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Healthy Relationships Begin With Self-Awareness.

Your attachment, values, and needs shape how you show up in relationships. Once you understand them, you can stop repeating old patterns and create something new. Let’s Get Into IT! 👇🏾

Attachment: How You Relate

Your attachment style is the pattern you developed for how you connect, trust, and seek closeness in relationships.

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Attachment in Modern Relationships

From ghosting to triple-texting, here’s a guide for how each attachment style shows up in today’s dating scene.

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Values: What Matters Most

Values are what you won’t compromise on in love or life. Here’s how to spot them:

  1. What feels good?
    Think of moments you felt proud, alive, or most yourself.
    Ex: If mentoring others or learning lights you up, knowledge may be a core value.

  2. What feels wrong?
    Frustration often reveals a crossed value.
    Ex: If “grind culture” drains you, rest and balance may be a top value.

  3. What are your non-negotiables?
    Ask: “What must a partner value for this to work?”
    Ex: If family is central, you’ll want someone who prioritizes family too.

Needs: What Makes You Feel Secure

Needs are the everyday ways you feel safe and cared for.

  1. Check Your Patterns

    • What situations trigger insecurity or distance for you? These reactions often trace back to unmet needs from earlier in life.

  2. Ask: Can I meet this need myself?

    • Ex: I need reassurance → I can ground myself with affirmations before I reach for my phone.

  3. Ask: Is this a need I can voice to a partner?

    • Ex: I need connection → I can ask for a weekly date night or daily check-ins.

  4. Notice how you feel loved.

    • Ex: If your love language is quality time, your need might be regular, intentional moments of presence.

3 Questions to Ask Yourself After a Date

  1. How did I feel in my body during the date?

  • Relaxed? Energized? Tense?

  • Your nervous system often tells you the truth before your mind does.

    2. Did our values and priorities feel aligned?

  • Did they share what matters most to them (family, career, faith, fun, health)?

  • Did anything feel off, pressured, or mismatched?

    3. Was I able to show up as myself?

  • Did I feel comfortable being honest and authentic?

  • Did I hold back or perform to be accepted?

Pro Tip:
Instead of asking “Do they like me?” → Ask “Do I like how I feel with them?”

Attachment shapes how you express your Needs. Values shape which Needs matter most. Together, they create your relationship compass.

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