In this classic, bestselling work, Harriet Lerner, Ph.D. (The Dance of Connection), details the steps to follow so that good relationships may be strengthened and difficult ones may be healed. By examining those relationships where intimacy is most challenged -- by distance, intensity, or pain -- Dr. Lerner guides readers, men and women alike, through the specific changes they can make in order to achieve a more solid sense of self and a more intimate connectedness with others. Combining clear advice with vivid case examples, The Dance of Intimacy will help readers through an immediate problem or complex situation and also serve as a basic touchstone and essential reference in any caring person's library.