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A collection of Benjamin Fry’s writings, illustrations, audio and video. These are areas covered in his book, The Invisible Lion, but are totally free and accessible to you here. Resources to guide you through life.

30. Our Parts: The Different Brains and their Functions Pt. 1

Our brain is not just one thing at all. Our brain is made up of many different parts; the most obvious different parts being the reptile brain, the mammal brain and the newly-developed human brain. ...

29. Our Parts: My Child, Teen, and Adult

Most people can relate to the idea that there is a part of them that wants to behave like a baby sometimes; to give up and to be looked after. It’s that part of us ...

28. Adult Attachment: Love Avoidance

Even when a child’s early relationships weren’t straightforward or particularly healthy, they still grow up to have another go at forming intimate relationships. However, we tend to end up being the person we learned to ...

27. Adult Attachment: Love Addiction

Blog #27 Even when a child’s early relationships weren’t straightforward or particularly healthy, they still grow up to have another go at forming intimate relationships. However, we tend to end up being the person we ...

26. Attachment Types: Disorganised Attachment

Blog #26 Two types of insecure attachment are resistant and avoidant. In these styles of attachment, it is relatively simple to estimate the attachment styles of the adults that the children become. Children who grow ...

25 Attachment Types: Resistant and Avoidant

Blog #25 Research on attachment theory from the 1950’s showed that other than secure attachment, participating babies’ attachment styles could be separated into a few types – resistant and avoidant being two of them. The ...