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[SETT] - Building Intimacy is live!

Published 14 days ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader,

The day has finally come, and I'm excited to share this with the SETT community first:

​Building Intimacy - A Guide to Deeper, Stronger Relationships is live! And it'll be available at a discount to the SETT community for the next 10 days.

Building Intimacy is a 6-week email course that's designed to help you develop the kind of trust, emotional safety, and intimacy you really want.

Each lesson focuses on one topic in a way that I can't do in the normal newsletter.

Here's what you can expect from the each week:

  1. The Foundations For Intimacy
  2. The Pillars of "Talking"
  3. Vulnerability - A How To Guide
  4. Constructive Conflict
  5. The Power of Repair
  6. The Strength To Persist

Each week's lesson will be 7-9 pages long, and will include reflective questions and goal setting to help you figure out how you'll apply the skills to your life, what might get in your way, and to develop solutions for anticipated obstacles.

I also want to say clearly: This course is not AI-generated. I've written it myself, and it's based on my nearly two decades of experience of training and working as a clinical psychologist with a diverse clientele all across the life span.

As I mentioned at the top, I also wanted to make this available to you, the SETT community, before I launch it to the public at large. You've taken a chance on me by signing up for the newsletter, and I want to offer you a discount as a thank you.

For the next 10 days, the price of the 6-week course will be $49 USD. After those 10 days, the price will rise to $69.

Thank you again to each of you!

Take care,

Nicholas (Nick) Hack

Dr. Nicholas Hack, PsyD.

2991 Shattuck Ave, Suite 303, Berkeley, CA 94610
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Hi, I'm a clinical psychologist who's dedicated to helping people have deeper and more intimate relationships. The Strong Enough To Talk newsletter will help you do that by offering a weekly email with expert tips on how to build the emotional and communication skills needed to have more connected relationships.

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