Emotions. They're difficult to talk about, and even more difficult when you grew up in an environment where you were told to suppress them. Intimacy is even more difficult because in order to develop it, you have to be able to identify and regulate what you feel to communicate with others at a deeper level. This ultimately has an impact on how deep our relationship with God can be. Tune in to today's episode as Christian Life and Perspective Coach, Mathew Swinson, and I discuss the many facets of growing in intimacy with Christ. On this episode, we discuss: - What intimacy is, - How important it is to our relationship with Christ and others,  - How to overcome the emotional and historical barriers to developing intimacy, and - Learn how to grow deeper in our relationship with Christ.  If you'd like to connect with Mat for a free session or are interested in learning more about what coaching can look like, you can access his content here: linktr.ee/MathewSwinson INSTAGRAM: @sincearlymathew FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BigMattLovesJesus  If you have any questions for me, you can email me at [email protected]. Remember to please LEAVE A REVIEW for the podcast as it helps get the word out to a larger audience, and remember to SUBSCRIBE and/or follow on Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, GooglePlay, and all other podcast platforms. If you're on Facebook and/or Instagram, I'd greatly appreciate it if you SHARE this episode! :) FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/2UyNeLa​ FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/samlanda23/​ ABOUT ME 👇 My mission is to provide Christians with content on how to address spiritual and mental health issues within the church. In fact, I often address shame and its effects on relationships within the church.  I look forward to walking alongside you as we draw closer to Christ! Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/slandajr)