INTIMACY = Into Me You See

How vulnerability can strengthen relationships

Most of us crave intimacy… but it can feel risky to be truly seen. Not just the curated, “best version” of ourselves, but the unfiltered, complicated, tender parts too. That’s where Into Me You See comes in — a way of thinking about intimacy as the courage to let someone in far enough to really know us.

When we open ourselves to these moments, we invite a deeper kind of connection: one built on trust, empathy, and safety. This isn’t about oversharing or rushing in; it’s about allowing ourselves to be known, little by little, in ways that feel right for us.

In therapy, we often explore the fears and protective patterns that can make intimacy feel hard. We also practice the skills that help us share ourselves in ways that deepen relationships rather than strain them. True intimacy grows at the pace of safety, not speed.

What helps you feel safe enough to let someone really see you?

Embrace your own experience so that you can come home to yourself.

Life is slippery. Here, take my hand. H. Jackson Brown Jr.

It is a joy to be hidden, and disaster not to be found. —Donald Winnicott

We’re only as needy as our unmet needs. —John Bowlby

We tend to PURSUE for connection and WITHDRAW from conflict.

Conflict is growth trying to happen. —Harville Hendrix

We are really just fighting with one another’s defenses. Unless our strategy is revised in relationship, our protection remains our prison.

Whoever you are: some evening take a step out of your house which you know so well. Enormous space is near… —Rainer Maria Rilke

We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are. —Anaïs Nin

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. —Carl Rogers