Intimacy, A Path Toward Spirituality

Relationships as a spiritual path.

John Amodeo Ph.D., MFT

How to Survive Betrayal

Betrayal is one of the most painful aspects of the human condition, but there is a path toward healing.

Why Self-Care Is Vital for Mature Relationships

Self-care creates a vital foundation for loving others. Being gentle with our feelings enables us to be more present and connected in relationships.

Is It Possible to Have Too Much Self-Confidence?

Self-confidence is an important aspect of self-esteem, but too much can be a problem. How do we find a harmonious balance?

4 Tips for Becoming a More Generous Listener

Here are four tips to help you move toward more heartfelt, generous listening, which creates a foundation for deeper connections.

How to Create Deeper Relationships

We want to love and be loved, but oftentimes we lack the awareness and skills to do so. Here are some tips for connecting with ourselves and others so that love may deepen.

What Cats Can Teach Us About Love

A Personal Perspective: Cats can teach us how to love and be loved. Their capacity to be in the present moment and receive affection can delight our heart and feed our soul.

Our Issues Live in Our Tissues

Exploring the research-based focusing approach of Dr. Eugene Gendlin. Accessing the intelligence of our body can accelerate our growth.

The Perils of Toxic Positivity

There's nothing wrong with having a positive attitude. But when others are hurting, they need us to honor their feelings, not just push positivity.

Getting Wiser in Our Later Years

Aging is not just about getting older. It can also be about getting wiser and living a more fulfilling life.

Do You Live in Your Body or Are You Mostly in Your Head?

Clear thinking is important, but are we neglecting a deeper aspect of our being? This article explores the importance to staying connected to our body and being.

Stop Judging Yourself for Being Single!

Do you feel judged by others for being single or tend to judge yourself? You can have a satisfying, connected life whether you're single or partnered.

Is It Possible to Have Too Much Self-Confidence?

We're taught to be confident, but might our self-confidence be covering up a deeper insecurity? Perhaps what takes strength is a willingness to embrace humility and not-knowing.

Is Unrecognized Shame Keeping You Stuck?

Of all our human emotions, shame is the most hidden, most stubborn, and most unrecognized. By identifying it, we can free ourselves to enjoy life more fully.

3 Practices to Deepen Love and Connection

We often communicate our perceptions and interpretations of the other person rather than uncover what we're really feeling inside. Changing this pattern takes awareness, courage, and good communication.

An Overlooked Aspect of What It Means to Love Ourselves

Moving toward well-being and wholeness means embracing the full range of our feelings.

Balancing Between Saving the World and Savoring It

We may want to help our troubled world, but how can find a balance between our desire to save the world and our inclination to savor it?

Psychological Causes of the Attack on Our Capitol

As the attack on the Capitol reverberates, many people wonder how we can get through this dark period. This article offers some illumination about how to move forward.

Being a Warrior of the Heart

Courage doesn’t mean being a fearless warrior. It means being a warrior of the heart—engaging with our fears and other uncomfortable feelings without being crippled by them.

Radical Acceptance: A Gentle Way to Be With Our Feelings

RAIN is an acronym that offers a simple structure to be with our feelings. It is an especially helpful tool for soothing ourselves when we're feeling stressed or overwhelmed.

Finding the Resilience to Deal With Change

COVID is challenging for most of us. How can we find the resilience to deal with the difficult changes and challenges in our lives?

Can You Receive Soulfully or Are You a Taker?

When someone offers a gift or a kind word or deed, are you able to let it in? This article explores the difference between deeply receiving and taking in a limited way.

It's Time We Elected Emotionally Intelligent Leaders

What would it take to elect leaders who have the requisite wisdom and compassion to serve the people rather than themselves?

When You Wonder if People Don't Like You

We might find that people don't like us as much as we might like. This article explores what we might be doing that pushes people away, and offers tips to become more likable.

The Power of Showing Our Real Feelings

Intimacy is the felt sense of connection with another person. This article explores what it take to build warm, safe, and fulfilling connections in our lives.

Creating Boundaries That Don't Bind Us

How can we set our boundaries in a way that supports us and maintains trust and connection with others rather than constraining us and pushing people away?

Dealing with Sorrow and Loss During Coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic is not only increasing our fear. It can also bring up shame as our capacity to care for ourselves and our family is diminished.

Are You Getting on Each Other's Nerves?

How can couples survive and thrive during the coronavirus pandemic? It requires finding a balance between being together and self-nurturing in other ways.

How the Coronavirus Awakens Us to Our Interconnectedness

Buddhist psychology teaches that nothing exists independently. The coronavirus awakens us to how everything is interconnected.

How Far Can You Let in Good Feelings?

Have you ever considered how skilled you are in the art of receiving? This article explores the subtle way that shame contaminates our capacity to receive.

Why Is It So Hard to Receive?

Receiving is more difficult than we might think. This article describes how shame is a major obstacle to receiving and the importance of being mindful of how shame blocks us.

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