Attachment in Business and Life: Jessica Baum on Relationships, Patterns, and Emotional Strategy

In this episode of BUILT DIFFERENT, Erin Sykes sits down with psychotherapist and bestselling author Jessica Baum for a conversation that connects relationships, business, and the patterns most people don’t realize are driving both.

Jessica, author of Anxiously Attached and Safe, breaks down how attachment styles show up far beyond dating. The way you handle pressure, make decisions, navigate clients, and respond to money is often rooted in the same patterns developed early on.

Because Erin has worked with Jessica personally, the conversation moves past theory and into real application. They talk through how these dynamics show up in negotiations, client relationships, and moments where emotions quietly influence outcomes.

The discussion also shifts into what it actually takes to change those patterns. Not just awareness, but real work. Jessica explains why healing is not something you can do in isolation and why the right relationships play a critical role in that process.

This episode gives you a clearer lens on your own behavior and challenges the idea that independence alone is the goal.

Listen if you’re:

• Noticing patterns in your relationships or business decisions that you can’t quite explain
• Someone who overthinks, people-pleases, or struggles to trust
• Highly independent but finds it hard to ask for help or let go of control
• Navigating client relationships where emotions and money collide
• Interested in doing deeper work beyond surface-level self-help

CONNECT:

Jessica’s Attachment Style Quiz: https://consciousrelationshipgroup.com/attachment-style-quiz

Jessica’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicabaumlmhc

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BUILT DIFFERENT is recorded at PodPlus Studios in Jupiter, Florida.

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