Restoring the Pleasure

by Thomas Nelson

Overview

Do you need help restoring the pleasure to your marriage?

Whether you’ve been married a day, a decade, or half a century, if your sexual relationship is marred by pain, tension, or disappointment—you are not alone. Thousands of couples struggle with sexual problems that keep their marriages from being all that God intended them to be. But there is hope!

Now, sexual therapists and best-selling authors Joyce and Cliff Penner share their proven methods in this comprehensive, easy-to-follow book of detailed explanations, realistic anecdotes, and clearly written exercises. Providing the biblical basis for the sexual relationship, as well as helpful diagnostic aids, the Penners help you improve communication and educate yourselves about your God-given sexual response. Then they lead you step-by-step through creative (and fun) sexual-retraining assignments to help you overcome various problems.

The Penners provide straightforward advice and reassuring encouragement to help you start restoring the pleasure to your marriage. Beginning counselors and pastors will also find this an invaluable resource for helping others overcome their sexual barriers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780718077556
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	03/08/2016
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	364
Sales rank:	467,048
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

Figures, Forms, Tables, and Assignments ix

Introduction: A Minor Change Can Make a Major Difference xi

Part 1 Communication: The Key for the Door to Sexual Pleasure

1 Are You Talking About It? 3

2 Sharing Your Secrets 6

3 Hearing Each Other 11

Part 2 Education: The Door to Sexual Pleasure

4 The More You Know, the More You Enjoy 25

5 Sex Is Good and of God 36

6 Sexual Curiosity Is Natural 51

7 Sexual Response Is Automatic 59

8 But Sex Doesn't Just Happen 89

9 Mutual Respect Is Absolutely Essential 99

Part 3 Sexual Retraining: The Steps to Sexual Pleasure

10 What Is Sexual Retraining? 115

11 Assessing Your Sex Life 118

12 Sexual Retraining 141

13 Overcoming Barriers 197

14 Overcoming Couple Dissatisfaction 199

15 Overcoming Problems of Sexual Desire 208

16 Overcoming Problems of Sexual Arousal 228

17 Overcoming Problems of Sexual Release 241

18 Overcoming Intercourse Barriers 280

19 Controlling Sexual Addictions 311

20 Beyond Retraining 339

Notes 345

Resource List 349

About the Authors 359

Index 361

Scripture Index 367