Book

The Intimacy Factor

In her first book in over 10 years, Pia Mellody—author of the groundbreaking bestsellers Facing Codependence and Facing Love Addiction—shares her profound wisdom on what it takes to sustain true intimacy and trusting love in our most

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Pia Mellody (4)Lawrence S. Freundlich (4)

“If in life we can learn to identify the internal voices of our wounding that get provoked in relationships and to sabotage them, we can reclaim our true selves and behave more maturely in our relationships. Only then we will stand a chance at successful relationships and the gift of intimacy.”

— Pia Mellody, Lawrence S. Freundlich, amazon.com

Tagged: Wounding, wounds, Healing, Relationships

“People who doubt their own truth can never be real to their partner. They are always watching the partner so that they can adapt to the partner’s evaluation of the truth. 'No, tell me what you think of the situation,' is a favorite reply. They become who they think the partner needs them to be. Thei…”

— Pia Mellody, Lawrence S. Freundlich, amazon.com

Tagged: Your Truth, Relationships, Dependency, Know Yourself Before You Love Someone Else

“Recovery is about changing the conversation that has been placed inside our heads by immature, abusive parenting.”

— Pia Mellody, Lawrence S. Freundlich, amazon.com

Tagged: Recovery, Parenting

“Healthy intimacy requires the trusting offer of our true self to another and our trusting acceptance of the other’s true self in return.”

— Pia Mellody, Lawrence S. Freundlich, amazon.com

Tagged: Intimacy, Acceptance