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The What and How of True Intimacy

By Marie Hartwell-Walker — 2017

Intimacy. People often confuse it with sex. But people can be sexual without being intimate. One night stands, friends with benefits, or sex without love are examples of purely physical acts with no intimacy involved.

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13 Ways to Grow Stronger as a Couple—According to Relationship Expert Dr. John Gottman’s Advice

Here are 13 couples goals to improve your relationship now, according to Dr. John Gottman’s expert teachings.

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Unless you’re a hermit, you can’t avoid relationships. And your professional career certainly won’t go anywhere if you don’t know how to build strong, positive connections. Leaders need to connect deeply with followers if they hope to engage and inspire them.

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How to Fix the Co-Founder Fights You're Sick of Having—Lessons from Couples Therapist Esther Perel

This article is by psychotherapist, bestselling author, TED Speaker and podcast host Esther Perel.

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Ten Steps to Having Both a Relationship and a Self

How to have a strong self and a strong relationship without losing either.

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These three rules for voicing your criticisms are game changers.

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Harriet Lerner
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Overcoming Your Listening Disorder

We naturally become defensive when our spouse begins to criticize us. We listen to refute or correct the inaccuracies, distortions and exaggerations that are inevitably there. The challenge is to listen only to understand.

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Harriet Lerner
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Our mindfulness practice is not about vanquishing our thoughts. It’s about becoming aware of the process of thinking so that we are not in a trance—lost inside our thoughts.

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Tara Brach
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A Guided Reflection on Bringing Rain to Difficulty

Tara Brach discusses RAIN, a technique she frequently teaches to her students and also uses in her own life.

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Tara Brach
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Healing Relationships Through Compassion and Connection

Applying Buddhist teachings to emotional healing with relationships, marriage, and lust.

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Tara Brach
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