Intimacy in the Village Setting
After a journey from nuclear family life through student coops, an ecovillager finds rich opportunities for intimacy, in many diverse forms—not just with lovers and family.
Three Perspectives on Intimacy in Community
A starter marriage, a spouse’s health crisis, and the small details that define each person shed light on the meaning of intimacy.
The Relationship of Relationships to the Group
Relationships don’t exist in a vacuum. Through a culture of communication and support, communities can create the healthy container which relationships need in order to flourish.
Honesty and Intimacy
In the author’s first, very intense intentional community immersion, revealing the truth led to love and intimacy. He left that group, but, in many spheres of life, emotional and intellectual honesty became his religion.
Hopeful New Stories from the Old World
Ten European ecovillages show the way to a brighter future.
Nurturing Healthy Minds
Living in community can provide all the elements necessary for promoting mental well-being, from kinship and useful work to recreation and beauty.
Rx for “Mental Illness”
How can we best support mental health? Caring attention—even from amateurs—can promote healing unattainable through impersonal approaches or drugs.
Prescription Facebook
Ex-members of the Emissaries of Divine Light reflect on their shared past and discover more holistic approaches to inner wellness as they reunite online.
Shadow Sides of NVC and Co-Counseling
To make best use of nonviolent communication and co-counseling, avoid these traps.
Hand in Hand, Heart to Heart
With loving help from others, the old emotional distresses that can sabotage both our mental health and our relationships in community can be cleared and permanently resolved.