Unexpressed needs in our relationship can lead to a lack of fulfillment, frustration, emotional distance, and increased conflict. That all too familiar fight you have with your partner is rarely about “not taking out the trash.”

Marshall Rosenberg, the founder of Nonviolent Communication said, “Every criticism, judgment, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet need.”

In this series of clips from the 2023 Valentine’s Intensive in Sedona, AZ John and Kendra offer teachings, answer questions, and give brief exercises on the topic of Core Needs. What does it actually mean to embody a need? If you don’t already know your deep heart’s needs, what are some questions you can ask yourself to help you discover them? Beyond your own needs, have you ever considered that your relationship has needs? And going a step beyond that, can you expand your awareness to feel what Love needs in this moment?

Specific topics in this series include:

Introduction to Core Needs
Embodying a need you feel shy about
Feeling your need in your own heart
Questions to help uncover your deeper need
Meeting ourselves in our own need is magnetic
Looking at needs through David Deida’s 3 Stages

Our unmet needs can put a strain on our relationships and our own emotional well-being. If you have a desire to know your needs more deeply, to feel comfortable and confident residing in them, or to be more artful in expressing them, this video series will be worth watching. The result will be a healthier, more connected, more fulfilling relationship.