Warm closeness
Connected
Also known as attached, belonging, close, open-hearted
Strength 2 of 4
In real contact with someone, a group or the wider world, so the usual sense of separateness eases and you feel part of something shared.
In the body
- Shoulders dropping
- Face relaxing into easy expression
- Eye contact that comes easily
- Breath settling into a shared rhythm
Needs behind it
When these needs are met
Softer and stronger
- Connected
- Trusting
Often confused with
Trusting
Connected is felt contact with someone in the moment; trusting is confidence you can rely on them, which holds even when you are apart.