Rediscover Intimacy

The New Relationship Method
That Repairs Disconnection at Its Source

When disconnection begins, Fluid Intimacy
guides you back to presence, softens your reactivity
and helps you repair ruptures seamlessly.

Fluid Intimacy™ is a relationship development and consciousness-based framework created by Annelisa MacBean, Ph.D. It is not related to, and should not be confused with, the sexual health term “fluid bonding.”

Rediscover Intimacy

The New Relationship Method

That Repairs Disconnection at Its Source

When disconnection begins, Fluid Intimacy guides you back to presence, softens your reactivity and helps you repair ruptures seamlessly.

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The Relationship Recovery Toolkit™

Discover the core principles that help couples break old cycles, communicate with ease, and reconnect with clarity and compassion.

  • Calm your nervous system so conflict doesn’t overwhelm connection

  • Communicate with clarity without the spirals, shutdows, or blowups

  • Repair ruptures faster and rebuild trust with grounded presence

  • Reconnect emotionally in a way that feels safe, steady, and sustainable

Rediscover the Spirit of Intimacy

Rediscover the Spirit of Intimacy

  • Understand how disconnection, not the issue itself, keeps fueling the same fight.

  • Discover what keeps you from being grounded during high-stakes moments.

  • Decode your triggers and repair ruptures.

  • Shift from unconscious, fear-based reactivity, to conscious presence.

  • Begin to recognize the power of meeting your emotional experience directly.

  • Conflict becomes a portal, not a pitfall.

Why choose Fluid Intimacy?

Fluid Intimacy™ works in the Field of Awareness . . . the living space where your body, emotions, and thoughts meet your partner's. Fluid Intimacy engages and transforms the nervous system patterns that interrupt the ease and flow of healthy interactions. Couples build connection from self-awareness, attunement and alignment. This is about building the capacity to repair and return to each other, effortlessly.

The Partnership Paradox

The Partnership Paradox is the tension between being a whole, sovereign individual and being fully engaged within the shared field of relationship. You'll learn how to stay connected while triggered - to recognize activation as part of the field rather than a personal flaw or attack.

Somatic Memory Patterns

Somatic Memory Patterns are the body’s stored impressions of past experiences that shape current reactions. They reveal how the nervous system remembers what the mind forgets, guiding us toward healing through felt awareness.

Dimensions of Consciousness

The unconscious quietly organizes our reality, replaying early imprints and unmet needs beneath awareness. As we learn to meet The Unbearable™ within this hidden terrain, what was once reactive becomes available to consciousness, opening the possibility of presence and choice.

What is Fluid Intimacy™

“Learn to be triggered . . . and stay together.”

Fluid Intimacy™ is a transformative approach to relationships that teaches you how to stay connected even when you’re triggered, hurt, or afraid. It helps you move beyond communication techniques into embodied awareness, where you can recognize your nervous system patterns, take ownership of your experience, and return to presence in real time.

Through five core dimensions: Awareness, Attunement, Alignment, 100% Responsibility™, and Repair, Fluid Intimacy™ guides you to become both sovereign and connected. You'll learn how to feel without reacting, to express without defending, and to rebuild trust through the living practice of repair.

Our approach isn’t about fixing your partner or achieving perfection. It’s about cultivating the capacity to hold the full truth of who you are . . . and who your partner is . . . with compassion, coherence, and grace.

Intimacy can become fluid again: alive, responsive, and deeply human.

What Couples Are Saying . . .

Meet Your Facilitator

Annelisa MacBean, Ph.D.

Founder of Fluid Intimacy™

I believe true health begins from the inside out - by activating what’s already within us.

Annelisa MacBean is a globally recognized leader in relationship transformation. With more than 35 years of therapeutic consulting experience, she has helped thousands around the world move from emotional chaos to deep connection.

Her approach blends trauma-informed psychology, attachment theory, and neuro-somatic practices into a practical and powerful method.

  • Transforming 1,000’s of individuals and couples across 12 countries.

  • Pioneer in integrating neuro-somatic therapies into relational healing.

  • Creator of the Fluid Intimacy™ Framework.

  • 93% of participants report significant improvement within days

Paul Brannan

Co-Facilitator of Fluid Intimacy™

I believe true health begins from the inside out - by activating what’s already within us.

For more than 35 years, Paul thrived in the high-stakes world of corporate finance, leading global initiatives and managing complex organizational systems. Alongside his professional career, Paul has dedicated decades to personal growth, embodiment practices, and deep relational work.

As Annelisa’s life partner of 30 years, Paul brings the lived perspective of partnership, its challenges, breakthroughs, and enduring commitment. His presence in the Couples Lab offers both a grounded masculine balance and a relatable voice for those navigating the realities of modern relationships.

Together, Paul and Annelisa model the principles of Fluid Intimacy™ in real time, blending psychologist expertise with authentic partnership to guide couples and individuals toward sustainable connection.

Our Services

Fluid Intimacy™ supports couples via our introductory Masterclass, Coaching services, our Fluid Intimacy Foundations program, as well as practical tools and a thriving Community designed to help you deepen your connection and transform outdated patterns. Check out our services below

Watch Our Free Masterclass

The Fluid Intimacy™ Masterclass introduces the core principles of conscious partnership and emotional attunement. In this immersive experience, participants learn how awareness, accountability, and presence work together to transform reactive patterns into relational flow and genuine connection.

Join The Fluid Intimacy Program

The Fluid Intimacy™ Program is a comprehensive journey through four progressive levels: Foundations, Advanced, Mastery, and Certification. It is designed to deepen relational awareness and embodiment.

Access Our Community

The Fluid Intimacy™ Community is a supportive space to explore connection, communication, and growth alongside others on a similar path. Through live Q&As, themed monthly content, and shared practices, members deepen their understanding of the Fluid Intimacy™ principles while experiencing the belonging, reflection, and accountability that make real transformation possible.

Private Coaching Services

Fluid Intimacy™ Coaching guides individuals and couples toward deeper self-awareness, emotional regulation, and authentic connection. Through a compassionate and experiential process, clients learn to transform conflict into understanding, restore trust, and cultivate relationships rooted in presence, responsibility, and choice.

Watch Our Free Masterclass

The Fluid Intimacy™ Masterclass introduces the core principles of conscious partnership and emotional attunement. In this immersive experience, participants learn how awareness, accountability, and presence work together to transform reactive patterns into relational flow and genuine connection.

Join The Fluid Intimacy Program

The Fluid Intimacy™ Program is a comprehensive journey through four progressive levels: Foundations, Advanced, Mastery, and Certification. It is designed to deepen relational awareness and embodiment.

Access Our Community

The Fluid Intimacy™ Community is a supportive space to explore connection, communication, and growth alongside others on a similar path. Through live Q&As, themed monthly content, and shared practices, members deepen their understanding of the Fluid Intimacy™ principles while experiencing the belonging, reflection, and accountability that make real transformation possible.

Private Coaching Services

Fluid Intimacy™ Coaching guides individuals and couples toward deeper self-awareness, emotional regulation, and authentic connection. Through a compassionate and experiential process, clients learn to transform conflict into understanding, restore trust, and cultivate relationships rooted in presence, responsibility, and choice.

If You're Tired of the Same Fight,

This Is Your Next Step

If You're Tired of the Same Fight, This Is Your Next Step

When conflict keeps repeating, it leaves you feeling stuck and losing hope.
It’s not just the fight. It's where your focus goes when you're triggered.
Fluid Intimacy™ shows you how to return to connection, quickly and reliably.

When conflict keeps repeating, it leaves you feeling stuck and losing hope.
It’s not just the fight. It's where your focus goes when you're triggered.
Fluid Intimacy™ shows you how to return to connection, quickly and reliably.

Frequently Asked Questions

I'm already overwhelmed and feel like my partner and I are at a standstill. How will I be able to implement these tools?

You don’t need to be in a perfect place to begin, just a willing one. The tools inside Fluid Intimacy™ are intentionally designed for couples who are in it. Many people who begin this program are at an impasse. They are stuck in loops of shutdown, blame, or chronic disconnection. You won’t be asked to fix everything at once. Instead, you’ll be guided through small, doable shifts that begin internally, so you can respond to conflict and confusion with more clarity and compassion. We start where you are, not where you think you should be.

What if I've never been in therapy before?

That’s completely okay; you’re in the right place. Fluid Intimacy™ doesn’t require a background in therapy. Fluid Intimacy™ tolls are accessible, digestible, and grounded in everyday relationship dynamics. Whether you're new to personal development or have done years of work, this method meets you with respect, clarity, and structured support. Many of our students find that this program gives them more practical insight than years of traditional talk therapy.

How is this different from other relationship programs?

Fluid Intimacy™ focuses on the relational nervous system, not just communication strategies.

Most relationship programs offer surface-level scripts, communication tips, or conflict hacks. Those may help for a moment, but without addressing your underlying patterns, the disconnection returns. Fluid Intimacy™ works at the root using emotional mapping, nervous system literacy, and identity-level responsibility to shift the patterns beneath the arguments. This is a full body, full system approach to sustainable repair and relational fulfillment.

What if I'm not even sure what's wrong . . . . with my partner or with me?

That’s not a barrier. It’s actually where the work begins. Many people come into this program feeling unclear, numb, or unsure what’s causing the disconnection. You might just know that something feels off, or that you’re tired of trying and not getting anywhere. Fluid Intimacy™ gives you language, frameworks, and embodied insight to decode what’s really going on within yourself and your dynamic. You don’t need to know what’s broken. You just need to be open to learning more.

Do I need my partner to do this with me?

No. Change begins with one person and that person is you. This course is designed to help you shift your own relational awareness, which in turn changes the dynamic. It’s not necessary to attend as a couple. People who go through the course individually see significant shifts in how they show up and how their partner responds.

What if my partner and I are on the verge of separation?

This program can support clarity whether that leads to reconnection or respectful parting. Fluid Intimacy™ is not about saving a relationship at any cost. It's about helping both people return to their center, their truth, and their responsibility. Whether you're staying, leaving, or unsure, this process will guide you toward more self-trust and mutual understanding.

What if we're not in a "crisis", just disconnected?

Then this work is especially important because disconnection is often a quiet erosion. Many couples aren’t fighting loudly; they’re drifting quietly. Fluid Intimacy™ addresses the patterns that create emotional distance and help you rebuild connection, presence, and shared understanding before crisis arrives.

Will this feel too "therapy-like" for my partner?

Not at all. It’s real, relational, and deeply human. We avoid clinical jargon and focus instead on how these patterns actually show up in day-to-day life - in the kitchen, in the silence after a fight, in the longing that never gets voiced. This is not therapy; it’s a map for living, loving, and relating with more truth and less shame. However, this program will enhance any psychotherapeutic or personal growth process you ever engage in.

Is Fluid Intimacy™ the same as fluid bonding?

No. Fluid Intimacy™ is a relationship development framework focused on embodied awareness and relational repair and is not related to the sexual health term “fluid bonding.”

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