Are You Worthy of Having Needs?

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Everyon is needy. We all need stuff. Some of us are more open to expressing those needs, and that's how you get that label of being needy. People who pretend they're not needy are bitter people. I loved this conversattion. Of course you did. Co you to watch a frick and t v h hhah. The ri repercussions of this conversation, nedge, are many. So ha, haa a. Thank you for teaching people how to have healthy relationships through boundaries. It's really beautiful work you're doing, and you're welcome.

1. Five signs that you might have a boundary problem.

2. Why each of us should stop pretending we’re not a needy person.

3. How to stop arguing like a lawyer – and start communicating like a kindergartener – to get what you need.

4. How to know when to end an argument, how to exit a friendship, and how to respond to passive aggressiveness.

About Nedra:

Nedra Glover Tawwab, MSW, LCSW, is a New York Times best-selling author, licensed therapist, and sought-after relationship expert. She has practiced relationship therapy for 15 years and is the founder and owner of the group therapy practice, Kaleidoscope Counseling. Every day she helps people create healthy relationships by teaching them how to implement boundaries. Her philosophy is that a lack of boundaries and assertiveness underlie most relationship issues, and her gift is helping people create healthy relationships with themselves and others.

Nedra earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. She has additional certifications in working with families and couples and in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, plus advanced training for counseling adults who've experienced childhood emotional neglect.

Nedra has appeared as an expert on Red Table Talk, The Breakfast Club, Good Morning America, and CBS Morning Show to name a few. Her work has been highlighted in The New York Times, The Guardian, and Vice and has appeared on numerous podcasts, including Good Life Project, Sofia with an F, and Therapy For Black Girls. She runs a popular Instagram account where she shares practices, tools, and reflections for mental health and hosts weekly Q&As.

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IG: @nedratawwab

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