
Are Your Relationships Helping You Grow or Holding You Back?
Relationships—whether romantic, platonic, or familial—are at the core of our human experience. They shape us, challenge us, and often reflect back the work we need to do within ourselves. Have you ever found yourself stuck in the same patterns with people, wondering why certain conflicts keep repeating? Or perhaps you feel like your relationships no longer align with the person you are becoming?
Over the years, I’ve experienced deep shifts in my relationships. Some have strengthened and evolved, while others have naturally faded or ended in painful yet necessary goodbyes. Through my own growth, I’ve learned that relationships thrive when we approach them with awareness, clarity, and intentionality—and that’s exactly what we’re diving into this month.
This blog will explore how Human Design, Attachment Styles, Communication Styles, Defined and Undefined Centers, the Happiness Scale, and Muscle Testing can help you navigate relationship changes and challenges. Let’s explore how to make sure the relationships in your life serve your highest good.
Understanding Relationship Dynamics Through Human Design
Human Design offers a blueprint of our energy, communication, and decision-making styles. When you understand your Human Design Relationship Chart, you gain insight into how you naturally express yourself, where you may feel conditioned by others, and how to foster deeper connections.
Some key areas to explore include:
- Defined vs. Undefined Centers – Our energy centers influence how we experience emotions, communication, and decision-making. For example, if you have an undefined emotional center, you may absorb and amplify the emotions of those around you, which can cause relationship challenges if you’re unaware of it.
- Your Authority & Decision-Making Style – Do you make decisions from gut instinct (Sacral Authority), from emotional clarity over time (Emotional Authority), or through intuitive knowing (Splenic Authority)? Recognizing your own and your partner’s decision-making process can eliminate frustration and misalignment.
💡 Practical Step: Get your Human Design Relationship Chart by looking up both your design and that of your partner, friend, or family member. Observe how your centers interact—do you amplify each other’s energy or create balance?
Attachment & Communication Styles: Why We Love the Way We Do
Understanding Attachment Styles can provide clarity on relationship struggles. The way we attach to others is often shaped by childhood experiences and past relationships:
- Secure Attachment – You feel comfortable with intimacy and independence.
- Anxious Attachment – You crave closeness but often fear abandonment.
- Avoidant Attachment – You value independence and may struggle with vulnerability.
- Disorganized Attachment – A mix of anxious and avoidant tendencies, often due to past trauma.
Similarly, Communication Styles impact how we express ourselves in relationships. Are you direct or indirect? Emotional or logical? Do you gravitate towards Passive, Assertive, Aggressive, or Passive-Aggressive communication? Recognizing your own patterns—and those of your loved ones—helps create a bridge for better understanding and more effective communication.
💡 Practical Step: Identify your Attachment & Communication Styles and have open conversations with your loved ones about how you best give and receive love and feedback.
Evaluating Relationship Health: The Happiness Scale & Muscle Testing
Not all relationships are meant to last forever. Some serve a season, a lesson, or a purpose. To evaluate whether a relationship is truly nourishing, I love using The Happiness Scale & Muscle Testing.
- The Happiness Scale: On a scale of 1-10, how does this relationship make you feel? If a relationship consistently scores below a 5, it may be time to re-evaluate.

- Muscle Testing: Your body holds the truth about your relationships. Try a simple sway test—stand still, close your eyes, and think about a specific person. If your body naturally leans forward, it’s a positive sign. If it leans backward, it may indicate resistance or misalignment.
💡 Practical Step: Take a few moments to assess a key relationship using the Happiness Scale and Muscle Testing. What insights do you gain?
Final Thoughts: Navigating Relationships with Grace
Relationship shifts can feel beautiful, heartbreaking, and everything in between. The key is to navigate them with awareness, authenticity, and alignment. By understanding Human Design, Attachment Styles, Communication Styles, Defined and Undefined Centers, the Happiness Scale, and Muscle Testing, you give yourself the tools to create fulfilling, balanced, and aligned relationships.
Which of these insights spoke to you the most? Drop a comment and let’s continue the conversation. 💛

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Hey Golden Child!
Happy New Year! Are you as excited about 2025 as I am?
As the calendar flips to January, have you found yourself declaring, "New year, new me"? It's a common refrain, but how often do those words translate into lasting change? What if this year, instead of chasing perfection, you embraced transformation? How would your life look if you started 2025 not just with resolutions but with a roadmap grounded in awareness, action, and accountability?
These are the questions I wrestled with when I set out to create a planner that could support real, tangible change. I’ve been through seasons of striving without clarity and chasing goals that weren’t rooted in my authentic self. What I’ve learned is this: true growth doesn’t come from wishful thinking or lofty plans. It starts with intentionality and the willingness to dig deep, confront old patterns, and commit to daily steps forward.
This month, I want to share how you can step into a better you in 2025 by focusing on five foundational principles: Awareness, Addressing Limiting Beliefs, Accepting Accountability, Crafting Action Plans, and Applying Atomic Habits.
1. Awareness: The Foundation of Growth
Everything begins with self-awareness. Where are you right now, and where do you want to go?
Ask yourself:
Ask yourself:
- What patterns, habits, or beliefs are holding me back?
- What do I want more of in my life this year?
When I first started my own journey, I had to face hard truths. It wasn’t easy to admit that some of the chaos in my life was self-created or that I was holding onto beliefs about myself that weren’t true. But becoming aware of those things gave me the clarity to make meaningful changes.
Practical Tip: Start a daily reflection practice. At the end of each day, write down one thing you did well and one thing you’d like to improve. Awareness grows when we pause to reflect.
2. Addressing Limiting Beliefs
Have you ever heard that little voice in your head saying, “You’re not good enough,” “You’ll never succeed,” or “You can’t change”? Those are limiting beliefs, and they can sabotage your progress before you even begin.
For years, I let limiting beliefs run my life. But I’ve learned to challenge them with truth and shift them energetically in an instant. When you identify the root of these beliefs, you can replace them with empowering ones.
Practical Tip: Write down a limiting belief you’ve been carrying, then ask yourself, “Is this absolutely true?” Replace it with a new affirmation that aligns with your vision. For example, “I’m not smart enough” becomes “I have everything I need to learn and grow.” Check out “Eliminating Limiting Beliefs W/Ease” on our YouTube to learn more about the energetic work I do around this.
3. Accepting Accountability
Accountability is a game-changer. When I decided to take responsibility for my actions, my mindset shifted. It’s not about blame—it’s about empowerment. Accountability allows you to own your journey and your results.
Practical Tip: Partner with an accountability buddy or join a supportive community. Share your goals and check in regularly. It’s harder to quit when someone else is rooting for you. We have Co-Working & Accountability Sessions weekly on our YouTube and within our communities The Healed Money Movement and She’s Ready Society.
4. Creating Action Plans
Big dreams need clear steps. It’s one thing to say, “I want to improve my health,” and another to break it down into actionable goals like drinking more water, exercising three times a week, and meal prepping on Sundays.
When I started using action plans, I stopped feeling overwhelmed and started seeing results. Planning gives you direction and keeps you focused.
Practical Tip: Break your goals into quarterly, monthly, and weekly steps. Ask yourself, “What’s one small thing I can do today to move closer to my goal?”
5. Applying Atomic Habits
Have you heard of Atomic Habits by James Clear? It’s a life-changing approach to habit formation that focuses on small, consistent changes. This book taught me that it’s not the grand gestures but the tiny, daily habits that create lasting transformation.
For example, instead of setting a huge goal to meditate for 30 minutes daily, I started with just 2 minutes. That small habit grew over time, and now meditation is a natural part of my life.
Practical Tip: Choose one habit you want to build. Start small—really small—and focus on doing it consistently. Remember, habits compound over time.
This Year, It’s Your Turn
As you step into 2025, I want to encourage you: You have everything you need to become a better version of yourself. It’s not about perfection. It’s about progress.
Take time to reflect on where you are and where you want to go. Address the beliefs that are holding you back. Own your journey with accountability. Create a plan that excites you. And most importantly, start small and stay consistent.
This isn’t just another January blog post. This is an invitation to partner with yourself and God in becoming who you’re meant to be.
So, what will your story be this year? What action will you take today to step into your vision?
Here’s to a year of growth, transformation, and abundance. You’ve got this, Golden Child!
Join us over on our YouTube Channel and/or our Meetup Group The Mental Wealth Social to continue this conversation on “New Year, Better You” all month long!
See you there!