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Asserting Core Relationship Needs

3/31/2022

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Asserting Core Relationship Needs

Challenges in Asking for What We Need

Our core relationship needs — for things like quality time, validation, empathy, variety, an apology, and boundaries — are often challenging to address.

What do we say?  How do we assert our needs by making requests, not demands?

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Post-Traumatic Growth?

3/19/2022

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What is Post Traumatic Growth?

Opportunities for Growth

Trauma shatters our lives in so many profound ways.

While it takes tremendous effort to heal, it can also produce some incredible opportunities for growth.

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The Perfect Partner

3/15/2022

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The Perfect Partner

Relationship Satisfaction Characteristics

While we all know by now that the perfect partner doesn’t exist, there ARE some traits that significantly increase our enjoyment in relationships.  💙

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Are You an Asker or a Guesser?

3/11/2022

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Ask Culture versus Guess Culture

Differing Communication Styles

There’s value in asserting our needs both directly and sensitively.

Misunderstandings and hurt feelings happen more easily when someone else is operating from a different way of making requests.

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Addressing Resentments in Relationships

3/10/2022

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Addressing Resentments in Relationships

Resentments Are Toxic to Relationships

Repeated experiences of slights and mistreatments that are unresolved build resentment in relationships.

When we address them along the way, they have less power over us and our relationships have a better opportunity to function at their best.

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Let Them Misunderstand You

3/7/2022

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Let Them Misunderstand You

Misunderstandings Are Inevitable

Don’t you hate it when people misunderstand you?

When we recognize that this is inevitable some of the time, and redirect our energy into coming back home to the truth of what we know about ourselves, we re-empower ourselves.

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Fake Apologies Harm Relationships

3/6/2022

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Fake Apologies Harm Relationships

Fake Apologies Create Distance in Relationships

Fake apologies are problematic in multiple ways, including:

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Quick Repairs in Relationships

3/5/2022

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Quick Repairs in Relationships

Addressing Conflict Quickly Feeds Relationships

When we’re able to quickly repair conflict in relationships, we can move on to enjoying all that they have to offer.

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How to Respond to Passive-Aggressive Communication

3/3/2022

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Responding to passive aggressive communication

Leading with Compassion Isn't Easy

Passive-aggressive communication can be extremely frustrating to receive and challenging to address.

Leading with compassion and curiosity allows us the freedom to name it while also not getting hooked in perpetuating this communication style.

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