an international parental kidnapping. Rita explains what it's truly like growing up as an avoidantly attached child and how it impacted her development, friendships, dating experiences more. She also explains how therapy was an integral part of her healing journey helping her build self-awareness and self-confidence. This additional support helped her make huge leaps and bounds in her healing journey and she is passionate about encouraging others to seek support so they too can live a more fulfilling and peaceful life.

Rita Bliven has written Canyons & Fireworks which details her lifelong journey of healing from a debilitating avoidant attachment style due to an international parental kidnapping. From this place of healing and love she has been able to enjoy an abundant life. In Canyons & Fireworks, Bliven is honest about the cause, confusion, victories, setbacks, and the full process of healing. Bliven's hope is that by sharing her story, others will identify and tear down the walls that block love so that true intimacy, identity, and purpose can flourish.

Resources:
http://canyonsandfireworks.com/

https://canyonsnfireworks.blogspot.com/?m=1

https://www.instagram.com/blivenrita?igsh=MzlmODZka29nb2Jo

https://www.facebook.com/share/XUwfGhxSR1QAbV48/?mibextid=qi2Omg

https://x.com/RitaBliven?t=Nx3RxnmAndiSDA_SnKNC2w&s=09

https://podcast.app/playlists/a255ff44-af3c-4e8f-8740-49e302d161c4?utm_source=ios&utm_medium=share

https://youtube.com/@RitaBliven?si=PcKFTuFAB7k7KOVS

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