The Fight ←→ Fawn Continuum of Healthy Relating to Others Healthy relating occurs when two people move easily and reciprocally between assertiveness and receptivity. Common and important examples of this are an easy back and forth [1] between talking and listening, [2] between helping and being helped, and [3] between leading and following. Normal healthy narcissism and codependence happen at the midpoint of the continuum. To the
