Intimacy requires us to be careful with ourselves. Full of care. Intimacy with our thoughts means being careful with them and showing them affection when we have moments of insecurity or doubt, and by expressing our emotions rather than suppressing them. Intimacy with our body means taking care of our body by feeding it with life-affirming food, language, and movement rather than abusing it with shame, holding it to impossible standards, and weighing it down with toxic substances inside it. Intimacy with ourselves means showing up for all aspects of our being and doing it with trust,
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