The Thais Gibson Podcast

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When Grief Feels Overwhelming, You Don’t Have to Go Through It Alone.

Grief can feel heavy, confusing, and isolating especially when you lose a beloved pet or someone who mattered deeply to you. In this deeply personal and compassionate masterclass, Thais Gibson shares her real time experience of grief after losing her dog Simba, while walking you through a grounded, somatic framework to help you process loss in a healthy, supportive way.

Episode Summary
This episode isn’t about “getting over” grief; it’s about learning how to be with it, understanding what’s really happening in your mind and body, and gently moving through the healing process with self-attunement, compassion, and clarity.

In this video, Thais explores what grief truly is not just the loss of physical presence, but the loss of the needs, identities, and parts of ourselves that were expressed in relationship to those we loved. Drawing from neuroscience, attachment theory, and somatic processing, she introduces five powerful pillars to help you move through grief without suppressing emotions or getting stuck in painful stories.

Whether you’re grieving a pet, a loved one, or another meaningful loss, this episode offers tools you can return to again and again especially during moments when grief resurfaces unexpectedly.

Key Takeaways
• Why grief is love with nowhere to go and how to give it a new place
• How to practice self-attunement when emotions feel intense or overwhelming
• The role attachment wounds and subconscious stories play in prolonging grief
• How to identify the needs your relationship met and meet them in new ways
• Why grief isn’t just about who you lost, but who you got to be with them
• How to stay connected to memories in a healthy, grounding way without getting stuck in the past

Timestamps
00:00 – Processing Grief
00:57 – Losing a Pet
04:27 – The Backstory: Simba
10:37 – Grief Is the Void Left by Non-Physical Loss
12:39 – Grief as the Mind & Body’s Response to Loss
14:22 – 1. Practice Self-Attunement
21:29 – 2. Examine the Stories You Tell Yourself
28:04 – Could There Be Another Truth?
30:22 – Somatic Course Promo
30:42 – We Attach to the Needs They Met
36:46 – 3. Identify Needs & Meet Them in New Ways
37:53 – 4. Express the Most Sacred Parts of Yourself
44:23 – 5A. Healthy Connection Without Living in the Past
47:23 – 5B. Healthy, Sustained Connection
50:02 – Summary

Meet the Host
Thais Gibson is the founder of The Personal Development School and a world leader in attachment theory. With a Ph.D. and over a dozen certifications, she’s helped more than 70,000 people reprogram their subconscious and build thriving relationships.

Helpful Resources:
🧠 Take the Free Attachment Style Quiz
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📝 Read the PDS Blog
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If you have a Dismissive Avoidant Attachment Style, healing doesn’t mean forcing yourself to become someone you’re not — it means learning a new, healthier relationship with vulnerability, emotions, and connection.

In this episode, Thais Gibson shares 5 hard but deeply transformative truths that can support dismissive avoidant healing, reduce emotional shutdown, and help you build relationships that feel safe, balanced, and sustainable.

These truths may feel uncomfortable at first, but once integrated, they can fundamentally change how you experience intimacy, self-worth, and connection.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
Why emotions are not something to avoid, but powerful feedback tools
How vulnerability creates safety, not weakness
Why receiving support is a key part of healthy interdependence
How compromise strengthens connection without self-abandonment
Why being imperfect does not mean you are defective

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 – These Truths Can Transform Your Life
00:35 – 1. Your Feelings Are Your Friends
02:03 – 2. Vulnerability Is Healthy and Necessary
03:10 – 3. Leaning on Someone and Receiving Support From Them Is Not Weak
04:34 – Ending Codependency Course Promo
04:55 – 4. It Is Important to Make Concessions in the Form of Compromises
05:37 – 5. It Is Normal and Human to Have Flaws

Meet the Host
Thais Gibson is the founder of The Personal Development School and a world leader in attachment theory. With a Ph.D. and over a dozen certifications, she’s helped more than 70,000 people reprogram their subconscious and build 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 Podcast Episodes
https://attachment.personaldevelopmentschool.com/podcast?page=1

📝 Read the PDS Blog
https://blog.personaldevelopmentschool.com/

Let’s Connect on Socials:
📸 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/

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If you feel like your Dismissive Avoidant partner is slowly disappearing — saying less, reaching out less, and emotionally checking out, you’re not imagining it.

Most Dismissive Avoidants don’t leave with a dramatic breakup.
They detach quietly first.

In this episode, you’ll learn the 3 clearest signs a Dismissive Avoidant is pulling away and preparing to leave, the real fear driving this behavior, and how a securely attached person responds in ways that protect their nervous system, boundaries, and self-worth.

This isn’t about chasing, over-functioning, or blaming yourself.
It’s about clarity, emotional safety, and responding from security, not panic.

🧠 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
Why Dismissive Avoidants often detach before they leave
How reduced bids for connection signal emotional exit
Why focusing on “flaws” helps avoidants justify distancing
The neuroscience behind avoidant deactivation
What a secure response sees early and acts on calmly
How exit narratives form long before a breakup happens

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 – 3 Signs A Dismissive Avoidant Is Pulling Away & About to Leave
00:58 – 1. They Stop Making Bids for Connection
03:36 – 2. They Vocalize Flaws in the Relationship
05:07 – The Neuroscience Behind Dismissive Avoidant Detachment
06:05 – Key Pillars for a Secure Relationship Promo
06:25 – 3. They Begin to Build an Exit Narrative

Meet the Host
Thais Gibson is the founder of The Personal Development School and a world leader in attachment theory. With a Ph.D. and over a dozen certifications, she’s helped more than 70,000 people reprogram their subconscious and build 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 Podcast Episodes
https://attachment.personaldevelopmentschool.com/podcast?page=1

📝 Read the PDS Blog
https://blog.personaldevelopmentschool.com/

Let’s Connect on Socials:
📸 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/

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If you resonate with intense emotional highs and lows in relationships, fear both abandonment and commitment, or feel overwhelmed by closeness yet terrified of distance, you may have a Fearful Avoidant (Disorganized) Attachment Style.

This episode breaks down the signs, clearly, compassionately, and at the subconscious level, so you can finally understand what’s happening inside you and how to heal it.

 

Episode Summary

Fearful avoidant attachment is one of the most emotionally complex attachment styles, often shaped by early experiences of inconsistency, chaos, or unpredictability in relationships. In this episode, Thais Gibson walks through the top 10 signs of fearful avoidant attachment, explaining why these patterns form and how they show up in adult relationships.

You’ll learn why fearful avoidants flip-flop between closeness and distance, struggle with emotional regulation and boundaries, jump to worst-case conclusions, and experience deep guilt, shame, and empathy—all while longing for safety and connection. Most importantly, you’ll discover how somatic healing and nervous-system regulation can help you feel secure, grounded, and emotionally safe again.

 

Key Takeaways

Why fearful avoidants fear abandonment and commitment

How activation–deactivation cycles form in relationships

Why you may push people away even when you want closeness

The link between empathy, boundary struggles, and emotional overwhelm

Why vulnerability can feel unsafe—even when you’re sharing

How guilt, shame, and emotional dysregulation develop

Why somatic healing is essential for lasting attachment repair

 

Timestamps

00:00:00 – Intro
00:01:47 – Sign #1: Flip-Flopping Between Fear of Abandonment and Commitment
00:04:38 – Sign #2: Actively Pushing Away
00:05:19 – Sign #3: Jump to Worst-Case Conclusions
00:07:24 – Sign #4: Terrified of Feeling Helpless
00:08:49 – Sign #5: Tend to Be Highly Empathetic
00:11:12 – Sign #6: Struggle with Boundaries
00:12:21 – Sign #7: Difficulty Regulating Emotion
00:13:35 – 7-Day Free Trial + Somatic Course
00:15:01 – Sign #8: May Seem Vulnerable without Actually Sharing
00:17:10 – Sign #9: Frequently Experience Guilt and Shame
00:17:50 – Sign #10: Strong Activation-Deactivation

 

Meet the Host
Thais Gibson is the founder of The Personal Development School and a world leader in attachment theory. With a Ph.D. and over a dozen certifications, she’s helped more than 70,000 people reprogram their subconscious and build 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 Podcast Episodes
https://attachment.personaldevelopmentschool.com/podcast?page=1

📝 Read the PDS Blog
https://blog.personaldevelopmentschool.com/

 

Let’s Connect on Socials:
📸 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/

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If Your Daughter Has Stopped Talking to You…

It’s easy to believe that silence means rejection, but in most cases, it means hurt, confusion, and protective walls, not a lack of love.

Drawing from her personal story and over a decade of clinical experience, Thais explains why children disconnect, what not to do when trying to reconnect, and how small, consistent actions can begin rebuilding emotional safety.

What You’ll Learn in This Video:
Why silence doesn’t mean your relationship is doomed
How learned helplessness keeps reconnection stuck
The hidden danger of over explaining your side
How to reconnect through your child’s emotional needs
Why processing your own hurt is essential
How accountability rebuilds trust over time

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – If Your Daughter Has Stopped Talking to You
01:01 – Your Relationship Isn’t Doomed Forever
01:42 – Thais’ Story
10:06 – 1. You Have to Get Out of Learned Helplessness
13:10 – 2. Explaining Your Point of View Can Take the Focus Away From Your Child
16:51 – Somatic Course Promo
17:11 – 3. Learn to Connect to Your Child’s Needs
19:26 – 4. Process Your Own Hurt Around the Situation
24:39 – 5. Honor and Be Accountable for Your Past Mistakes

Meet the Host
Thais Gibson is the founder of The Personal Development School and a world leader in attachment theory. With a Ph.D. and over a dozen certifications, she’s helped more than 70,000 people reprogram their subconscious and build 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 Podcast Episodes
https://attachment.personaldevelopmentschool.com/podcast?page=1

📝 Read the PDS Blog
https://blog.personaldevelopmentschool.com/

Let’s Connect on Socials:
📸 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/