We explore how the Enneagram, mindfulness, and personal values help couples understand patterns, reduce conflict, and build trust. Amanda Ford shares practical tools to translate differences into connection, redefine compatibility, and communicate requests with clarity and care.

• Nine types as lenses for patterns and needs
• Head, heart, body centers explained with examples
• Using insights without labeling or blaming
• Mindfulness as embodied awareness for self-regulation
• Yoga practices that calm the nervous system
• Brené Brown’s values exercise for clarity and alignment
• Nonviolent Communication for value-based requests
• Gottman love maps to stay current and curious
• Compatibility across practical, wavelength, and intimacy
• Acceptance over sameness to fuel repair and goodwill
• Tools and resources: test links, books, and apps

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