{"product_id":"intimacy-a-field-guide-to-finding-connection-and-feeling-your-deep-desires-hardcover","title":"Intimacy: A Field Guide to Finding Connection and Feeling Your Deep Desires - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIta O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat is desire? What is attachment? What is chemistry? What is intimacy?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eIntimacy, \u003c\/i\u003e the pioneering intimacy coordinator behind the series \u003ci\u003eNormal People\u003c\/i\u003e offers a groundbreaking exploration of sex, love, and partnership--and the path to forging a deeper connection to ourselves and others.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A vital contribution to our understanding of intimacy both on screen and in life.\"--from the Foreword by Gillian Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs intimacy coordinator, Ita O'Brien has choreographed some of the most passionate and vulnerable intimate scenes on-screen. From \u003ci\u003eNormal People\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eSex Education\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI May Destroy You, \u003c\/i\u003e and in so many more productions, she has also made these scenes safer, more joyful and more empowering to perform in. No one knows intimacy, the power of true connection, better than O'Brien. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo, what can her work teach us about our own relationships, both with ourselves and others? How can we use her tools to discover what it is that we truly want in our intimate lives? And how can all of this create environments in which intimacy can take seed, grow, and even thrive? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining embodied wisdom, behind-the-scenes stories, and exercises for connection, \u003ci\u003eIntimacy\u003c\/i\u003e offers us a field guide to discovering our desires, communicating our needs, and cultivating truly intimate relationships at every stage of our lives.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIta O'Brien \u003c\/b\u003eis an intimacy coordinator and movement director for film, television, and theater. For more than a decade, she has been developing \"intimacy on set\" guidelines: best practices for working on scenes with sexual content and nudity in film, TV, and theater. O'Brien pioneered the role of intimacy coordinator, which is used in production companies including HBO and Netflix. Her work has been featured in publications such as \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian, The New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e and NBC. She's contributed to the intimate content praised in shows such as \u003ci\u003eNormal People, Sex Education, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI May Destroy You.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.5 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44807306969190,"sku":"9780593596623","price":38.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/PpKdhGHP8E9780593596623.webp?v=1771466105","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/intimacy-a-field-guide-to-finding-connection-and-feeling-your-deep-desires-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}