#51. How-to do intimacy and vulnerability in friendships - with dear friend Tom Wixo - Part 1 of 3

Update: 2022-03-02

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Who is your support team? Who are the people who know how to hold you (metaphorically and physically) when you're having a tough day? When you're experiencing shame? Not enough-ness? Guilt? Anger? Grief? It took me a long time to find these people and cultivate what we have, but here is a 3 Part Series with my support team and a peek behind the curtain into what our conversations look like (via phone because they all live outside MN).

So many clients ask me: "How do I cultivate intimate friendships?" In a society wrought with fears and securities, it's so hard to trust anyone. It's hard to create a foundation of safety. Both parties need to be willing to take the risk and both parties need to be open and willing to hear how the other person wants to be loved.

In this 3 Part Series, we talk to my 3 close friends — Tom, Amy, Hailey — checking in about the state of our friendship. What's working? What's not? What's hard? What's easy? They are raw recordings containing laughter, vulnerability, compassion, and love. We are all showing up with a lot of trust in these interviews. If you need a glimpse into hard and fulfilling relationship conversations, please listen.

Interested in working with a Somatic Sex & Relationship Coach? Apply for 1on1 or couples coaching with me: www.ellenmelon.com/intimacy-coaching

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Links we talked about:

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Somatic Sex & Relationship Coach and Un-Educator, Ellen Melon can be found:

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Website: https://www.ellenmelon.com

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#51. How-to do intimacy and vulnerability in friendships - with dear friend Tom Wixo - Part 1 of 3