💞 Stronger Together – Relationship Skills for Lasting Partnerships *coming soon
Course overview
Lesson Overview

9.28 – Recognizing the Emotional Needs Behind the Mistake: Every harmful action carries an unmet need beneath it. Recognizing that need prevents shallow judgment and leads to real understanding. Emotional needs like attention, safety, or validation often drive behaviors we later regret. Identifying them replaces criticism with empathy, shifting focus from what happened to why. This insight helps partners rebuild compassion without minimizing responsibility. Seeing the need doesn’t excuse the harm; it explains the pattern. Repair becomes easier when both people learn to meet those needs directly through communication instead of conflict. When needs are honored, the cycle of mistake and apology finally breaks.

About this course

Guidance and strategies to help couples build trust, communicate effectively, and strengthen their partnership for long-term success.

This course includes:
  • Communication and conflict resolution practice activities
  • Trust-building and intimacy exercises
  • Partnership goal-setting templates and tools

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