The Anxious Heart: A Recovery Guide for Anxious Attachment - Stop Chasing, Settle Your Nervous System, and Build Secure Love
Language: English
Published by Dr. Vivian Crane, 2026
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- Title
- The Anxious Heart: A Recovery Guide for Anxious Attachment - Stop Chasing, Settle Your Nervous System, and Build Secure Love
- Author
- Dr Vivian Crane
- Publisher
- Dr. Vivian Crane
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798256153144
- Series
- Book 4 of 11: The Women's Wellness Collection
Every "Yes" You Can't Say No to Is a "No" to Yourself.
Do you apologize even when you've done nothing wrong?
Do you worry about disappointing people more than disappointing yourself?
Do you find it almost impossible to say no, ask for what you need, or set boundaries without feeling guilty?
If so, this book begins with a different perspective.
People-pleasing isn't your personality.
It's a survival strategy.
One your brain and nervous system learned because, at some point, keeping other people happy felt safer than risking rejection, conflict, or abandonment.
People Pleasing is a practical, science-based guide for adults who want to understand the psychological mechanisms behind chronic people-pleasing before trying to change it.
Rather than offering simplistic advice about "just being more assertive," this book explores the deeper emotional patterns that keep you saying yes when every part of you wants to say no.
Drawing on attachment theory, neuroscience, trauma research, emotional regulation, and modern psychology, you'll discover why people-pleasing develops, why it becomes automatic, and how to build relationships that don't require abandoning yourself.
Inside you'll discover:
• What anxious attachment actually is-and how it influences your relationships
• The neuroscience of attachment, emotional safety, and fear of rejection
• How anxious attachment becomes wired into the brain through early experiences
• The anxious attachment playbook: reassurance seeking, overthinking, overgiving, and fear of abandonment
• The anxious-avoidant trap-and why the same painful relationship pattern repeats itself
• Why guilt, shame, and conflict feel so overwhelming
• The connection between people-pleasing, perfectionism, and self-worth
• How your nervous system reacts when you try to set boundaries
• Practical strategies for saying no without guilt or excessive explanations
• How to recognize emotionally unavailable or manipulative relationship dynamics
• Building secure attachment, healthier communication, and authentic self-respect
• Daily practices that strengthen confidence, emotional regulation, and lasting resilience
This isn't a book about becoming selfish.
It isn't about caring less.
And it certainly isn't about pushing people away.
It's about learning that healthy relationships don't require constant self-sacrifice.
They require honesty.
Mutual respect.
And the courage to believe that your needs matter too.
Because the healthiest relationships aren't built on endless accommodation.
They're built on authenticity.
You don't have to earn love by abandoning yourself.
You don't have to perform worthiness.
And you don't have to keep saying yes when your heart is asking for no.
Boundaries aren't walls.
They're how you stay close to yourself while staying close to others.
- Maya Thornton
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