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We tend to talk about intimacy only when we're talking about romance. But intimacy is so much bigger than that. As humans, we long for many different kinds of closeness — and those needs can be met in all sorts of ways, by all sorts of beings, across every kind of relationship we're in.
This workbook is an invitation to slow down. To notice where your intimacy needs are being met, where they aren't, who meets them, how much they matter to you, and whether there's anything you're longing to shift in your relational landscape.
You can move through it on your own, or alongside partners, close friends, or community. There are no right or wrong answers here — only reflection, and a little more self-awareness than you had before.
Come back to it anytime. It can be especially grounding during big life changes or shifts in your relational ecosystem. This is yours: it reflects your values, your experiences, your priorities, your needs, your desires. Use it however works for you.
What's inside:
A guided framework for assessing 18 types of intimacy
Flexible scales you can adapt to however you think and feel
Space to name every being who helps meet your needs — people, parts of yourself, plants, animals, places, ancestors, and more
Prompts for reflection and gentle change
This is the individual license, for personal use.
Created and adapted from the work of Clinebell & Clinebell (1970), Michael Metz, and Mia Mingus.
We tend to talk about intimacy only when we're talking about romance. But intimacy is so much bigger than that. As humans, we long for many different kinds of closeness — and those needs can be met in all sorts of ways, by all sorts of beings, across every kind of relationship we're in.
This workbook is an invitation to slow down. To notice where your intimacy needs are being met, where they aren't, who meets them, how much they matter to you, and whether there's anything you're longing to shift in your relational landscape.
You can move through it on your own, or alongside partners, close friends, or community. There are no right or wrong answers here — only reflection, and a little more self-awareness than you had before.
Come back to it anytime. It can be especially grounding during big life changes or shifts in your relational ecosystem. This is yours: it reflects your values, your experiences, your priorities, your needs, your desires. Use it however works for you.
What's inside:
A guided framework for assessing 18 types of intimacy
Flexible scales you can adapt to however you think and feel
Space to name every being who helps meet your needs — people, parts of yourself, plants, animals, places, ancestors, and more
Prompts for reflection and gentle change
This is the individual license, for personal use.
Created and adapted from the work of Clinebell & Clinebell (1970), Michael Metz, and Mia Mingus.