Secure

The Revolutionary Guide to Creating a Secure Life

$16.99 US
Penguin Adult HC/TR | Tarcher
On sale Apr 14, 2026 | 9798217179824
Sales rights: US, Canada, Open Mkt

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From Amir Levine, MD, coauthor of the multimillion-copy bestseller Attached: What’s the secret to finding success, happiness, and love? You need to feel SECURE.

How do you become more connected to the people around you, without the fear of being hurt? How can you stop overthinking and letting your emotions impair your judgment? Is it possible to learn emotional resilience and truly thrive?

People with a secure attachment style are the most comfortable not just in their relationships, but also in their own skin. Living life in “secure mode” enables them to cope more effectively with challenges across many areas of life—they’re healthier, less reactive, less driven by insecurity, and better able to navigate setbacks and even social media. It is as though they move through the world with a kind of resilient bubble around them.

In this brilliant, paradigm-shifting work, Dr. Amir Levine, the world’s leading expert on translating attachment science into practice, presents new research showing that your attachment style isn’t fixed. Anyone can become SECURE.

He introduces a transformative framework to help you feel more secure in your career, your friendships, your romantic life, and beyond. Along the way, he makes a simple, revolutionary argument: when you harness the power of secure mode, you can create the life you want.

It’s never too late to become SECURE. This book will show you how.
"Amir Levine brings a psychiatrist's empathy and a researcher's precision to the question of what makes us feel safe in the world. Secure offers a profound new model for creating real, lasting security in our patients and in ourselves, along with the practical tools to make that happen."—Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

"Beautifully written, scientifically rigorous, and quite revolutionary, Secure will challenge what you think you know about attachment, security, and how we grow. Amir Levine blends rich research with vivid stories and practical tools to show how small, everyday interactions can reshape our relationships at home, at work, and in our communities. The result is a rare kind of guide: humane, hopeful, and immediately useful for anyone who wants to show up better for the people who matter most."—Amy Edmondson, author of Right Kind of Wrong

“In Secure, Amir Levine offers a groundbreaking roadmap to emotional resilience, rooted in brain science and his decades of research. Through personal stories, scientific insight, and actionable tools, Secure reveals how cultivating secure attachment can transform every aspect of life—from relationships and work to health and self-worth. Whether you’re anxious, avoidant, or somewhere in between, this book helps you to shift into 'secure mode' and thrive.”—Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better

“With science and compassion, Dr. Levine reveals the emotional grounding we need to live, work, and lead with resilience. Secure offers a vital roadmap to the inner strength that makes sustainable success possible."—Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO, Thrive Global—Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO, Thrive Global

"Psychiatrist Amir Levine gives us a set of tools to help us feel more secure in all our relationships, not just romantic ones, but with colleagues, friends, family, and even with ourselves.”—Philippa Perry, author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read

"In a world where so many people feel disconnected, this book explains why that hurts so much and, more importantly, what we can actually do about it.”—Rangan Chatterjee, author of Make Change That Lasts

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From Amir Levine, MD, coauthor of the multimillion-copy bestseller Attached: What’s the secret to finding success, happiness, and love? You need to feel SECURE.

How do you become more connected to the people around you, without the fear of being hurt? How can you stop overthinking and letting your emotions impair your judgment? Is it possible to learn emotional resilience and truly thrive?

People with a secure attachment style are the most comfortable not just in their relationships, but also in their own skin. Living life in “secure mode” enables them to cope more effectively with challenges across many areas of life—they’re healthier, less reactive, less driven by insecurity, and better able to navigate setbacks and even social media. It is as though they move through the world with a kind of resilient bubble around them.

In this brilliant, paradigm-shifting work, Dr. Amir Levine, the world’s leading expert on translating attachment science into practice, presents new research showing that your attachment style isn’t fixed. Anyone can become SECURE.

He introduces a transformative framework to help you feel more secure in your career, your friendships, your romantic life, and beyond. Along the way, he makes a simple, revolutionary argument: when you harness the power of secure mode, you can create the life you want.

It’s never too late to become SECURE. This book will show you how.

Praise

"Amir Levine brings a psychiatrist's empathy and a researcher's precision to the question of what makes us feel safe in the world. Secure offers a profound new model for creating real, lasting security in our patients and in ourselves, along with the practical tools to make that happen."—Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

"Beautifully written, scientifically rigorous, and quite revolutionary, Secure will challenge what you think you know about attachment, security, and how we grow. Amir Levine blends rich research with vivid stories and practical tools to show how small, everyday interactions can reshape our relationships at home, at work, and in our communities. The result is a rare kind of guide: humane, hopeful, and immediately useful for anyone who wants to show up better for the people who matter most."—Amy Edmondson, author of Right Kind of Wrong

“In Secure, Amir Levine offers a groundbreaking roadmap to emotional resilience, rooted in brain science and his decades of research. Through personal stories, scientific insight, and actionable tools, Secure reveals how cultivating secure attachment can transform every aspect of life—from relationships and work to health and self-worth. Whether you’re anxious, avoidant, or somewhere in between, this book helps you to shift into 'secure mode' and thrive.”—Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better

“With science and compassion, Dr. Levine reveals the emotional grounding we need to live, work, and lead with resilience. Secure offers a vital roadmap to the inner strength that makes sustainable success possible."—Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO, Thrive Global—Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO, Thrive Global

"Psychiatrist Amir Levine gives us a set of tools to help us feel more secure in all our relationships, not just romantic ones, but with colleagues, friends, family, and even with ourselves.”—Philippa Perry, author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read

"In a world where so many people feel disconnected, this book explains why that hurts so much and, more importantly, what we can actually do about it.”—Rangan Chatterjee, author of Make Change That Lasts