Gabrielle (Gabby) Valdes is a former hopeless romantic turned love & dating coach. She spent years disillusioned with “love,” disappointed while dating, and destroyed by rejection and heartbreak. Now Gabby spends her days teaching the disappointed dater how to be their own best partner first.⁠ She challenges clients to unlearn the instinct to force connections, earn love and prove themselves. She's passionate about teaching her community how to receive love, lean into intimacy and fully trust themselves.⁠ Gabby's background is in life coaching, behavioral analysis (M.Ed) and communication studies. Say hello on Instagram @gabriellevaldes.com - www.gabriellevaldes.com   What this episode covers:   -How to navigate conflict in relationships. -Intentions and communication within relationships. -Are you wasting your time in a relationship or are you exactly where you are supposed to be? -What it means to be emotionally safe in a relationship. -Listening to intuition vs. tangible signs to look out for -What stories did we learn from Disney and how did it affect our expectations of relationships? -Codependency, Inter-dependency, and Independence -When is it time to leave a relationship? -Short-term relationships aren't "bad".   And so much more! Thank you, thank you, thank you Gabby for sharing your wealth of knowledge with EmpoweredU.