Annie Tanasugarn

Annie Tanasugarn, PhD, CCTSA is a bestselling author, Relationship Specialist, and regular contributor on Medium with more than 94,000 followers. Her writing focuses on the impact of childhood pain, narcissistic abuse, unhealthy relationship patterns, and the long-term effects these experiences can have on adult connection. Her work is known for being clear, direct, and grounded in real-life examples rather than trends or buzzwords. Readers come to her writing because it explains the kinds of relationship dynamics people navigate every day but don’t know how to put their lived experiences into words. Annie’s writing examines how early trauma can shape the way people show up in relationships, including the types of partners they choose, what they tolerate, and why certain patterns repeat. She breaks down common dynamics found in emotionally destabilizing or manipulative relationships, including gaslighting, guilt-driven behavior, and the gradual erosion of self-worth and boundaries. She emphasizes practical clarity, and her work offers readers language that helps them understand what happened and how to move forward without losing themselves in the process. Her first book, The Anxious-Avoidant Trap: Overcome the Push and Pull of Different Attachment Styles in Your Relationship and Build Lasting Connection grew out of years of exploring how attachment patterns can form in the context of inconsistent, chaotic, or emotionally deprived environments, and how those patterns show up in romantic relationships. Instead of presenting attachment as a fixed label, she approaches it as something shaped by experience, not to “label” people, but for understanding behavior. Annie’s work resonates with people who want insight without jargon, direction without judgement, and explanations that actually make sense in the real world. Her approach is straightforward: understand the pattern, understand where it comes from, and understand what needs to change to avoid repeating it. She focuses on helping readers recognize the difference between healthy connection and relationships that cost a person their clarity, confidence, or independence. Annie continues to develop practical and relatable content for readers who are navigating the aftermath of trauma, recovering from harmful relationships, or learning to trust themselves again. Her work remains grounded in the realities of everyday relationship challenges, and her goal is to give people the tools and understanding they need to create relationships that don’t require self-abandonment or constant doubt.

In her free time, Annie is an avid hiker, coffee connoisseur, nature lover, and animal advocate.