The Thais Gibson Podcast

• These Five Habits Are Ruining Your Life (And How to Fix Them)

  14-Day All-Access Trial: Transform Your Life with Expert-Led Mental Health & Personal Growth Programs https://attachment.personaldevelopmentschool.com/mha-month?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=mha-month&utm_medium=organic&el=podcast   Feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or drained? These hidden habits might be the reason. In this transformational episode of The Thais Gibson Podcast, Thais breaks down five common habits that quietly sabotage your emotional well-being—and shows you exactly how to replace them with empowering strategies that fuel your growth. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✔️ How resisting reality (instead of accepting and problem-solving) wastes emotional energy ✔️ Why disconnecting from yourself leads to burnout, self-abandonment, and anxiety ✔️ How unprocessed emotions and painful internal stories accumulate emotional “residue” ✔️ Why indirect communication creates resentment—and how to communicate clearly and vulnerably ✔️ How perfectionism paralyzes progress and erodes self-worth ✔️ Simple mindset shifts and reprogramming techniques to rebuild emotional resilience and inner peace   Each habit is explained with real-life examples and actionable tools you can start applying today to take back your energy, build self-trust, and create a healthier, happier life. Meet Your Host: Thais Gibson is the founder of The Personal Development School, a best-selling author, and an internationally respected expert on attachment theory, emotional healing, and subconscious reprogramming. With a Ph.D. and more than 13 certifications, Thais has helped over 70,000 people globally transform their lives from the inside out. Helpful Resources: 🧠 Take the Free Attachment Style Quiz https://attachment.personaldevelopmentschool.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=attachment-quiz&utm_medium=organic&el=podcast 📚 Read the Learning Love Book https://attachment.personaldevelopmentschool.com/learning-love?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=learning-love&utm_medium=organic&el=podcast 🎧 Browse More Podcast Episodes https://attachment.personaldevelopmentschool.com/podcast?page=1 📝 Dive into the PDS Blog https://blog.personaldevelopmentschool.com/ Follow Us on Social Media: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepersonaldevelopmentschool/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePersonalDevelopmentSchool 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thaisgibson 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepersonaldevelopmentschool/ ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePersonalDevelopmentSchool #emotionalhealing #selfdevelopment #selfawareness #emotionalresilience #personaldevelopment #habitchange #overcomingperfectionism #attachmenttheorypodcast #emotionalintelligence #selfgrowthjourney Loved this episode? Please subscribe, rate, and share it with someone ready to reclaim their emotional energy and build a more empowered life. Growth starts here!

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• Introducing Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan

  Check out Heather Monahan's Creating Confidence Podcast. Each week, Heather shares techniques and strategies to create your confidence, pursue your dreams and leapfrog the villains you’ll meet along the way. Take your life to the next level and tune into Creating Confidence!

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• Healthy Habits for Fearful Avoidant Attachment (Relationships & Life)

  14-Day All-Access Trial: Transform Your Life with Expert-Led Mental Health & Personal Growth Programs https://attachment.personaldevelopmentschool.com/mha-month?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=mha-month&utm_medium=organic&el=podcast   Fearful avoidant attachment doesn’t have to define your relationships or your life. You can rewire old patterns—and it starts with healthier habits. In this transformative episode of The Thais Gibson Podcast, Thais dives deep into essential daily habits that help fearful avoidants heal emotional wounds, reclaim healthy boundaries, and rebuild a secure relationship with themselves and others.   What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✔️ Why repetition plus emotion reprograms your subconscious attachment patterns ✔️ How to practice true assertiveness without anger, blame, or emotional volatility ✔️ The importance of spending intentional time alone while in relationships ✔️ How journaling helps connect you to real-time emotional needs and self-validation ✔️ How to replace chronic self-criticism with compassionate self-correction ✔️ The power of substituting "thank you" for constant apologizing to rewire guilt and shame ✔️ How consistent small shifts lead to emotional resilience, connection, and empowerment Whether you're a fearful avoidant yourself or love someone who is, this episode offers practical, powerful, and deeply compassionate steps for long-term emotional transformation. Meet Your Host: Thais Gibson is the founder of The Personal Development School, a best-selling author, and an internationally respected expert on attachment theory and subconscious reprogramming. With a Ph.D. and over 13 certifications, Thais has helped over 70,000 people heal attachment wounds and reclaim secure relationships. Helpful Resources: 🧠 Take the Free Attachment Style Quiz https://attachment.personaldevelopmentschool.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=attachment-quiz&utm_medium=organic&el=podcast 📚 Read the Learning Love Book https://attachment.personaldevelopmentschool.com/learning-love?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=learning-love&utm_medium=organic&el=podcast 🎧 Discover More Podcast Episodes https://attachment.personaldevelopmentschool.com/podcast?page=1 📝 Visit the PDS Blog https://blog.personaldevelopmentschool.com/ Follow Us on Social Media: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepersonaldevelopmentschool/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePersonalDevelopmentSchool 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thaisgibson 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepersonaldevelopmentschool/ ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePersonalDevelopmentSchool #fearfulavoidant #attachmentstyles #emotionalhealing #healthyrelationships #selfsoothing #selfvalidation #subconsciousreprogramming #assertiveness #healingjourney #attachmenttheorypodcast Found this episode helpful? Please subscribe, rate, and share the podcast with someone ready to build better emotional habits and relationships. Healing is possible—and it starts today.

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• How to Integrate Healthier Habits Into Your Life | Anxious Preoccupied Attachment Style

  14-Day All-Access Trial: Transform Your Life with Expert-Led Mental Health & Personal Growth Programs https://attachment.personaldevelopmentschool.com/mha-month?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=mha-month&utm_medium=organic&el=podcast   Struggling to break unhealthy patterns and create lasting change? Healing anxious attachment starts with the habits you build today. In this empowering episode of The Thais Gibson Podcast, Thais shares practical strategies to rebuild your relationship with yourself, meet your own needs, and create healthier emotional habits. Designed especially for those with anxious preoccupied attachment styles, this episode offers a powerful blueprint for transformation and long-term emotional well-being.   What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✔️ Why anxious attachments form from inconsistent emotional caregiving ✔️ How unmet needs create emotional “addiction” to relationships—and how to break free ✔️ The importance of creating daily rituals for self-connection ✔️ How building a strong internal relationship reduces anxiety and external dependency ✔️ Practical habits to stop self-abandonment and build authentic self-worth ✔️ How to balance developing all areas of life—career, financial, emotional, mental, and spiritual ✔️ Why purpose, meaning, and emotional self-soothing are critical to long-term healing By shifting your habits at the subconscious and behavioral levels, you can move from emotional survival to emotional empowerment—and create the safe, nurturing life you deserve. Meet Your Host: Thais Gibson is the founder of The Personal Development School, best-selling author, and a globally recognized expert in attachment theory and subconscious healing. With a Ph.D. and over 13 certifications, she’s helped over 70,000 students create profound emotional transformations. Helpful Resources: 🧠 Take the Free Attachment Style Quiz https://attachment.personaldevelopmentschool.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=attachment-quiz&utm_medium=organic&el=podcast 📚 Explore the Learning Love Book https://attachment.personaldevelopmentschool.com/learning-love?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=learning-love&utm_medium=organic&el=podcast 🎧 Listen to More Podcast Episodes https://attachment.personaldevelopmentschool.com/podcast?page=1 📝 Browse the PDS Blog https://blog.personaldevelopmentschool.com/ Follow Us on Social Media: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepersonaldevelopmentschool/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePersonalDevelopmentSchool 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thaisgibson 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepersonaldevelopmentschool/ ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePersonalDevelopmentSchool #anxiousattachment #healthierhabits #selfconnection #selfsoothing #attachmentstyles #relationshipanxiety #emotionalhealing #selftrust #healingjourney #attachmenttheorypodcast Loved this episode? Please subscribe, rate, and share the show with someone working toward healthier relationships and deeper self-connection. Healing is possible and it starts here.

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• Narcissist vs. Dismissive Avoidant: 9 Crucial Differences You Must Know

  Get Free Access to All of My Attachment & Relationship Courses This Mental Health Awareness Month. Start Your 14-day Trial Now and Complete a Course Before the Offer Ends! https://attachment.personaldevelopmentschool.com/mha-month?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=mha-month&utm_medium=organic&el=podcast   Is your partner emotionally unavailable—or emotionally manipulative? In this in-depth episode of The Thais Gibson Podcast, Thais is joined by co-host Mike DiZio to unpack the 9 diagnostic criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) and explain how these traits differ from what you see in someone with dismissive avoidant attachment. This episode goes far beyond the surface, giving you practical tools to differentiate between personality disorders and attachment wounds, understand confusing behaviors, and protect yourself from staying in toxic relationships under the wrong assumptions.   What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✔️ The 9 clinical traits of narcissism (based on DSM criteria) ✔️ Why dismissive avoidants may appear cold—but aren't manipulative ✔️ The root causes of narcissism vs. avoidant attachment ✔️ How each style relates to vulnerability, attention, and accountability ✔️ How dismissive avoidants can empathize and change—and why narcissists often don’t ✔️ Why NPD healing is rare—and how shame avoidance blocks growth ✔️ Practical examples and red flags to look for in your relationships Whether you're confused about a past partner, navigating a current dynamic, or exploring your own behavior, this episode delivers eye-opening clarity and practical insight. ⏱️ Episode Timestamps 00:00 – Attachment Style Quiz 00:42 – Intro: Why This Distinction Matters 05:15 – 1: Grandiose Sense of Self 07:57 – 2: Requires Excessive Admiration 21:33 – 3: Fantasies of Unlimited Power, Beauty, Success 29:18 – PDS Membership Program 30:12 – 4: Entitlement 39:32 – 5: Believes They're Special & Unique 43:23 – 6: Interpersonally Exploitative 48:50 – 7: Arrogant or Haughty Attitude 52:18 – 8: Jealousy of Others 53:25 – 9: Lack of Empathy 59:05 – Conclusion Meet Your Host: Thais Gibson is the founder of The Personal Development School, best-selling author, and a global leader in attachment theory and subconscious reprogramming. With a Ph.D. and more than 13 certifications, Thais has helped over 70,000 people heal attachment wounds and build secure, thriving relationships. Helpful Resources: 🧠 Take the Free Attachment Style Quiz https://attachment.personaldevelopmentschool.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=attachment-quiz&utm_medium=organic&el=podcast 📚 Read the Learning Love Book https://attachment.personaldevelopmentschool.com/learning-love?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=learning-love&utm_medium=organic&el=podcast 🎧 Discover More Podcast Episodes https://attachment.personaldevelopmentschool.com/podcast?page=1 📝 Read the PDS Blog https://blog.personaldevelopmentschool.com/ Follow Us on Social Media: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepersonaldevelopmentschool/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePersonalDevelopmentSchool 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thaisgibson 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepersonaldevelopmentschool/ ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePersonalDevelopmentSchool #narcissistvsavoidant #attachmentstyles #emotionalhealing #narcissisticpersonalitydisorder #attachmenttheorypodcast #howtofindlove #emotionalresilience #mentalhealthawareness #selfprotection #dismissiveavoidant Found this helpful? Please subscribe, rate, and share with someone who’s navigating confusing relationship dynamics. The clarity you gain could save you years of heartbreak.

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