“EU are not alone: Vol. II” was an 8-day Erasmus+ youth exchange (10 days including travel days) hosted in Taevaskoja, Estonia from April 28 to May 7, 2025, bringing together 42 individuals from Estonia, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, and Poland. It was a direct continuation of our first edition (Vol. I), which successfully introduced insecure attachment styles as a missing piece in youth mental health and social inclusion work. Vol. II aimed to go deeper, from awareness to integration, from personal insight to relational action. Where the first edition helped participants identify attachment patterns, the second edition focused on transforming them. We built a space where young people could unpack emotional defenses, practice safe connection, and experience what it means to be securely attached in a community. The project addressed a key issue that still remains widely unspoken in youth projects: the way insecure attachment styles- avoidant, anxious, and disorganized- shape our capacity to relate, trust, and feel worthy of belonging. These patterns don’t just influence romantic relationships; they affect how young people participate in teams, engage in civic life, and respond to conflict, vulnerability, and leadership. We designed the program to reflect this emotional progression. Each day unfolded around a core relational theme- such as trust, abandonment fear, conflict response, boundaries, or emotional regulation- using non-formal learning, storytelling, art therapy, role play, and peer to peer facilitation. Throughout the exchange, participants were invited to: -identify their primary attachment style (through group exercises and reflective journaling); -understand how early relational experiences shaped their current emotional patterns; -practice secure behaviors—such as vulnerability, asking for help, boundary-setting, or tolerating discomfort-in a supported group setting; -de-shame their survival responses, by learning that their coping mechanisms were once necessary and now can evolve; -shift from self-silencing to self-expression, particularly in intercultural group settings where identity and voice intersect; -form meaningful cross-cultural connections, rooted in emotional honesty and shared growth; -to design local peer support actions they would implement after returning home. The exchange was intentionally immersive and emotionally layered. Every day had a thematic flow: beginning with a morning ritual or grounding practice, followed by interactive workshops, small group exercises, and evening circles for integration and storytelling. Each national team facilitated at least one workshop, blending creativity with deep emotional insight. The program also included structured space for silence, rest, and peer-led emotional support. Our detailed objectives were to: –encourage young people to discover their own attachment style through self-reflection and peer support, providing them with practical tools to transition toward secure attachment and develop healthier relationship patterns. –promote social inclusion and democratic participation, empowering young people, especially those with insecure attachment styles, to engage actively in their communities and contribute to societal decision-making processes. –strengthen peer support networks by training young people to lead peer support groups, fostering open discussions about mental health, relationships, and attachment styles within their communities. –foster emotional regulation and resilience through interactive workshops focused on understanding the personal impact of attachment styles, teaching participants to manage their emotions and build stronger coping mechanisms. –enhance parent-young people relationships by encouraging open dialogue about attachment and mental health, promoting healthier interactions that improve household cohesion and strengthen family bonds. Our approach was grounded in the belief that emotional safety is a precondition for participation- in society, in leadership, in relationships. By focusing on how youth feel, connect, and carry their emotional wounds, the project aimed to not only support individual healing but also promote a wider culture of empathy, inclusion, and secure connection in youth spaces across Europe. The project was the next step in building an emotionally intelligent European youth network, where mental health is not reduced to crisis intervention, but seen as an ongoing process of connection, self-discovery, and co-regulation. Vol. II left behind a growing movement of young people learning to show up- securely- for themselves and each other.