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Relationship Advice

Fear of Intimacy

Relationship Advice

Colter Bloxom

Relationships, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

This episode unpacks the fear of intimacy—why closeness can feel good yet terrifying at the same time. Colter, Cayla, and Lauren explore how fear of intimacy shows up in subtle and obvious ways, from ghosting and over-picking flaws to struggling with vulnerability in relationships. They also highlight how childhood experiences, trauma, and personal wiring shape this fear, and offer hope that with curiosity, compassion, and therapy, people can learn to build deeper connections. They talk about topics such as:  - Vulnerability vs. dumping  - Signs of fear  - Roots of fear - Negotiation & sacrifice  - Dating dynamics - And more! Give Me Discounts! Skylight - Visit skylightcal.com/IDO for $30 off your 15 inch calendar.  Function - 160+ Lab Tests for $365 to anyone who signs up between July 7th and July 11th. Learn more & get started at www.functionhealth.com/IDO Prolon - Visit ProlonLife.com/IDO to claim your 15% discount and your bonus gift. PXG - Visit PXGApparel.com/IDO or use promo code: PODAPP-IDO to save 10% off your Spring/Summer 2025 Collection order. Amazfit - Visit www.amazfit.com/IDO to get 10% off Spark My Relationship Course: Get $100 off our online course. Visit SparkMyRelationship.com/Unlock for our special offer just for our I Do Podcast listeners! If you love this episode (and our podcast!), would you mind giving us a review in iTunes? It would mean the world to us and we promise it only takes a minute. Many thanks in advance! – Colter, Cayla, & Lauren Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

We all want to feel more connected in our relationships, but oftentimes we don't know where to start.

0:07.6

If you're here and listening to the podcast, you've already made a huge step in the right direction to strengthening and deepening your relationship.

0:15.6

But what you're probably still looking for are the specific tools and exercises needed to create lasting positive

0:21.8

improvements in your relationship. Change doesn't happen on its own. And that's why we created

0:27.1

the course, Spark My Relationship. Spark My Relationship will help you create more passion,

0:32.2

improve your communication, and build a stronger, more intimate connection with your partner

0:37.1

in less than 90

0:38.1

days. When life gets busy and stressful, your relationship doesn't have to take the backseat.

0:43.8

This course has helped thousands of couples reignite that spark while having fun.

0:49.1

Spark My Relationship is designed to infuse your life and relationship with fresh passion,

0:55.5

skills, and wisdom.

1:00.5

This self-paced journey is perfect for turning up the heat, having some fun together,

1:04.2

and revolutionizing your intimacy and communication.

1:09.9

In this course, you'll learn from 15 different psychologists and therapists the strategies that marriage therapists teach their

1:11.6

clients. Some of these strategies include how to eliminate unhelpful old habits, develop

1:17.1

mindful awareness to help improve stress management, learning healthy and successful communication

1:23.1

tools, creating a deeper and more intimate bond, and strengthening your couple microculture and

1:29.2

future together. Don't just settle for an average relationship. Make it amazing. For our listeners

1:35.6

only, we're offering a special $100 off the course. Visit spark my relationship.com

1:42.3

slash unlock to unlock your discount today. There's a 30-day money-back guarantee,

1:48.0

so there's really no reason not to give it a try. Visit spark my relationship.com for

1:54.4

slash unlock for $100 off our online course.

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