Blockers to close friendships

Ed and Jo are joined by Jez Field to talk about intimacy with others. What are the catalysts for this kind of intimacy? What are some of the barriers to it? And do women need intimate friendships more than men do? 

Resources mentioned and related 

• The Intimacy Deficit by Ed Shaw
• Jez’s review of The Intimacy Deficit 
• Billy No-Mates: How I Realised Men Have a Friendship Problem by Max Dickins
• More from Jez on the Living Out website
• Keswick Convention talks on the intimacy deficit
• Living Out podcast series on Friendship (episode 1 here)