How to Identify Your Emotional Needs & Adjust Relationship Boundaries

✨ Blog Post: How to Identify Your Emotional Needs & Adjust Relationship Boundaries

Using the Know Thyself Digital Relationship Boundaries Workbook

If you've ever struggled to understand how a relationship is really making you feel, or you've found yourself overriding discomfort in favor of keeping the peace, you’re not alone. The Know Thyself Digital Relationship Boundaries Workbook is designed to help you cut through the noise—starting with getting honest with yourself.

We've created a video on how to get started with this. But if you prefer a written summary you can read the highlights below it!

 

Here’s how to begin:

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1. Be a Safe Place for Your Own Honesty

We often lie to ourselves when we really want a relationship to work. But it’s crucial to ask:

• Did that behavior feel icky or loving?

• Am I ignoring discomfort just to keep someone around?

Let your internal dialogue be a place of compassion—not judgment. The truth can’t emerge if you're scared to hear it.

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2. Rebuild Trust With Yourself Through Somatic Check-Ins

To feel emotionally honest, you first have to feel physically safe. A low-stakes somatic exercise can ground you in your body and emotions:

• Close your eyes.

• Focus on one body part: your feet, your seat, your neck.

• Ask: What do I feel? Is it hot, scratchy, calming, annoying?

These seemingly small reflections train your brain to trust your feelings again.

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3. Use Low-Stakes Prompts to Reveal Big Truths

Not all truth-telling has to be direct and dramatic. Try indirect journaling prompts like:

• "Tell me about a time you couldn’t stop crying."
  Rather than demanding answers, you uncover them naturally. Your story leads to the root—often without resistance.

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Reconnecting with your body and emotions in these small, intentional ways is how the Know Thyself Workbook helps you build real, meaningful boundaries—ones that reflect who you are, not who you think you should be.