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Vulnerability and Its Relation To Power
As a therapist, I am in constant dialogue with my clients and couples about the importance of intimacy. Here I am referring to intimacy as the bond which develops between two people that is forged by vulnerability, communication and openness. Without intimacy, a relationship may survive but it certainly will not thrive.
This fact is fairly obvious to those of you who grew up with healthy relationships and had healthy boundaries modeled for you. It is also probably obvious to those of you who are in the beginning of your relationship or spend quite a lot of time focusing your time and energy on relationship.
However, for those of us struggling with healthy relationship, this simple redirection towards intimacy as the foundation for relationship is an important and needed one.
Disclaimer
The ideas and thoughts expressed in these posts do not reflect the beliefs of any organization or individual, except my own. Ironically enough, however, these posts may not even reflect how I currently think or feel. I have grown and changed over the years - and rather than delete or edit old content I have decided to leave my posts as I originally wrote them to preserve their authenticity.