Holly Buhler

Curiosity: The Pathway to Healing

Throughout this series, we’ve explored how attachment shapes our view of God, how our wounds create stories about ourselves and others, and how protectors often emerge to help us avoid pain. If there has been one recurring theme, it is this: Healing begins with awareness. But awareness alone is not enough. The question becomes: How…

Protectors, Numbing, and Why We Avoid Pain

In the last post, we explored the stories that form beneath our attachment patterns, the beliefs we carry about ourselves, others, and even God. These stories often develop in response to wounds, disappointments, or unmet needs. But if those wounds are still present, why don’t we think about them all the time? The answer is…

The Stories We Carry: Identifying the Wounds Beneath Our Attachment

In the last post, we explored how our attachment patterns often shape the way we relate to God. We discussed how our earliest experiences of love, comfort, and connection can become the lens through which we interpret God’s character. But attachment styles don’t exist on their own. Underneath every attachment pattern is a story. A…

How Attachment Shapes Our View of God

Throughout this series on attachment, we’ve explored how our earliest relationships shape the way we connect with others. We’ve looked at secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized attachment styles and how these patterns continue to influence our relationships well into adulthood. But attachment doesn’t stop with human relationships. The ways we learned to experience love, safety,…