Emotions link our bodies, thoughts, and conditioning at multiple levels. And the capacity to be intimate with our emotions, teaches Robert Augustus Masters, is essential for creating fulfilling relationships, relationships in which awareness, love, passion, and integrity function as one. With "Emotional Intimacy," this respected psychospiritual teacher and author invites us to explore: How to deepen our emotional literacy Cultivating intimacy with all of our emotions The ways that we numb our unwanted feelings, and how to revive them and welcome them back How to identify our emotions, fully experience them, and skillfully express them. Resolving and healing from old emotional wounds Gender differences in emotional literacy and expression Steps for bringing greater intimacy and depth into our relationships In-depth guidance for those facing depression, anxiety, and crippling shame Why "blowing off steam" can often make us feel worse, and what constitutes healthy catharsis Navigating activity and stimulus overload, a collective emotional pandemic of our times Individual chapters for fully engaging with fear, anger, joy, jealousy, shame, grief, guilt, awe, and the full spectrum of our emotions There are no negative or unwholesome emotions only negative or harmful things we do with them. Through real life examples, exercises, and an abundance of useful insights, Masters provides a lucid, exceptionally comprehensive guide for reclaiming our emotions, relating to them skillfully, and allowing them to resonate in ourselves and with others more deeply and richly, immeasurably deepening our lives.