The Vertical Connection
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The Vertical Connection
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been feeling called to write this series, “The Ways We’ve Been Taught to Love Aren’t Okay. They’re Traumatizing.”
Two weeks ago, I wrote about “The Healing Magic of Friendship,” in which I talked about how we need to stop prioritizing romantic intimacy above everything else.... See more
instagram.comThings I Have Learned From Being in Unhealthy Connection
Insights on navigating unhealthy relationship dynamics, signs of manipulation, cluster B personality traits, healthy interdependence, boundaries, productive conflict, narcissism, and tools for self-awareness and growth in personal connections.
LinkTo best respond to whatever arises in front of us day by day or even moment by moment, we sometimes need to tighten up on the reins of autonomy, while loosening the reins of connection. In other moments, we tighten the connection reins, moving in closer to our partners while releasing the autonomy reins…With practice, we learn that autonomy and
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