Inside Out Podcast with Therapist & Mom Eden Hyder Eden Hyder, LPC

Have you ever wondered why we love people who hurt us or treat us badly? Eden answers this question from an attachment perspective. ⁠We also so desperately want to do right by our kids, not mess them up, or damage the parent-child relationship. Knowing what to do and how to do it during high stress moments can be challenging, particularly if you are an insecurely attached parent yourself. Get tips on how to weather the tantrums of your young kiddos, and implementing consequences in helpful and meaningful ways.⁠

Michael and Eden add on to the last episode about relationships as they enter a conversation on parenting. They discuss their differences, struggles and strengths as anxious and avoidant attached. Through relatable stories, Eden and Michael share about times of feeling disconnected from their kiddos (rupture), the struggle and importance of reconnecting (repair) and, in between, building a foundation of positive interactions.
 

Eden dives into a more personal conversation with her husband, business partner and fellow therapist, Michael Hyder. Eden identifies as an Anxiously-Attached wife partnering with Michael, an avoidant-attached husband. Michael is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a licensed Supervisor and EMDR Certified Trauma Specialist who utilizes EMDR, Internal Family Systems and Polyvagal Theory in his work as a therapist and in life. Eden and Michael discuss their partnership, their relational patterns and how they have survived conflict and worked toward deeper intimacy in the relationship. Both Eden and Michael offer a honest picture of relationship and invite us all into the hard work of attaching deeply with others.
 
Michael’s Therapy Practice
https://www.insideoutcollaborative.com/about-michael-hyder-inside-out-collaborative-dallas
 
More about Polyvagal Theory
https://www.rhythmofregulation.com/resources/Beginner's%20Guide.pdf
 
Michael’s Blog on EMDR & IFS (Internal Family Systems)
https://www.insideoutcollaborative.com/blog/anxious-part-exercise
 
Michael’s Blog on Healing Trauma through EMDR
https://www.insideoutcollaborative.com/blog/resolving-trauma-a-different-approach-to-healing-with-emdr
 
More about IFS (Internal Family Systems)
https://ifs-institute.com/resources/articles/internal-family-systems-model-outline
 
More about Parts Work in IFS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuJLv98ks-I
 

After last week’s episode focused on the parents, this week Eden looks at insecurely attached kids. She addresses how each style presents in a toddler, elementary-aged child, and teen. She also suggests ways that we, as parents, can support our kids with a more secure attachment. 
 
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Eden jumps into the topic of parenting with a couple key notes: 1) that insecurely attached parents are at higher risk for parenting struggles which makes doing this attachment work yourself all the more impactful, and 2) that as parents, we don’t have to be perfect — that our imperfect parenting can actually benefit our children. She then gives examples of what a parent with each attachment style (Secure, Anxious, Avoidant, and Disorganized) looks like and tips on how to move toward security. 
 
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As adults, we have the bad habit of shutting down a child’s process, and our inner child is no exception. Eden takes us through the 3 dimensions of attuning to your inner and outer child. Attunement is how we create safety in relationship so we can create positive, secure connection. Awareness, empathy, and responsiveness allow us as parents (to our children and ourselves) to offer care in a way that nurtures a secure connection in relationships.
For more on this episode and more on attachment between episodes, follow Eden on Instagram at @edenhyder or visit https://www.insideoutcollaborative.com/attached-enough