Dr. Tristan Ingalls

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4,386 appearances 21 recordings 1 series first heard Mar 2025 last heard 31 Aug

Dr. Tristan Ingalls’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 19 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 9.

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Serial Killers & Murderous Minds · Shelly Michael: Nurse, Wife, and Killer Pt. 1 · 24 Aug 2026 podcast

Well, she was sexually abused at nine years old. voice-verified

There's a lot that's going on developmentally to start. voice-verified

So, according to Eric Erickson's theory of psychosocial development, Shelly is in the industry versus inferiority stage. voice-verified

And this is critical for building self-esteem and confidence. voice-verified

So if she or anyone for that matter fails to successfully navigate this stage, the crisis would be a lasting sense of inferiority or inadequacy. voice-verified

And according to attachment theorists like John Bowlby, children at around age nine, voice-verified

Are developing internal working models or mental maps on how primary caregivers treat them. voice-verified

So this is about whether they view themselves worthy of love or if the world is safe or dangerous place. voice-verified

And at age nine, Shelly was sexually assaulted by a family friend, someone who is supposed to be trusted by her. voice-verified

Being sexually assaulted will have a profound impact no matter what, but being age nine. voice-verified

Is particularly significant because it disrupts those developmental foundations that she was already working through. voice-verified

And rather than reinforcing confidence, trust, and a sense of safety, a traumatic incident like this can likely alter or influence how she understood herself or other people and the safety of relationships as well. voice-verified

Research suggests that individuals who rely heavily on external validation often derive a significant portion of their self-worth from the approval and reassurance of others. voice-verified

And one attachment pattern commonly associated with this is anxious attachment. voice-verified

That doesn't mean everyone who seeks validation has an anxious attachment style. voice-verified

And certainly I can't say whether Shelley did. voice-verified

I've never met her, nor have I evaluated her. voice-verified

Evaluated her, but generally speaking, individuals with an anxious attachment style often become preoccupied with their relationships, they seek voice-verified

frequent reassurance within them. voice-verified

They're highly sensitive to signs of rejection or shifting moods, and they engage in people-pleasing behaviors to maintain their closeness with their partner. voice-verified

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