Attachment Styles

Baby Reindeer - 6 relationship lessons from Netflix's #1 hit show!

Baby Reindeer has provoked lots of discussion already, and of course we watched it with great interest to see what kind of lessons of insights it might highlight from a relationship perspective… and we weren't disappointed! So what are the 6 relationship lessons that we took away from Donnie's story and relationship encounters?

Pushed off a cliff… for LOVE?

There were already difficulties in the marriage between Kashif Anwar and Fawziyah Javed when they took a ‘mini-moon’ trip to Edinburgh in September 2021. After falling down a vertical cliff from close to the top of Arthur’s Seat she died from her injuries shortly afterwards. A recent Channel 4 documentary has examined what happened before the tragic incident and the subsequent court case where Fawziyah’s husband Kashif was tried and convicted of her murder.

Understanding our attachment styles

Attachment styles shape how we perceive intimacy, express emotions, and handle conflicts with partners. Developed by British psychologist John Bowlby, attachment theory states that the early bonds we form with caregivers significantly influence our adult relationships.