Resources
Dive into my favorite books and resources on human sexuality, relationship communication, healthy unconventional relationships and more.
On secure attachment in relationships:
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships
by Marshall B. Rosenberg PhD & Deepak Chopra
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
by Dr. Sue Johnson EdD
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
by John M. Gottman, PhD, and Nan Silver
Making Love Real: The Intelligent Couple's Guide to Lasting Intimacy and Passion
by Marshall B. Rosenberg PhD & Deepak Chopra
Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner's Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship
by Stan Tatkin PsyD
Female sexuality & pleasure for vulva owners:
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Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life
by Emily Nagoski
She Comes First: The Thinking Man's Guide to Pleasuring a Woman
by Ian Kerner
Untrue: Why Nearly Everything We Believe About Women, Lust, and Infidelity Is Wrong and How the New Science Can Set Us Free
by Wednesday Martin PhD
The Vagina Bible: The Vulva and the Vagina: Separating the Myth from the Medicine
by Dr. Jen Gunter
On male sexuality & masculinity:
He Comes Next: The Thinking Woman's Guide to Pleasuring a Man
by Ian Kerner
Not Always in the Mood: The New Science of Men, Sex, and Relationships
by Sarah Hunter Murray
Cockfidence: The Definitive Guide to Being The Man You Want To Be And Driving Women Wild
by Celeste Hirschman MA, Danielle Harel PhD
Models: Attract Women Through Honesty
by Mark Manson
On sex & eroticism:
Sex for One: The Joy of Self Loving
by Betty Dodson
Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence
by Esther Perel
The Erotic Mind: Unlocking the Inner Sources of Passion and Fulfillment
by Jack Morin
The Sex Myth: The Gap Between Our Fantasies and Reality
by Rachel Hills
Sex That Works: An Intimate Guide to Awakening Your Erotic Life
by Wendy Strgar
The Ultimate Guide to Kink: Role Play and the Erotic Edge
by Tristan Taormino, Barbara Carrellas
On open & unconventional relationships:
by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha
The Way We Never Were: American Families And The Nostalgia Trap
by Stephanie Coontz
Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
by Jessica Fern, Eve Rickert, Nora Samaran
The Jealousy Workbook: Exercises and Insights for Managing Open Relationships
by Kathy Labriola
The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships & Other Adventures
by Janet W. Hardy
Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships
by Tristan Taormino
Designer Relationships: A Guide to Happy Monogamy, Positive Polyamory, and Optimistic Open Relationships
by Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson
On healing trauma & infidelity:
Healing Sex: A Mind-Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma
by Staci Haines
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
by Peter A. Levine and Ann Frederick
The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity
by Esther Perel
When Good People Have Affairs: Inside the Hearts & Minds of People in Two Relationships
by Mira Kirshenbaum
The resources above are ones I personally have used or read and recommend. By purchasing through the links above, I will receive a small affiliate fee. Thank you for supporting my business while educating yourself about healthy sex and relationships!
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