Better Sex through Mindfulness: How Women Can Cultivate Desire

by Lori A. Brotto PhD, Emily Nagoski PhD (Foreword by)

Overview

• According to a landmark study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, 43 percent of women experience "sexual dysfunction." at some point in their lives
• Brotto is a sought after commentator on sexuality and sexual health
• Mindfulness, an ancient Buddhist practice, is becoming mainstream. In 2012 8% of the US population practiced it in some form. (18 million people)
• Google searches for both mindfulness and meditation have increased in the last 5 years. There are almost 5 million Instagram posts with the hash tag #mindfulness
• Addresses things medication cannot - when the body responds, but the mind is preoccupied
• No need for any previous experience with meditation. Includes exercises anyone can do at home.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781771642354
Publisher:	Greystone Books
Publication date:	04/24/2018
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	61,693
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Lori A. Brotto, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, sex researcher, and Canada Research Chair in Women's Sexual Health. She is a member of various sexuality organizations and an associate editor for Archives of Sexual Behavior. Brotto writes a monthly column called Health Advisor for the Globe and Mail and has been featured in the New York Times, the Walrus, Chatelaine, Dan Savage's Savage Lovecast, and many other outlets. She lives in Vancouver, BC.

Emily Nagoski is a sex educator, speaker, activist and author of the New York Times bestseller, Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Sex in a Multitasking World 13

Chapter 2 Seeking Sexual Ecstasy-From the Couch to the Brain Drug 35

Chapter 3 Introducing the Raisin 60

Chapter 4 Becoming Aware of Your Body 88

Chapter 5 "Your Attention, Please!" 112

Chapter 6 How Mindfulness Works 137

Chapter 7 If You're Happy and You Know It 155

Chapter 8 It Takes Two 177

Chapter 9 Tuning In to Pain 199

Chapter 10 You Have My Attention-Now What? 218

Chapter 11 The Next Chapter of the Present Moment 235

Appendix: Where to Find Help 240

Select Bibliography 243

Acknowledgments 247

Index 251

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"A masterpiece and masterclass in female sexuality." — Ian Kerner, New York Times-bestselling author of She Comes First

"A practical and useful reference for readers interested in testing out Brotto’s approach of cultivating mindfulness as a therapy for sexual dysfunction" — Publishers Weekly

"Dr. Brotto shares the best that sexual science has to offer in straightforward exercises women and their partners can try at home. This book will change your life." — Debby Herbenick, PhD, author of The Coregasm Workout

Editorial Reviews

06/25/2018
University of British Columbia researcher and clinical psychologist Brotto’s first book written for a non-academic audience provides a career’s worth of advice on how the “15 to 31 percent of women experiencing lasting and distressing sexual complaints”—including low desire, satisfaction, and genital pain—can “explore to make sex fabulous and fulfilling again.” She begins with a brief history of the diagnosis and treatment of sexual dysfunction in women, including an overview of the different therapies typically used to treat sexual dysfunction (such as cognitive behavioral therapy and medical interventions). Case histories illustrate the mindfulness-based interventions employed by Brotto’s team to help women overcome sexual dysfunction related to factors such as depression, stress, and the negative effects of habitual multitasking. Based on the premise that a satisfying sexual response is not a reflex and that two-way communication between brain and body is essential for sexual response, this guide provides several mindfulness exercises that “have been tested, critiqued, revised, tweaked, and tested again in hundreds of women,” as well as a list of resources. Although the book starts slowly, it is a practical and useful reference for readers interested in testing out Brotto’s approach of cultivating mindfulness as a therapy for sexual dysfunction. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

"A masterpiece and masterclass in female sexuality."
―Ian Kerner, New York Times-bestselling author of She Comes First

From the Publisher