by  Nancy Levin   

What happens when you stay in a situation that isn’t working, denying your own needs long enough? Your needs, your health, and your well-being begin to demand to be heard. Even if you don’t heed that call, the truth will come out. Unfortunately, it will come out sideways. Perhaps you’ll become ill. Or depressed. Or if you’re like me, you’ll find yourself expressing those needs in destructive ways.

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If you are anything like me, during the course of your life, there were times when we acted as ourselves and we got negative feedback for it. We learned to make little adjustments, little changes to our behavior to be more pleasing, to adapt and to get the love and attention we craved. Over time, we made so many “little changes” that when we stop and look at ourselves we barely know who WE are anymore. All we see is the conglomeration of everything that everyone else wanted us to be…and somewhere along the way, we got lost.

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Remember that we are here for a reason and so are the people in our life. When we become aware of this and acknowledge this, we grow. We become grateful and we live in gratitude because we know that everything is for our benefit. When you switch to this mindset, your whole world changes. Contributor Sherina Mayani shares nine realizations that brought peace to her relationships, and to her relationship with herself.

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Entering a soul­-hearted partnership with another person requires us to first open our hearts and unconditionally love ourselves. When we love ourselves, we become our own safe haven, where we feel free to fully express who we are and realize our dreams. Psychologist Debra Reble shares two powerful self-love practices to open your heart to love.

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Aspire Magazine is honored to introduce you to Love and Passion Coach Stacey Martino, Aspire’s Expert Relationship Columnist. Stacey helps people who feel stuck, frustrated and helpless with the challenges of intimate relationship. Through strategic private coaching, programs and events for her Relationship Transformation System™, individuals learn to use her proven strategies and tools to create an unshakable love and unleashed passion that lasts a lifetime. Stacey firmly believes that it does NOT take two to tango, that one person can significantly shift the dynamics of the relationship. Trained and certified by Tony Robbins and Cloe Madanes, Stacey is a certified marriage educator and divorce preventionist.

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