Heide Banks is a nationally recognized relationship coach who has been featured on Oprah!. 20/20, the Early Show, and Good Morning America to name a few.\nShe holds an MA from the a university of Santa Monica and is known for her deep intuition and wisdom having done this work for 25 years.\nGuiding Principle, Quote or Mantra\nGet off the right/wrong track, and move to what is this relationship showing me?\nGet out of the fantasy of what you should be experiencing.\xa0 And look at what\u2019s really happening here.\xa0 And how has this been brought to you for your growth. \nWhen You Tripped Up \nHeidi was taught to lead with her sexuality and her looks.\xa0\nAs a child she was not very attractive.\xa0 She had weight issues and was not very popular.\xa0 Around college that shifted.\xa0 And she let sexuality and looks lead her around.\nThen she recognized she wasn\u2019t getting what she wanted out of relationships.\xa0 And she realized she wasn\u2019t really showing up as herself.\xa0 She was showing up as arm candy.\xa0 Which was contrary to who she is.\nA guy she was dating said \u201cYou lied to me about who you are.\u201d\xa0\nHeidi realized that she had presented herself as a carefree and shallow person in the beginning of the relationship.\xa0\nWhen she felt safe enough for her to come out in a deeper way and he wasn\u2019t interested.\nThat\u2019s when she decided she was not going to do that again.\xa0 She was going to show up as who she is, the whole package, not just a part of her.\nProudest moment in partnership \nHeidi\u2019s proudest moment was her divorce.\nShe was married for close to 11 years and then they realized that what they each wanted for the next phase of their lives did not include them being together.\nThere was no period of animosity or regret.\xa0 And they are great friends now.\nHe says to her, \u201cI\u2019m not your ex-husband.\xa0 I\u2019m your friend.\u201d\xa0 And that brings joy.\nWhat is the best partnership / relationship advice you have ever received?\nForgiveness.\xa0\nMove to a place that let\u2019s you and your partner off the hook so you aren\u2019t carrying it forward.\nAnd never criticize your partner in public.\nBest Partnership Book or Resource\n\nSpiritual Bypassing: When Spirituality Disconnects Us from What Really Matters\n\nThe Soulmate Secret: Manifest the Love of Your Life with the Law of Attraction\n\nConscious Loving: The Journey to Co-Commitment\n<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/080414110X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=080414110X&linkCode=as2&tag=speakofpartn-20&a...