

Amir Levine, M.D. & Rachel Heller, M.A. (Penguin, 2010)
Why it’s a comp:
Attached introduced attachment theory to a broad adult audience and demonstrated strong commercial appetite for psychologically grounded frameworks applied to adult life and relationships. It established attachment as a mainstream lens for understanding behavior, security, and connection.
How My BELLA*LIFE differs:
While Attached focuses primarily on romantic relationships, My BELLA*LIFE expands attachment theory into a whole‑system operating framework, applying it to leadership, health, service, and strategic decision‑making across personal and professional contexts.
Sacha Vauclair (2024)
Why it’s a comp:
This talks about attachment‑informed leadership and organizational development, especially among managers, HR professionals, and executives seeking psychologically safe work environments.
How My BELLA*LIFE differs:
Vauclair’s work is workplace‑specific. My BELLA*LIFE positions attachment as foundational life infrastructure, integrating it with health, service, and strategy—making it applicable beyond the office and into family life, community leadership, and personal sustainability.
Brené Brown, Ph.D. (Random House, 2018)
Why it’s a comp:
Brown’s work proved there is a large, durable audience for leadership books grounded in psychology, vulnerability, and human development rather than command‑and‑control models. It successfully bridges research, storytelling, and applied practice.
How My BELLA*LIFE differs:
Where Dare to Lead emphasizes courage and emotional exposure, My BELLA*LIFE provides a more structurally integrated framework, incorporating attachment theory, embodied health, service orientation, and strategic models to create a cohesive life and leadership system.
Satinder Dhiman (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017)
Why it’s a comp:
This book discusses holistic, values‑driven leadership that integrates self, purpose, and service, particularly in academic and executive education markets.
How My BELLA*LIFE differs:
Dhiman’s work is largely conceptual and academic. My BELLA*LIFE is practice‑forward, blending scholarly foundations with lived experience, reflection exercises, and actionable frameworks for real‑world application.
Ethan Linden (2025)
Why it’s a comp:
This is integration‑based personal development that unites mind, body, and purpose for high‑functioning adults.
How My BELLA*LIFE differs:
Linden’s work emphasizes personal optimization. My BELLA*LIFE uniquely grounds integration in attachment theory and service, framing success not only as personal alignment but as relational and communal impact.