Before I ever sat in a room talking about attachment theory, I worked in residential children’s homes. Real ones. With alarms, incident reports, night shifts, and young people whose nervous systems were permanently set to high alert. That experience has shaped how I read theory now, with curiosity, appreciation… and a healthy dose of scepticism. Alongside this, I’ve spent years working with sound healing, where regulation, resonance and non-verbal attunement are central. So w