Balance Quote by Donna Goddard

“Whether we fear the existence of boundaries with others or crave more of them, there’s no denying that individuation and separation are inevitable parts…

— Sharon Salzberg

“In every one of your relationships, you are on a continuum between intimacy and separation. You stand on a slide that tilts you toward…

— Anne Katherine

“One’s efforts to escape isolation can sabotage one’s relationships with other people. Many a friendship or marriage has failed because, instead of relating to,…

— Irvin D. Yalom

“In part this is an intimacy disorder, for as soon as she starts to recommit to the relationship, he starts distancing himself. The intensity…

— Patrick J. Carnes

“When the impulse to share becomes obligatory, when personal boundaries are no longer respected, when only the shared space of togetherness is acknowledged and…

— Esther Perel

“The desire of intimacy is the desire to share one's innermost self with another”

— Dan McAdams

“When you do ultimately connect (and fear not, it happens all the time), you sincerely hope that the relationship will lead to a larger,…

— Rae Orion

“When we feel unworthy, we feel disconnected—even when our loved ones are craving connection with us. We feel isolated and alienated, even when we're…

— Franklin Veaux

Intimacy is about acceptance - without acceptance intimacy becomes either an illusion or an exercise in futility and frustration.

— Jordan Blake Michiels

Throughout our lives we long to love ourselves more deeply and to feel connected with others. Instead, we often contract, fear intimacy, and suffer…

— Sharon Salzberg

“Basically, secure people feel comfortable with intimacy and are usually warm and loving; anxious people crave intimacy, are often preoccupied with their relationships, and…

— Amir Levine

Intimacy requires an ability to both merge and be separate, to come together and be apart, like oscillating on a giant swing from oneness…

— Charlotte Sophia Kasl