This week we are sparking a desire to foster more intimacy! Learn the four types of intimacy that psychologists, researchers and experts agree are key in developing deep, abiding and joyful relationships. Fortify your intimacy intelligence with tips and examples from some of Kristy’s favorite books on the subject and take Angie’s double dog dare challenge to help you feel closer to those you love!

"Intimacy is the one thing we cannot live happily without. We can survive but cannot thrive without it. Without intimacy, all the riches in the world cannot satisfy our hungry hearts. Until we experience intimacy, our hearts remain restless, irritable, and discontented."


REFERENCES AND RESOURCES:

1. Intimacy- Good Therapy

2. The 5 Types of Intimacy

3. The associations of intimacy and sexuality in daily life: Temporal dynamics and gender effects within romantic relationships.

4. Spiritual Intimacy, Marital Intimacy, and Physical/Psychological Well-Being: Spiritual Meaning as a Mediator

5. Intimacy: Into Me See

6. Couple Communication, Emotional and Sexual Intimacy, and Relationship Satisfaction

7. Seven Levels of Intimacy

8. Emotional First Aid

9. Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child


CHAPTER MARKERS: 

3:45- Scenario 1- We want to be more intimate in our relationships
Scenario 2- We want our partner, kids, friends to be more intimate in our relationships

6:19- What is Intimacy? 

6:51- Matthew Kelly- Quote about Intimacy from Seven Levels of Intimacy

7:59- We are not all on the same intimacy frequency

10:36- Into Me See: Intimacy implies letting someone else get close to us

11:09- Connecting with people in a powerful way

12:48- Four types of intimacy: Experiential, Emotional, Intellectual, Physical/ Sexual 

13:24- Experiential Intimacy

23:05- Emotional Intimacy

37:11- Intellectual Intimacy

43:42- Physical/ Sexual Intimacy