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Published Nov 26, 2018

#003: Navigating Relationships and Codependency with Ivy Kwong

Licensed therapist Ivy Kwong delves into the complexities of relationships, offering transformative strategies for setting boundaries, healing childhood trauma, and building self-esteem to break free from codependency. Her insights on emotional intimacy and self-love provide practical tools for fostering healthier, more authentic connections.
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  • Emotional Intimacy

    Building emotional intimacy is crucial for a healthy relationship. introduces an emotional intimacy exercise that involves partners sharing their feelings of anger, pain, sadness, fear, shame, guilt, joy, and loneliness without any discussion or judgment 1. This practice helps partners understand each other's realities and fosters a deeper connection. adds that changing patterns and raising one's vibration can attract more compatible partners 2.

       

    Expressing Needs

    Expressing needs is vital for relationship sustainability. emphasizes the importance of identifying and communicating adult needs such as fidelity, cooperation, communication, respect, and boundaries 3. Setting boundaries, she explains, is a sign of self-worth and attracts partners who respect those limits 4.

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