Pali

    Desire vs Safety

    Explore why we crave both security and excitement in love

    For Everyone
    Attachment Theory
    Hedonic Adaptation
    Perel

    About this course

    Drawing on Esther Perel's work and attachment research, this course explores the tension between wanting safety and wanting novelty — and why that tension is completely normal. You'll learn to hold both needs without sacrificing either.

    What you'll learn

    • Understand the security-excitement paradox
    • Navigate desire shifts in long-term relationships
    • Hold competing needs without shame
    • Create space for both safety and aliveness

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