Jillian on Love The Healthy Relationship: How To Break Destructive Relationship Patterns
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Apr 21, 2025 Uncover the hidden patterns in your relationships and learn how to break free from destructive cycles. Discover the dynamics between pursuers and distancers and the importance of self-reflection. Explore how appreciation can transform connections, drawing parallels to the positive reinforcement seen in pets. Emphasize personal accountability and behavioral change to foster healthier interactions, whether you're single or in a committed partnership. Mindfulness and vulnerability are key ingredients for growth and fulfilling connections.
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Emphasize Personal Accountability
- Take accountability as the number one relationship skill to improve connections.
- Change your response and reactions before expecting others to change.
Avoid Fixed Attachment Labels
- Stop defining yourself by fixed labels like anxious or avoidant in relationships.
- Use "I struggle with" instead of "I am" to empower growth and change.
Pursuer-Distancer Dynamic
- Relationship patterns often cycle between pursuer and distancer roles.
- These roles can switch, showing dynamics rather than fixed traits.
