Lit AF Relationships
Lit AF podcast is your resource for healing and transforming attachment styles. Sarah Cohan is a relationship and communication coach. She helps folx end old relationship patterns like people-pleasing and codependency in order to show up confidently in secure relationships. It is possible to change your attachment style. Tune in to start healing today. Website: [Sarahcohan.com](https://www.sarahcohan.com/) Instagram: [@itsmesarahcohan](https://www.instagram.com/itsmesarahcohan/) Email: hello@sarahcohan.com
198. Myths & Mind Games About Being Secure

Who would you be with secure attachment? Would life be a fairytale? Drama-free? Maybe⌠boring? đ In this episode, we unpack the myths we tell ourselves about becoming secureâlike needing a whole new friend group or quitting your job. (Spoiler: You might get to keep more than you think.) Tune in to explore what secure attachment really looks likeâyep, even the messy partsâand how it might surprise you.
Discover your attachment style to break free from old relationship patterns. Take the free quiz here: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/6329f75e6dd9410016a64043
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197. Handle Your Childâs Big Emotions (Without Losing It)

Lit AF Relationships podcast is your resource for creating healthy relationships full of love, trust, safety, and respect.Â
Gentle parenting. Conscious parenting. Attachment parenting. No matter your style, they all ask one thing: get comfortable with big emotions.
Easier said than doneâespecially if you grew up stuffing yours down.
In this episode, we talk about what really happens when your kid has a meltdown and your insecure attachment kicks in (hi, anxious fixers and avoidant silencers đ). Spoiler: itâs about making your own emotions valid. This is big, beautiful, messy work.
If you...
196. Will They Come Back? Navigating Panic and Distance with Clarity

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Ever feel like all hell breaks loose when someone pulls away? Panic. Fear. âAre they leaving me forever?!â In this episode, I answer a juicy question from Instagram about how to communicate your attachment styleâespecially when you're spiraling. We talk about asking for what you need (even when it feels terrifying), why that tiny request can change everything, and how a hug from my husband and a win with my boss taught me the power of speaking up. Spoiler...
195. Harsh Words, Big Feelings: Whatâs Really Going on with the Anxious

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Ever been on the receiving end of a sudden outburst from your anxious preoccupied partner? Or maybe you are the one who panics and lashes out when you feel someone pulling away?
Hereâs the deal: Itâs not about angerâitâs about fear.
When someone with an anxious preoccupied attachment feels rejected or senses abandonment, their nervous system goes into panic mode. The thought of losing connection feels like life or death, and in that d...
194. The Secret to Secure Attachment (Itâs Not What You Think!)

I used to think that once I became securely attached, life would be smooth sailingâno triggers, no fights, just endless happiness. Turns out⌠thatâs not how this works.
Every client I work with wants to fix their attachment styleâstop being clingy, stop avoiding, stop fearing. But hereâs the twist: the secret to secure attachment isnât about changing your patterns. In fact, trying to force change can backfire.
Tune in to here the answer to creating secure attachment.
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193. Trusting Your Intuition vs. Reacting from Attachment Wounds

Is it intuition or just your attachment wounds talking? In this episode, weâre diving into the messy, confusing, and totally relatable struggle of trusting yourself while breaking free from old relationship patterns. From dating dilemmas to parenting choices, cultural expectations to family judgmentâit's hard AF to do what feels right when everyone else has an opinion. Whether youâre running, clinging, or struggling with trust (hello, FA), this episode will help you tune into your intuition and stop letting attachment wounds call the shots.
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192. Are You Absorbing Emotions That Arenât Yours? The Truth About Codependency

Do you feel like youâre carrying emotions that arenât even yours? Thatâs codependency in action! Growing up, we were taught to take on other peopleâs feelingsâsometimes with real consequences if we didnât. Itâs a classic insecure attachment trait, but hereâs the good news: You donât have to keep doing it. In this episode I explore how this trait shows up and how to start letting it go. Imagine how much lighter (and freer!) youâd feel if you let go of emotions that were never yours to hold. Letâs get into it!
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191. Dismissive Avoidants and the Emotion Theyâd Rather Ignore: Embarrassment

Embarrassment? Nope, never heard of it. At least, thatâs what the dismissive avoidant would love you to believe. But deep down (like way deep down), they have a huge fear of being shamed or criticized. As natural perfectionists, theyâre laser-focused on how others see themâbecause if they just get everything right, then everything will be fine... right?
In this episode, weâre talking about why embarrassment is particularly cringe for the dismissive avoidant, why ignoring emotions doesnât actually make them disappear (sorry!), and how embracing the uncomfortable can lead to healthy connection. Trust me, you do...
190. Why Feedback Feels Like a Personal Attack

Ever feel like feedback is just code for "you're not enough"? You're not alone. If you have an insecure attachment style, receiving feedback can feel like punishmentâlike proof that you're failing, falling out of favor, or just not doing it right. We get defensive, take it personally, and totally miss the growth, care, and connection that feedback is meant to bring.
In this episode, Iâm sharing my own journey with feedback (yes, even in my marriage!) and how shifting your mindset can turn feedback from a threat into a gift. Tune in to learn how to s...
189. Wait⌠Thatâs Not How You Become Secure?!

If you thought becoming securely attached meant pretending you have no needs (looking at you, Anxious Preoccupied), never asking for space again (hello, Avoidant), or blindly trusting someone overnight (nice try, Fearful Avoidant), then⌠we need to talk.
In this episode, I break down the biggest misconceptions insecurely attached folks have about âdoing the workâ and why forcing yourself to abandon your old patterns isnât the answer. Spoiler: You donât have to become a totally different person to be secureâyou just need better communication tools. Letâs get into it! đ
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