How in the world is a dog going to help you heal your insecure attachment style? 

My entire life I always wanted a dog but there was always a reason to not get one. We can't because your brother has asthma, we don't have the money, I don't want to deal with the chaos, I don't want to deal with the mess, who is going to take the dog out in when the Chicago winter sets in and its -12 degrees. As an adult I gave the reason of, my life is just too busy.

If you look for the reason why not to do something, you will always negotiate and talk yourself out of everything. How many times have you thought about going to the gym but decided not because you negotiated with yourself. I'll go tomorrow, I don't feel like it today, I'm not motivated, or I'm tired. Side note: I've never regretted getting a workout in. You always feel so much better having moved your body for a bit. 

When I was 5 years old the neighbor's dog cornered me in the corner of our fence against the house and I cut...

Every day you wake up, and very quickly, your mind is flooded with thoughts.  For most of us, it is about our day; what's next, what do I have to do, where do I have to go? Then we hop on our phones to run through all of our apps like IG, Snapchat, Facebook, & before you know it, 30 minutes have gone by, you haven't started your day, you're procrastinating, and ultimately overwhelmed.

Then it is a race to get ready for work, get the lunches made, kids off to school, and the day feels rushed, and over time, this becomes the mundane as we work through an autopilot mind when I say the autopilot mind where have all been there. How did I get to work today? It becomes such a part of your week, month, and year that you don't need much bandwidth to get from point A to B. 

So let's go back to when you wake up.  After you scroll through all your apps, how do you feel? What thoughts are going through your head?  If you're honest, it a lot of negativity.  It is an...