Posts tagged safety
The Science Behind the Pain of Rejection

When a meaningful relationship ends, we say our heart is broken. When someone we love deceives us, we say we’ve been stabbed in the back. That’s because rejection of any kind, especially from someone we care for, is a painful experience.

Of course, when our partner leaves us, they aren’t physically breaking our heart in half… And when our friend lies to us, they aren’t actually plunging a knife into our backs (let’s hope).

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While Hyper-Independence Is Glamorized, It’s Not the Antidote for Healing

Humans have a biological need for community, support, and connection… And that starts from birth. We form these healthy attachments based on the ability to trust that our needs will be tended to. The more we can depend and trust as a youngster, the more we actually learn how to be interdependent and secure as an adult.

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Anxiously Attached– The One Feeling You Need to Develop Deep Intimacy in Your Relationship

By today’s standards, most people think safe = boring. But when it comes to relationships, this couldn't be further from the truth…

Safety, in this sense, doesn’t mean bland. It means setting the space and allowing for healthy communication and freedom of expression within the relationship.

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Instead of Another New Year’s Resolution, Try These Three Relationship Boosters

Let me start off with an unpopular opinion: It’s time to try something other than a New Year’s resolution. Perhaps we abandon this ideology altogether (I warned you it would be unpopular). Before you tune me out, just hear me out…

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Can You Have Intimacy in a Relationship Without Safety?

Do you know what true intimacy is? Well, it all comes down to safety...Why? Let’s discover in this blog post!

Think back to being a young teenager, dreaming about love. You spent hours flopped across your bed, talking with your best friends about what kind of guy would make the perfect boyfriend and what true love would look and feel like.

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