52. Rekindle Emotional Intimacy Today

<p><em>Crack the code to emotionally intimacy where you consistently feel seen and special.</em></p> <p>Last Friday, after 6 months of lockdown, patios reopened. Sitting on a picnic bench with a plastic divider next to me, my eyes landed on a couple whose gazes seemed to burn into each other, and it was as if they were oblivious to the 50 other people on the patio (6 ft apart).</p> <p>➣As I watched, they sampled each others’ beer, tasted each other’s food, all while keeping their gazes firmly fixed on the other.</p> <p>➣No phone, no silences, just palpable connection.</p> <p><em>How long do you think this couple had been together?</em></p> <p>My guess is it was a new relationship.</p> <p>Why? Because new love lights up the pleasure center of our brain. In a flash, it becomes effortless to talk, gaze and caress each other.</p> <p><br></p> <p><em><strong>Have you ever looked at a couple like this and had conflicting feelings?</strong></em></p> <p>→On the one hand, you feel irritated with their public display of affection and wish they would get a room.</p> <p>→But, on the other hand, you feel a prick of envy and long for the good old days?</p> <p>After spending nearly 6 months mostly talking to my husband, sometimes I feel like a dried-up well with nothing left to say…</p> <p>…With my shoulders slumped and feeling reasonably jealous of this couple in love, I excused myself to the bathroom.</p> <p>I decided I was over feeling sorry for myself and was going to set the stage to rekindle connection with my husband.</p> <p><br></p> <p>In the episode, we discuss what I did to reignite our spark.</p> <p>If you want to learn how to Emotional Intimacy, Check out the<a href="https://www.emberrelationshippsychology.com/emotional-intimacy-blueprint"> Emotional Intimacy Blueprint</a>.</p> <p><br></p> <p>This podcast is for informational purposes only.</p>