Conclusion
You did it!
You have learned the value of becoming a differentiated individual who is capable of creating a relationship without enmeshment or dependence.
You have learned about your core values and how they can be a compass for your decisions.
You have begun learning about emotional regulation and how handling your feelings will aid in creating more satisfying relationships.
And, you have learned about the importance of becoming financially responsible and keeping your mental health balanced.
All of this valuable information can be overwhelming at first. Keep working on it and thinking about what you have learned.
By participating in this course, you are setting yourself up to become a solid and authentic adult, who is able to handle the life ahead of you. You are on the path toward being an emotionally resilient individual who is able to create a strong and healthy relationship with another.
Coming Up
We cannot wait to have you join us for lesson two!
Lesson two will begin with developing skills in awareness and empathy. Then we will review some communication facts and learn ways to improve our listening skills. We will touch on self-disclosure and assertiveness and conclude with learning about conflict styles and how to handle and resolve conflict in healthy ways.
Take Action
- Learn more about your core values. Look up their meaning. Think about what living each value fully looks like to you.
- If you find yourself with an upsetting emotion, practice welcoming it. Be curious and try to understand what its purpose is. Practice reframing thoughts that are negative and unhelpful into more self-compassionate and positive thoughts.
Deepen Your Learning
Follow some of these other links to deepen your understanding:
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