Relationships

Many parents have demonstrated a desire to parent skillfully and artfully. They read the latest child development and parenting books, (read more)

Many parents have demonstrated a desire to parent skillfully and artfully. They read the latest child development and parenting books, configure their schedules to accommodate the social and educational lives of their children, and focus like lasers on their childrens' well-being. Many have made an enormous emotional and financial investment in raising their children.

But children grow up, they move out, they create their own lives and their own homes. The role of the parent changes, diminishes, and evolves. The life phase that begins in preparation for an "empty nest" and continues until parents re-feather the nest has no official name, yet it represents a profound shift from the rigors of daily parenting to a period of self-reflection and reorientation.
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For over a decade Rekindling Desire has helped to restore and restructure sexuality in thousands of lives. This expanded edition (read more)

For over a decade Rekindling Desire has helped to restore and restructure sexuality in thousands of lives. This expanded edition continues the exploration of inhibited sexual desire and no-sex relationships by respected therapist Barry McCarthy, who brings decades of knowledge and the expertise that comes from having treated almost 3,000 couples for sexual problems. Contained within are suggested strategies and exercises that help develop communication and sexual skills, as well as interesting case studies that open the doors to couples' sexual frustrations.

The shame, embarrassment, and hesitancy that individuals feel with themselves, and the resentment and blame they can feel towards their sexual partners, are explored and put into context. Whether you are married, cohabitating, or dating, or if you are 25, 45, or 75, reading this book will help renew your sexual desire and put you on the path towards healthy, pleasure-oriented sexuality. (hide)

Sex and intimacy are what make couple relationships special and different. We may even measure the quality of the relationship by (read more)

Sex and intimacy are what make couple relationships special and different. We may even measure the quality of the relationship by how intimate we feel or how good the sex is. This can be wonderfully reassuring when it goes well, but we all have times in our lives and relationships when we don't feel so close.

When sex isn't working well or isn't happening, confidence in the relationship can ebb away too. Yet there is plenty you can do to turn things around and recapture the fading intimacy. In The Relate Guide to Sex and Intimacy, Cate Campbell takes a realistic look at modern relationships, steering you through practical exercises, examples, quizzes and talking points to help give your sexual self and your relationship an intimacy makeover. (hide)

An honest look at what really works to bring more intimacy and deeper trust into your relationship. Couples therapist Resmaa Menakem (read more)

An honest look at what really works to bring more intimacy and deeper trust into your relationship. Couples therapist Resmaa Menakem challenges couples not to avoid conflict, but to rock the boat! The emotional transformation that results can forge a greater, more mature intimacy; a deeper trust; and a stronger bond. Conflict is a natural part of any intimate relationship.

Yet most couples either avoid it or try to smooth over their differences. This results in one or both partners compromising their integrity u and stunting their own growth. Gritty, often irreverent, and always practical, Rock the Boat challenges couples not to flee from conflicts because the emotional stalemate that conflicts produce creates an opportunity for profound transformation.
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This is a welcome new addition to the need-to-know bookshelf. According to the National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, (read more)

This is a welcome new addition to the need-to-know bookshelf. According to the National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, half of all UK teenagers have their first sexual experience by the time they're 14, but most are lacking in the knowledge and information that would allow them to navigate safely this exciting part of their lives. With a really accessible text for teenagers upwards, Sex & Lovers, asks and answers masses of questions in an honest, straightforward and entirely open manner.

Specially commissioned photographs are honest and authentic and the opposite of the voyeuristic images purveyed by pornography. (hide)

In Sex After Sixty, Marie de Hennezel addresses the most taboo of subjects: the sexuality of seniors. Employing an equal measure (read more)

In Sex After Sixty, Marie de Hennezel addresses the most taboo of subjects: the sexuality of seniors. Employing an equal measure of modesty and irreverence, de Hennezel probes the mystery and depth of the enjoyment of physical love at a later stage of life. Through interviews, lectures, and her own analysis - including forays into areas such as tantric sex - she invites the reader on a journey to the heart of this unrecognised territory.

It turns out that emotional intimacy plays a huge role in maintaining a sex life as you age. The quality of a relationship obviously matters a lot in being able to take your time, trust your partner, and explore a sexuality that's more sensual and more playful than that of earlier years. It's all about knowing how to take pleasure as it comes, rather than focussing on what could be ...This is what characterises a less impulsive, but more erotic, sexuality. (hide)

Fifty years after the sexual revolution, we are told that we live in a time of unprecedented sexual freedom; that if anything, we (read more)

Fifty years after the sexual revolution, we are told that we live in a time of unprecedented sexual freedom; that if anything, we are too free now. But beneath the veneer of glossy hedonism, millennial journalist Rachel Hills argues that we are controlled by a new brand of sexual convention: one which influences all of us-woman or man, straight or gay, liberal or conservative. At the root of this silent code lies the Sex Myth-the defining significance we invest in sexuality that once meant we were dirty if we did have sex, and now means we are defective if we don't do it enough.

Equal parts social commentary, pop culture, and powerful personal anecdotes from people across the English-speaking world, The Sex Myth exposes the invisible norms and unspoken assumptions that shape the way we think about sex today. (hide)

Through tales of adultery and addiction, desire and its loss, good sex, bad sex and no sex, sexual power struggles, and childhood (read more)

Through tales of adultery and addiction, desire and its loss, good sex, bad sex and no sex, sexual power struggles, and childhood abuse this book covers the big questions about sex: what is the nature of passion and desire; how can we remain faithful in a long-term relationship; what happens to sex when you have a baby; how anxiety and shame are the enemies of pleasure; how anger, blame and guilt put us off sex; how childhood messages turn us towards diverse behaviours and fantasies; how changing gender roles are playing out in the bedroom; how our sexuality develops throughout our lives; and how to address sexual difficulties and find healing with sex therapy exercises. Whether we are sexually active or not, our sexuality is a vital part of our being. The variety and complexity of sex and sexuality are richly illustrated in these unique and compelling stories.

Illuminated by psychological insights, they can bring informed awareness and healing to the reader. (hide)

What do women look for in a man? And what do men look for in a woman? And how and why has this changed over the centuries? Every (read more)

What do women look for in a man? And what do men look for in a woman? And how and why has this changed over the centuries? Every week thousands of people advertise for love either in newspapers, magazines or online. But if you think this is a modern phenomenon, think again - the ads have been running for over three hundred years. From the first ad in 1695 from a young gentleman who 'would willingly Match himself to some Good Young Gentlewoman, that has a Fortune of GBP3000 or thereabouts' to the GSOH, WLTM and online dating of more recent years, each ad is a snapshot of its age.

The result is a startling history of sex, marriage and society over three centuries - hilarious and heartbreaking by turn. (hide)

Published on 08/12/2015 - Wedding planning doesn't have to be stressful! From budgeting to bachelorette parties to writing your own (read more)

Published on 08/12/2015 - Wedding planning doesn't have to be stressful! From budgeting to bachelorette parties to writing your own vows, this pocket-sized manual is packed with tips to plan, execute, and enjoy the perfect engagement and wedding. It's a personal wedding planner you can carry in your pocketthe perfect engagement present or planning handbook for any soon-to-be bride. (hide)