Experiencing intimate space: Six ways people experience intimacy | Douglas Kelley | TEDxASUWest

What is intimacy? How do we define an intimate relationship? In what ways does intimacy with others affect our sense of self? Researcher Douglas Kelley shares six themes related to the cultivation of intimacy in human relationships, and their role in developing the pathway to the true self, what Dr. Kelley describes as “the absolute version of you.” Douglas L. Kelley is Professor of Communication Studies and Lincoln Professor of Relationship Ethics at Arizona State University. His research and teaching focus on intimacy and love between relational partners (including family, friends, and lovers) and how individuals can respond humanely to hurt and struggle through forgiveness and reconciliation. He is recipient of the 2017 Bernard Brommel Award for Family Communication and author or co-author of six books, including: A Communicative Approach to Conflict, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation: Reimagining Our Relationships (2019), and the award winning book, Communicating Forgiveness (2008). Professor Kelley has been funded by the John Templeton Foundation, is a faculty affiliate of ASU’s Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict, and is active in the community teaching workshops and partnering with non-profit organizations to create positive relationship spaces where good things can happen between humans being. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx