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Have you ever wondered why intimacy feels so terrifying sometimes? Why you push away the very people you want close? The Garden of Eden wasn't just about a piece of fruit, it was humanity's first attachment trauma.

When Adam and Eve hid from God, they weren't just breaking a rule; they were experiencing the first spiritual rupture. Their perception of safety shattered, shame flooded their nervous systems, and they covered themselves with fig leaves—just as we still do today with perfectionism, busyness, sarcasm, or religious performance.

This episode dives deep into how attachment theory illuminates our spiritual wounds. Before sin, Eden represented perfect secure attachment: complete nakedness without shame or self-protection. But that fracture continues to echo through humanity in our four attachment styles—secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized.....affecting not just our human relationships but our ability to trust God.

Through biblical examples like Peter's desperate need for approval, Jonah's avoidance of intimacy, and Judas's self-sabotage, we discover that these aren't just psychological concepts but theological realities etched into Scripture long before modern psychology named them. When God called "Where are you?" in the garden, He wasn't asking for coordinates; He was naming the brokenness and pursuing restoration.

Healing begins not with trying harder but with returning—allowing yourself to be fully seen by the God who never stopped walking toward you. Your attachment style isn't a life sentence; it's a doorway to understanding. The human body remembers trauma, but the cross rewrites the story.

Ready to understand why you connect the way you do? Join us as we explore how Eden's trauma still shapes us, and how Christ offers not just salvation but secure attachment.

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