Needs vs Wants in Non-Monogamy: There’s No Prize for Needing Less EP.145

Struggling to tell the difference between needs vs wants in non-monogamy?If you’ve learned to be “low maintenance” and tolerate a lot, you might be minimizing your emotional needs without realizing it.In this episode, we explore how trauma, people-pleasing, and polyamory culture can teach us to need less, and why you’re allowed to want more.There’s no prize for needing less.You’re not needy. You’re human. What You’ll Learn• Why “needs vs wants” is the wrong question to ask• How childhood conditioning and trauma affect your ability to ask for more• The hidden cost of calling yourself “low maintenance”• How this shows up specifically in non-monogamy and polyamory• Better questions to ask your nervous system instead• How to stop disappearing in your relationships• Why your desires deserve space tooSend us Fan MailSupport the show📰 Subscribe to Not A Monogamous Newsletter to stay up to date with new episodes and offerings from Ellecia. https://elleciapaine.podia.com/newsletter ❤️ Enjoying the show? The best way to thank us is by following and leaving a review or a note. And if you want more, join our Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/notmonogamous 👀 Find Us Online🌍 Website:  https://www.elleciapaine.com📘 Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/elleciapaine 📸 Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/elleciapaine/Music: Composer/Author (CA): Oscar LindsteinSTIM IPI: 572 393 237