Exploring "The Attachment Effect" with Author Peter Lovenheim

How secure are you? How anxious? The explanation behind your answers to these questions might point all the way back to your beginning and the bonds you formed as a baby. Award-winning journalist and author Peter Lovenheim spent years researching attachment theory for his new book The Attachment Effect: Exploring the Powerful Ways Our Earliest Bond Shapes Our Relationships and Lives. On Thursday, June 7 at 5:30 p.m., Lovenheim will appear at a National Press Club Headliners book event to help us understand our own attachment styles and how they affect the way we interact with the rest of the world.

In psychology, the attachment theory is based on the premise that we are hardwired at birth to bond to a caregiver, parent or other relative for protection because we are born helpless. The success or failure of this bond or attachment can affect all of our relationships throughout life—from the workplace, to the athletic field, to our personal and romantic relationships and even our politics.

The Attachment Effect is a deeply personal journey of self-discovery. In his talk at the National Press Club, Lovenheim will share observations from his interviews with major political figures, athletes, entrepreneurs, married couples and singles on blind dates. Present at this Headliners event and available for comment will be top national and international attachment researchers, as well as area residents whose stories are featured in the book in chapters on dating, couples counseling, sports, and business

Tickets are $5 for National Press Club members and $10 for the general public. When purchasing tickets for this event online, buyers will also have the option of purchasing copies of the book at check-out.

Books will also be available for purchase at the event. Proceeds from book sales will benefit the non-profit affiliate of the Club, the National Press Club Journalism Institute, so we kindly ask that you leave all outside books and memorabilia at home.