{"id":67381,"date":"2023-10-04T15:19:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T15:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/?p=67381"},"modified":"2023-10-04T15:19:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T15:19:14","slug":"i-am-a-psychologist-here-is-the-one-thing-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/i-am-a-psychologist-here-is-the-one-thing-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"I am a psychologist &#8211; here is the one thing you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>These are the 16 questions to ask in your relationships to become closer, according to a psychologist<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A psychologist has revealed how to foster close relationships\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr Nicole LePera has revealed 16 questions to ask<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Dating coach reveals the five major personality turn-offs that make you look look &#8216;insecure, selfish and annoying&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A psychologist has revealed how it&#8217;s possible to form a close bond with anyone by asking them 16 questions that spark meaningful conversations.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Nicole LePera, from Philadelphia, has gained a following of more than 7.2 million people through of her work on healing your inner-self\u00a0and understanding why emotional intimacy is so important.<\/p>\n<p>She recently explained how close relationships don&#8217;t just happen by chance; they are the result of a strong foundation built on curiosity, understanding, and vulnerability.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If you want a close relationship with someone, you need to be interested in them as a person,&#8217; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr LePera shared several questions that focused on key areas of &#8216;feeling&#8217;, &#8216;interest&#8217;, &#8216;future&#8217; and &#8216;play&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/06\/66610785-12591355-Dr_Nicole_LePera_pictured_from_Philadelphia_has_gained_a_followi-a-78_1696396291121.jpg\" height=\"838\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dr Nicole LePera (pictured) has gained a following of more than 7.2 million people because of her work on healing your inner-self and understanding emotional intimacy<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE: Therapist reveals psychologist John Gottman&#8217;s four toxic traits guaranteed to ruin your relationship forever<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/05\/75412433-12591355-image-a-66_1696393623001.jpg\" height=\"813\" width=\"586\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s built through curiosity,&#8217; she said. &#8216;By asking questions, not being judgmental, [and] showing the other person you&#8217;re safe and can be trusted.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Some &#8216;feeling&#8217; questions include, &#8216;When is the last time you felt excited or inspired?&#8217; and, &#8216;Where do you feel most at peace?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Dr LePera also noted the importance of focusing on the other person when you ask them the questions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Don&#8217;t talk about yourself. Don&#8217;t interject, make fun of or judge what they&#8217;re saying. Let it be light-hearted and open. Come from a genuine place of knowing who they are,&#8217; she advised.<\/p>\n<p>An example of an &#8216;interest&#8217; question is, &#8216;What have you recently learned about yourself?&#8217; Whereas a &#8216;future&#8217; question asks them to consider their next steps, such as, &#8216;What&#8217;s something you want more of in your life?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Having deep conversations may not come naturally to everyone, but it&#8217;s important to push forward, and these questions are an excellent way to start a discussion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It can be really awkward to ask these questions &#8211; especially if you were raised in a home where things like this weren&#8217;t really talked about, and people didn&#8217;t show much interest in [other] people&#8217;s emotions, thoughts, or their passions.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>What questions foster emotional intimacy between two people?<\/h3>\n<h2>Feeling questions:\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>1. When&#8217;s the last time you felt excited or inspired?<\/p>\n<p>2. When&#8217;s the last time you felt heard or understood?<\/p>\n<p>3. What place do you feel most at peace?<\/p>\n<p>4. When do you feel most connected to me?<\/p>\n<h2>Interest questions:<\/h2>\n<p>1. What&#8217;s something you&#8217;re really interested in right now?<\/p>\n<p>2. What&#8217;s the biggest lesson you&#8217;ve learned this past month?<\/p>\n<p>3. What have you recently learned about yourself?<\/p>\n<p>4. What do you remember loving to do as a kid?<\/p>\n<h2>Future questions:<\/h2>\n<p>1. What&#8217;s something you&#8217;re working towards now?<\/p>\n<p>2. What area of your life do you think will look most different in five years?<\/p>\n<p>3. What&#8217;s something you want more of in your life?<\/p>\n<p>4. Are you content now?<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Play questions:<\/h2>\n<p>1. If you had to watch one movie 10 times, what would it be?<\/p>\n<p>2. What&#8217;s something new you want to try and do together?<\/p>\n<p>3. What new hobby do you want to try but don&#8217;t know where to start?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>4. What is your perfect lazy Sunday?<\/p>\n<p>Source: Dr Nicole LePera<\/p>\n<p>Many thanked Dr LePera for her advice, and shared their own experiences with emotional intimacy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I don&#8217;t remember ever having this, but it&#8217;s something I desire,&#8217; a woman said. &#8216;It\u2019s something that&#8217;s been coming up for me lately, and I long to be seen and heard.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I stopped dating a guy who had no curiosity about me as a person,&#8217; another shared.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is what people need to learn how to do on dates and on dating apps &#8211; it&#8217;s the essences of creating a deep connection,&#8217; a woman added.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/relationships\/article-12591355\/psychologist-nicole-lepera-emotional-intimacy-relationship-advice.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are the 16 questions to ask in your relationships to become closer, according to a psychologist A psychologist has<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67380,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>I am a psychologist - here is the one thing you need to know - Wordcelnews.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/i-am-a-psychologist-here-is-the-one-thing-you-need-to-know\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"I am a psychologist - here is the one thing you need to know - Wordcelnews.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"These are the 16 questions to ask in your relationships to become closer, according to a psychologist A psychologist has\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/i-am-a-psychologist-here-is-the-one-thing-you-need-to-know\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wordcelnews.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-10-04T15:19:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/I-am-a-psychologist-here-is-the-one-thing-you-need-to-know.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/i-am-a-psychologist-here-is-the-one-thing-you-need-to-know\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/i-am-a-psychologist-here-is-the-one-thing-you-need-to-know\/\",\"name\":\"I am a psychologist - here is the one thing you need to know - Wordcelnews.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-04T15:19:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-10-04T15:19:14+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/i-am-a-psychologist-here-is-the-one-thing-you-need-to-know\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/i-am-a-psychologist-here-is-the-one-thing-you-need-to-know\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/i-am-a-psychologist-here-is-the-one-thing-you-need-to-know\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Lifestyle\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/category\/lifestyle\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"I am a psychologist &#8211; 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