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Tag: Intimacy

Unspoken Feelings: Masculinity and Stifled Expression

I had a session over the weekend with a client whose brother was diagnosed with leukemia. In it, she told … More

Depression, Healthy Masculinity, Intimacy, masculine, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Psychology, Relationships

Needing to Be Loved: Why It’s Okay to Accept Your Basic Human Necessity

Fear of Being Needy Most of the clients I see struggle with intimacy; they have what are called attachment difficulties. … More

Authenticity, Dating, Depression, Intimacy, Love, Mental Health, Neediness, Online Dating, Relationships, Trauma

Overcoming the Fear of Being Disliked: The Necessity of Rebirth

Why Am I So Afraid of Being Disliked? From the time we’re young, we’re expected to conform. We’re born into … More

Authenticity, Community, Growth, Intimacy, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Personal Development, Self-Discovery, Self-Help, Social Rejection

A Fruitless Journey: How We Prevent Ourselves from Being Loved

The Avoidant Attachment Style and Its Effects on Our Ability to Love “Your task is not to seek for love, … More

Anxiety, Dating, Depression, Intimacy, Love, Mental Health, Perfectionism, Relationships, Romance, Self Love, Trauma

Anxiety and Assertiveness: Why It’s Okay to Say No

“Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.” -Lao Tzu Why We Can’t Say No … More

Anxiety, Assertiveness, Depression, Intimacy, Love, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Relationships, Self-Esteem

The Happiness We Miss While Chasing It

What Will Make Me Happy? When I was in my teens, I believed romantic love to be the answer. When … More

Growth, Happiness, Intimacy, Love, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Personal Development, Relationships, Success

The Girl in the Red Dress – A Poem about Beauty and Loss

In a room, she walked in with an assertive gait The woman in a red dress, whose eyes radiate Who … More

Heartbreak, Intimacy, Love, Poem, Poetry, Relationships, Romance, Rose

Recovering My Voice: How My Writing Helped Me Overcome Trauma

When we’re children, most of us have a lot of chutzpah, which is a Yiddish word meaning audacity or fearlessness. … More

Growth, Intimacy, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Personal Development, Shame, Trauma, Writing

Transcending My Self: The Relationship Between Joy and Human Connection

Bowling Alone To most, especially in the Western world, self-actualization means becoming the most accomplished and materially successful version of … More

Growth, Happiness, Intimacy, Loneliness, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Personal Development, Psychedelics, Self-Help

Man’s Search for Intimacy (Revised and Extended Version)

Closeness and Intimacy In 1946, existential psychiatrist, Viktor Frankl, published a book which drastically altered the course of psychotherapy; he … More

Anxiety, Depression, Existential Angst, Growth, Intimacy, Loneliness, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Personal Development, Relationships, Self-Help, Wellness

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