Restoring Intimacy
Restoring emotional and sexual intimacy isn’t about more sex or different experiences – it’s about slowing down enough to notice what sex is standing in for.
Restoring emotional and sexual intimacy isn’t about more sex or different experiences – it’s about slowing down enough to notice what sex is standing in for.
ADHD can bring both high desire and unique challenges to intimacy. Learn why couples struggle and the strategies that help them reconnect.
I’ve done a lot of work on reframing intimacy in relationships on the blog recently because I think it’s important. After all, intimacy is one of the big topics that come up in my therapy room and a key focus when I’m working with couples.
Intimacy is a complex bond of emotional, spiritual, physical, sexual and intellectual connection.
We talk about sex all the time in therapy, but when I ask what intimacy means, most people default to physical acts. But intimacy is far broader. It’s energetic. Emotional. Psychological. It’s that reciprocal flow between two people.