Learning Quote by Paldrom Collins

“When we are willing to explore our own experiences, we open the doorway to deeper connection and intimacy.”

— Sharon Salzberg

My problem is with intimacy. That's where I have my biggest problems.

— Fred Armisen

“Beware of relationships that substitute intensity for emotional intimacy.”

— Adelyn Birch

But for me, it feels like a natural extension of what I've been doing: exploring relationships. Here you have two relationships and we can…

— Neil LaBute

“The key problem I encounter working with wounded, depressed, and unhappy people is a lack of connection…starting from a disconnection from themselves and then…

— David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough

It's easy to have a relationship and show each other only the beautiful shiny things. Sharing good parts about you is elementary, so finding…

— Claudio Sanchez

“A great many of our patients have conflicts in the realm of intimacy, and obtain help in therapy sheerly through experiencing an intimate relationship…

— Irvin D. Yalom

“Intimacy is about growing more than you could by yourself, through the art of mutual gifting.”

— David Deida

The need to connect with one another intimately is what makes and keeps us human. The challenge throughout life is to find the courage…

— Joyce Brothers

“Push too far into independence and we disconnect and hurt each other. Then in a longing for togetherness, we seek each other out; fumbling…

— Donna Goddard

We have to try to keep ourselves open, no matter how closed the world tries to make us sometimes. We are meant to go…

— Joshua Radin

“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