About
Scholar, educator, and consultant examining the architecture of emotional intimacy in an increasingly complex world.
Lisa Blair is a scholar, writer, and educator whose work examines intimacy and love within contemporary social contexts.
She holds a Ph.D. in Transformative Studies from the California Institute of Integral Studies, an M.A. in Process Work (Process-Oriented Psychology) from the Process Work Institute, and a B.A. in Sociology–Anthropology from Middlebury College. She is a Certified Process Work Diplomate, the Process Work Institute's highest level of clinical certification.
Her doctoral dissertation introduced a reconceptualization of intimacy through an integrative transdisciplinary lens informed by postnormal times theory, examining how global complexity, chaos, contradictions, and uncertainty have shaped romantic partnerships over the past two decades.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
At the intersection of intimacy, technology, and culture
Her research interests include the sociocultural and relational implications of artificial intelligence for intimacy and the intimacy economy; digitally mediated intimacy through smartphones, social media, and dating apps; sex and love robots; generational shifts in intimacy-related norms and practices; sex and pornography in adolescence and emerging adulthood; and the impact of STARA on human connection in the workplace.
CREDENTIALS
Education & Training
PhD — Transformative Studies
California Institute of Integral Studies
MA — Process Work (Process-Oriented Psychology)
Process Work Institute
Certified Process Work Diplomate
Process Work Institute
BA — Sociology-Anthropology
Middlebury College
PUBLICATIONS
Selected Work
— World Futures
— Journal of Consciousness Studies
— International Handbook of Love (Second Edition)
TEACHING & MEDIA
Sharing the work
Dr. Blair teaches and consults internationally on emotional intimacy and conflict resolution for couples.
She and her partner David Bedrick (founder of the Santa Fe Institute for Shame-Based Studies and author of The Unshaming Way) co-host IN TWO DEEP, a podcast about emotional intimacy, conflict, and connection from a depth psychological perspective.
BEYOND THE WORK
A Renaissance approach
As a Renaissance Woman, Dr. Blair brings a transdisciplinary perspective to her scholarship — weaving together academic rigor, clinical depth, creative inquiry, and lived relational experience.
Her work is informed not only by formal training but by a curiosity that spans psychology, sociology, philosophy, art, culture, and the ever-evolving landscape of human connection. She believes that the most meaningful insights emerge at the intersections — where scholarship meets embodiment, where intellect meets intuition, and where personal experience informs professional practice.
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