Love & Intimacy Archives – Integral Life https://integrallife.com/category/topics/love-intimacy/ Everyone is right. Wed, 23 Jul 2025 14:35:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://integrallife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-IL-LOGO-400-copy.png Love & Intimacy Archives – Integral Life https://integrallife.com/category/topics/love-intimacy/ 32 32 Everything Is Relationships: The Hidden Force That Shapes Reality https://integrallife.com/everything-is-relationships-the-hidden-force-that-shapes-reality/ Fri, 11 Jul 2025 03:25:12 +0000 https://integrallife.com/?p=409055 Human beings are always in relationship — with ourselves, with others, and with the larger cultures we create together. In this episode, Dr. Keith Witt and Corey deVos explore how the quality of these relationships shapes not only our personal growth, but our experience and perception of reality itself.

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]]> How We Lost the Art of Connection https://integrallife.com/how-we-lost-the-art-of-connection/ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:25:37 +0000 https://integrallife.com/?p=408258 This conversation between Keith Martin-Smith and Michael Porcelli explores the hidden dynamics that shape how we communicate, from cultural conditioning to emotional awareness to the unseen “third entity” of relationship. Together they unpack why so many conversations go off the rails—and how we can learn to repair, realign, and relate with greater depth, clarity, and skill.

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]]> Evolving Love: The Secret Path to Awakening https://integrallife.com/evolving-love-the-secret-path-to-awakening/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 20:31:35 +0000 https://integrallife.com/?p=404670 This conversation explores how love evolves alongside human development, revealing how our relationships reflect and shape our consciousness. Through personal stories, integral psychology, and esoteric wisdom, Kimberley Theresa Lafferty, Dr. Daniel Stickler, and Dr. Mickra Hamilton uncover how intimacy, shadow work, and sacred partnership can become profound paths of transformation and awakening.

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]]> Escaping the Drama Triangle: Presence, Problem-Solving, and Relational Mastery https://integrallife.com/breaking-the-cycle-drama-problem-solving-and-relational-mastery/ Tue, 10 Dec 2024 03:05:50 +0000 https://integrallife.com/?p=402440 Corey deVos and Dr. Keith Witt explore one of the most common yet misunderstood aspects of human interaction: the tension between drama and problem-solving. They dive deeply into the "Drama Triangle," a psychological framework that reveals how the roles of victim, rescuer, and persecutor trap us in cycles of dysfunction. These dynamics, while often personal, are also embedded in cultural systems, politics, and even therapy itself.

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]]> Sexual Healing: A Beginner’s Guide to Integral Sex Therapy https://integrallife.com/sexual-healing-a-beginners-guide-to-integral-sex-therapy/ https://integrallife.com/sexual-healing-a-beginners-guide-to-integral-sex-therapy/#comments Fri, 16 Aug 2024 18:53:13 +0000 https://integrallife.com/?p=397754 Dr. Keith Witt and Corey deVos explore the transformative world of integrally informed sex therapy—a holistic approach that combines romantic, scientific, and spiritual perspectives to address the unique complexities of modern relationships. This episode offers profound insights into creating and sustaining a fulfilling, dynamic love affair that extends beyond physical intimacy, tailored to the unique needs of every relationship.

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]]> https://integrallife.com/sexual-healing-a-beginners-guide-to-integral-sex-therapy/feed/ 2 The 8 Horizons of Love https://integrallife.com/the-8-horizons-of-love/ https://integrallife.com/the-8-horizons-of-love/#comments Thu, 16 May 2024 06:04:56 +0000 https://integrallife.com/?p=394850 In this episode of Witt and Wisdom, Corey deVos introduces a comprehensive relationships framework he is currently developing, designed to help partners navigate the staggering complexity of our relationships — whether romantic, familial, or platonic. Corey highlights the eight fundamental territories or horizons within which all relationships unfold, detailing the common factors, everyday examples, key questions, common challenges, and the risks of neglecting each of these horizons.

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]]> https://integrallife.com/the-8-horizons-of-love/feed/ 2 How to Awaken and Empower the Integral Man https://integrallife.com/how-to-awaken-and-empower-the-integral-man/ https://integrallife.com/how-to-awaken-and-empower-the-integral-man/#comments Thu, 04 Jan 2024 20:52:57 +0000 https://integrallife.com/?p=385811 Keith Martin-Smith and Jason Lange explore the challenges and ongoing evolution of masculinity. Watch as they delve into topics such as the impact of societal norms on men's behavior, the importance of emotional intelligence, and the journey from traditional to more integrated forms of masculinity, bringing a wealth of insights to help men navigate their roles and identities in a rapidly changing social landscape.

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]]> https://integrallife.com/how-to-awaken-and-empower-the-integral-man/feed/ 1 The Art and Science of the Intentional Love Affair https://integrallife.com/the-art-and-science-of-the-intentional-love-affair/ https://integrallife.com/the-art-and-science-of-the-intentional-love-affair/#comments Fri, 14 Jul 2023 18:58:33 +0000 https://integrallife.com/?p=378846 Dr. Keith Witt and Corey deVos delve into the intricacies of intimate relationships, exploring the concept of "intentional love affairs" and how they can be cultivated to deepen connection and intimacy. They discuss the importance of fostering better friendships, nurturing love affairs, and developing the ability to solve problems so effortlessly that they may not even appear as conflicts to others.

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]]> https://integrallife.com/the-art-and-science-of-the-intentional-love-affair/feed/ 4 How Healthy Relationships Manage Conflict https://integrallife.com/how-healthy-relationships-manage-conflict/ https://integrallife.com/how-healthy-relationships-manage-conflict/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2022 19:00:41 +0000 https://integrallife.com/?p=364805 Dr. Keith and Corey discuss "post-issue relationships" — relationships where both partners have the awareness and skill to stay connected in warmth and acceptance all the time, where challenges such as irritation, anxiety, doubt, guilt, and frustration can be transmuted into problem solving and warm feelings towards each other.

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]]> https://integrallife.com/how-healthy-relationships-manage-conflict/feed/ 2 From Codependence to Interdependence https://integrallife.com/from-codependence-to-interdependence/ https://integrallife.com/from-codependence-to-interdependence/#respond Tue, 01 Mar 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://integrallife.com/?p=353262 Codependent relationships — those relationships where one person needs another, and the other person needs to be needed — are surprisingly common in our lives, regardless of our overall stage of development. In fact, there is a good chance that you have dealt with codependent relationships in the past, or are maybe even struggling with one right now. This discussion will help you to transform those relationships into genuinely interdependent relationships that can transcend and include both healthy dependence and independence.

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