Blake Victor Kent

Krispin talks with Dr. Blake Victor Kent who has authored several research articles about attachment. We talk about Biblical literalism, attachment, and what styles of attachment to God show up in different faith traditions.

You can follow Dr. Kent on twitter and find a list of his articles here on google scholar.

Becky Castle Miller

This episode, Krispin talks with Becky Castle Miller about evangelical teachings on emotions, how to disciple our emotions - and more.

You can follow Becky Castle Miller on twitter, instagram and buy her books here. Here’s Bill Bright’s Four Spiritual Laws that Becky refers to in her interview.

Peter Scazzero’s book Emotionally Healthy Spirituality.

Krispin is starting a new season at his other podcast, Prophetic Imagination Station, exploring themes of shame and attachment in evangelicalism, through the lens of Christian hardcore music. Check out the first episode here - which has part of this Becky Castle Miller interview

Sovann Pen

Krispin speaks with Sovann Pen, LPC, another Emotionally-Focused Therapist in Portland, about how the church can be a safer place of growth.

Disorganized Attachment

Amy & Krispin discuss how a disorganized attachment looks when it comes to relating to God.

To start to identify your own attachment style, check out this assessment from Dr. Diane Poole Heller.

Dismissive with God

Amy & Krispin discuss how a dismissive attachment looks when it comes to relating to God.

To start to identify your own attachment style, check out this assessment from Dr. Diane Poole Heller.

JS Park

J.S. Park is an author and hospital chaplain. He’s written multiple books, most recently, the wonderful book The Voices We Carry, inspired by his own experiences, as well as Internal Family System therapy.

Follow him on instagram and you will not be disappointed! You can also check out his website, where he has a prolific blogging history.

We talk about anxious spirituality and conditional community, especially our relationship needs, and navigating both inclusiveness and boundaries.

Disney's Frozen

We discuss Disney's Frozen movies and the attachment styles of the characters.

Worship Music

Amy and Krispin talk about a few of our favorite and least favorite songs when it comes to spiritual health and attachment.

K.J. Ramsey, MA, LPC

How do we heal from insecure attachment? It's possible! And when we do, we find ourselves in the category of "earned secure attachment."

Her wonderful book This Too Shall Last came out this year.

Follow KJ on Instagram and Twitter and sign up for her email newsletter here.

Lu-El Fantroy

Krispin interviews Lu-el Fantroy from outofthefour.com to talk about trust and security in faith communities.

Check out Lu El’s community at outofthefour.com

Also find him on instagram at 

Outofthefour

Helphumans.pdx

Also, check out the youtube channel here. 

Victor Counted, PhD

Dr. Victor Counted has done work in attachment, spirituality, the experience of immigrants, and attachment to geographical places. We talk about attachment to God in refugee communities, the two phases of attachment to God, and attachment to the Holy Spirit.

Ashley Davis Gavilá, DMin

Krispin spoke with Ashley Davis Gavilá, DMin about how the church can help heal insecure attachments. We discuss how systems, abuse and absence of understanding power differentials break trust in religious systems, undermining attachment -- as well as how churches can take steps toward being safe communities for healing. 

You can read her dissertation for free: Breaking Evangelical: an Attachment-Focused Framework for Healing Spiritual Trauma

In the interview, Krispin mentions Curt Thompson and Ashley mentions Keith Edwards.

God, Glory & Narcissism

TW: sexual abuse.

Krispin and Amy discuss the messages that we get about whether God cares more about his glory than about us. We discuss a John Piper sermon illustration about a father who needs his son to trust him in order to look good.

Much of this episode intertwines with Krispin's recent interview with Connie Baker, LPC on the Prophetic Imagination Station podcast.

Jeffrey Olrick, PhD

Jeffrey Olrick, Ph.D. is a psychologist who completed a two-year Fellowship at the Mary Ainsworth Child-Parent Attachment Clinic and has been working with children and families for over twenty years. Jeffrey explains what secure attachment looks like between children and their parents and then discusses what this looks like with God and how we see it in scripture.

He and his wife Amy Olrick will release their book The Six Needs of Every Child in June, which you can pre-order now. I've read it and it is a treasure for parents who want to understand how to connect with their kids. The Olricks also run the site https://www.growingconnected.com full of lots of resources.

We've been talking about Ainsworth's strange situation for a few episodes now. Here's a great little video about it.

Dismissive Attachment

Amy & Krispin discuss how a dismissive attachment style develops and how it impacts relationships.

To start to identify your own attachment style, check out this assessment from Dr. Diane Poole Heller.

Preoccupied with God

Amy & Krispin discuss preoccupied attachment to God.

To start to identify your own attachment style, check out this assessment from Dr. Diane Poole Heller.

Preoccupied Attachment

Amy & Krispin discuss preoccupied attachment — how it develops in childhood and how it impacts our relationships.

To start to identify your own attachment style, check out this assessment from Dr. Diane Poole Heller.

Attachment Styles

Amy & Krispin give an overview of attachment science, as well as the different attachment styles.

To start to identify your own attachment style, check out this assessment from Dr. Diane Poole Heller.