In the second part of the "Foundations of Relational Health" series, Jason and Lauren begin by talking about the season of life in which Jason walked through a divorce and learned the importance of knowing and communicating your needs. Not knowing his needs contributed to the breakdown of his first marriage, so learning to locate and validate his own needs was part of his journey in getting well after his divorce. Every person has the same set of basic needs like food, water and shelter, but every person has a unique set of needs according to their personalities and norms. When that core set of needs goes unmet, people are in pain.  But for an individual to feel known and loved, they need to be able to discover and communicate their needs, inviting the other person into those areas. We are a body, soul and spirit, and you cannot separate the three! Each part of our triune being has needs, and if those needs go unmet, we'll be in pain. A lot of this happens on a subconscious level, but growing in self-awareness helps us operate on a more conscious and intentional level. Jason and Lauren share stories of their dating and marriage journeys with regards to having needs, communicating needs and meeting needs in a healthy way.

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