It's really important we understand a red flag from a green flag in relationships, and can help others spot unhealthy patterns before they start.
Here is a check to share with those who might need it esp young people, it's part of my Trauma Informed Red Flags for Teens relationship workshop.
Relationship Red & Green Flag Checklist
🚩 Red Flags (Check what feels familiar)
- ⬜ Intense attention, gifts, or declarations very early (love-bombing)
- ⬜ Jealousy or discomfort when you spend time with others
- ⬜ Guilt, pressure, or emotional withdrawal when you say “no”
- ⬜ Requests to check your phone, messages, or whereabouts
- ⬜ Public jokes or criticism followed by “I was only joking”
- ⬜ Monitoring or reacting strongly to your online activity
- ⬜ Sudden silence, ghosting, or disappearing without explanation
- ⬜ Sharing private or embarrassing information to control or shame
- ⬜ You feel anxious, hypervigilant, confused, or like you’re “too much”
- ⬜ Your nervous system feels activated rather than calm
✅ Green Flags (Check what supports safety)
- ⬜ Your boundaries are respected without pressure or punishment
- ⬜ You’re encouraged to have friendships and interests outside the relationship
- ⬜ Communication is open, honest, and emotionally safe
- ⬜ Your privacy is respected — no checking or surveillance
- ⬜ Accountability is taken and apologies are genuine
- ⬜ Conflict is handled calmly, without silent treatment or control
- ⬜ You’re spoken about kindly in public and private
- ⬜ Communication is consistent and reliable
- ⬜ You feel grounded, calmer, and more regulated around them
- ⬜ You feel more like yourself, not less
🌿 Trauma-Informed Reminder
Healthy love feels safe, consistent, steady, not confusing.
If you know of parents groups, schools, colleges or other spaces where this workshop would serve please let me know, im building an outreach list for 2026.
Tx