{"product_id":"overcoming-anxiety-in-sex-and-relationships-a-comprehensive-guide-to-intimate-and-emotional-freedom-paperback","title":"Overcoming Anxiety in Sex and Relationships: A Comprehensive Guide to Intimate and Emotional Freedom - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaula Leech\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book gives readers an accessible and comprehensive understanding of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehow anxiety, stress, and pressure can have a profound impact on pleasure, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econnection, and sexual functioning, offering practical tips and techniques\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor resolving common sexual struggles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnxiety can influence a multitude of aspects that make us who we are, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echanging how we move through, make meaning of, and interact with the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eworld around us. Paula Leech begins by defining anxiety and how it affects\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eour physiology before guiding readers to identify some of the primary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esources of anxiety in their lives, such as family, gender, culture, religion, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erelationship dynamics, and sexual trauma. Encouraging clients to take\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eresponsibility, she offers alternative ways of conceptualizing and defining\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esex, sexuality, sexual values, and a client's ongoing sexual development as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea way of addressing some of the emotional, social, and psychological barriers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto intimacy. Practical and engaging, this book includes mindfulness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand embodiment exercises to help clients release stored tension, work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethrough specific sexual struggles and \"dysfunctions,\" and deepen their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econnections with their body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis guide is essential reading for established and training sex therapists\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas well as for those who experience anxiety-based\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esexual challenges with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheir partner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaula Leech, \u003c\/b\u003eLMFT, CST-S, is a certified sex therapist who has worked with individuals, relationships, and families in private practice for over 10 years. She mentors sex therapists-in-training, and teaches at various institutes across the US and Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773864608032,"sku":"9781032438399","price":63.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3fab4590eb962a7b968daa9851da9208_8d10bdeb-b4c5-4207-8373-cf437b5dec7a.webp?v=1780434589","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/overcoming-anxiety-in-sex-and-relationships-a-comprehensive-guide-to-intimate-and-emotional-freedom-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}