How do you know if you’re seeing all the opportunities around you for making genuine connections? Harriet Lerner, a renowned relationships expert, explains that your primary love relationship is only one way to find intimacy and enrich your world of attachments.

Lerner is the author of many books and audio tapes, including the New York Times best-seller, “The Dance of Anger,” and most recently, “The Dance of Fear: Rising Above Anxiety, Fear and Shame to be Your Best and Bravest Self.” Dr. Lerner is internationally acclaimed for her contributions on women and families, she served as a staff psychologist and psychotherapist at the Menninger Clinic for more than two decades. More Sounds of Wisdom

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Excerpted from "Harriet Lerner on Intimacy"
By Harriet Lerner
Audio available at Sounds True.