Thoughts from a Therapist

Helpful tips on How to Expand your Personal and Relational Wellness

Tag: emotional intimacy

  • What Is a Long-Term Relationship For?

    What Is a Long-Term Relationship For?

    Most of us know what we want from a relationship, but few of us stop to examine what a long-term partnership is actually for. From attachment and romance to play, growth, strategy, family, meaning, and community, healthy relationships serve multiple interconnected functions. Understanding how these functions influence one another can help us identify what is…

  • Attachment – why we say and emote one way when we truly feel and think a different way

    Quick summary: I was just re-reading some articles on Emotionally Focused Therapy and on Attachment Theory and I thought I might offer a noteworthy piece of information. Often we say what we don’t mean and we offer an emotional response which is different from how we truly feel in order to protect ourselves from attending…

  • Why Feeling Questions? – Emotional Expression Enhances Bonding

    Quick summary: Exciting new research done by therapists such as Dr. Sue Johnson (the pioneer of emotionally focused therapy) have added efficacy to therapeutic interventions which help clients to express emotions. By sharing your most intimate feelings to your partner you can increase the overall intimacy and relational strength of your union. This makes common…