Emotional Intimacy: A Comprehensive Guide for Connecting with the Power of Your Emotions

I devour books, but my husband does not. I can never manage to convince him to read any of the books I love, so I've stopped trying. As I read this guide, I found the information to be incredibly applicable to my own life (and saw ways in which my family could likely benefit by making a few small changes). This book was written in such a way that I was able to summarize its advice to my husband, and, honestly, within quite a short time, we have noticed changes in the general atmosphere of our home. No, it didn't get my husband to start reading books...I don't think there's a book that will ever do that. But it did get me to understand that nagging him isn't going to make him start reading the books I wish he'd read, and that it's more important for me to try to understand his perspective than to try to force mine onto him. Amazingly, he and I have been getting along much better, and I know our three-year-old daughter has picked up on the decreased tension in the household, because she seems much more relaxed.I'd highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about him or herself or about emotional intelligence, or who gets into frequent arguments/has relationship issues. It provides an excellent outlook and interesting information on human emotions, surprisingly simple suggestions on how to learn more about oneself, emotionally and how to connect with others (and not cheesy or too touchy-feely, either... neither my husband nor I was raised in an emotionally open family, and this book did not offer suggestions that were too far fetched for us to attempt).

I have learned more about intimacy from this book than I've learned from all previous books combined.

What a book. Not to be read quickly, and surely a book I’ll be referencing for possibly the rest of my life. Emotional work is grounding. Masters is brilliant.

insightful and helpful.

Others have stated what needs to be said about this gem much better than I can. It's very engaging and an excellent work you can turn back to and work with for many years for sustained development/intimacy with your emotions.

A clear, concise and helpful way to understand how to work with various emotions so that you are able to integrate them in a healthy way into your life. Written by an author who has another book on Spiritual Bypass, this book helps you understand that only by understanding why various emotional states are there and working through them instead of denying them can you live a truly happy life.

A serious book. Not an easy read but very worthwhile.

Glad to have for a good read driver barely put item on front porch could have got rained on or stolen wish it would have been closer to my door

The book is amazing. It explains about the primal emotions, what is a healthy and are distorted expressions of it, and exercises to familiarize and move through them. Just so well written. I wish I wasn’t in my fourties’ - this should be a high school must read.

This book is amazing for anyone who needs to get closer to their emotions in a slow and steady manner it’s helped me mature and understand my emotions a lot better still working but I have learned so much about me thanks to this book

Happiness is our natural state when we are no longer at war with ourselves, are no longer striving to keep our suffering in shadows, and are actively cultivating intimacy with all that we are.- chapter Joy ( The Unbound Feeling of Being)And how would one create intimacy without fully being aware of the emotions inside. The emotions allow us to connect deeper and live a fulfilling life.This book will help you do that.It's a work of art. When I was reading about grief, guilt, joy... It felt like I was immersed in a work of art.Quoting from the book-The expression on face which can identify disgust- Crinkling of the nose and lifting of the upper lip.Haughtiness is little more than dressed up disgust, reinforced with a shot of pride..... The classic stiff upper lip....

This wasn't available Iin Australia, so had to purchase he kindle version. It's a work in progress... in every aspect ...

relates to the concrete. creates a bridge from concrete or bodily perceptions and movements to interior feelings. gives advice how to deal with emotions and reframes emotion in generally called negative in a positive way. usefull for people who just discover their interior and emotional life and for those who are used to it...