Sex scenes on film may appear seamless, but behind the camera, they’re meticulously crafted by intimacy coordinators aiming to reshape Hollywood’s approach to the work. Once a fledgling role, intimacy ...

Chala Hunter, the intimacy coordinator for ’Heated Rivalry,’ digs into the logistics of bringing some of the show’s sexiest ...

Earlier this year—Valentine’s Day weekend, to be precise—I found myself sitting on the floor of a loft in downtown Los Angeles with eight other adults, learning how to fake an orgasm. We had been told ...

What’s the first thing that pops into your head when you hear the word intimacy? If your mind went straight to sex, well, I'm right there with you. Sexual intimacy tends to take center stage in ...

Demand for intimacy directors or coordinators, professionals who work with actors and production staff to ensure safe sex scenes, is on the rise. How Intimacy Directors Make Sex Scenes Safe And ...

According to relationship experts, the best guidance here comes with understanding the differences between deep, intimate friendship (or platonic intimacy) and deep, intimate situationships (or ...

“There was absolutely a void of a practitioner to support intimate content,” O’Brien tells me when we speak to mark the release of her new book, Intimacy, which takes readers behind the scenes of her ...

Building trust in a relationship is key to creating a deep emotional and physical connection. One fun, lighthearted way to foster that trust is through games designed to enhance communication, ...

Intimacy coordinator Ita O’Brien has years of experience in choreographing sex scenes for film and TV - Nicholas Dawkes/Nicholas Dawkes Photography Her new book could be described as a field guide to ...

Before discussing the importance of intimacy in romantic relationships, we first need to define intimacy. To do so, it is helpful to refer to Robert Sternberg’s triangular theory of love, which ...