Do Not Disturb: The Inside Story

Julie Menanno on Attachment, Conflict and Relationship Patterns

Therapist and author Julie Menanno joins Simona Deifta for a filmed long-form conversation about attachment, intimacy, conflict and the patterns that quietly decide how people love, protect themselves and disconnect.

Julie Menanno on Do Not Disturb podcast with Simona Deifta

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In this episode

Simona and Julie explore why couples repeat the same arguments, how attachment patterns shape intimacy, and what it takes to move from protection and disconnection into repair.

Themes in this conversation

  • Attachment styles and how they show up in relationships
  • The patterns that make conflict repeat
  • Why intimacy can feel threatening even when love is present
  • How couples can build safety, repair and communication
  • The emotional logic behind defensiveness and withdrawal
  • What repair can look like after disconnection

About Julie Menanno

Julie Menanno is a therapist, author and relationship expert known for her work on attachment and emotional connection. Her conversation on Do Not Disturb looks at the patterns beneath conflict, intimacy and repair.

About Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb: The Inside Story is a filmed long-form podcast hosted by Simona Deifta about modern female life beneath public success: motherhood, ambition, identity, relationships, money, fertility, burnout, emotional resilience and reinvention.

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