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Go beyond surviving to reclaim your sexual self.

If you have experienced sexual abuse, assault, harassment, or rape, you may feel disconnected from your sexual self—even if you’ve overcome the initial trauma of your experience. You are a survivor; but surviving is just the beginning. This book explores what comes next.

Written by a psychotherapist and grounded in cutting-edge research, Reclaiming Pleasure picks up where other sexual trauma recovery books leave off. It offers practical tools to help you cultivate a sense of safety, security and trust in order to reclaim the vitality, pleasure and great sex you deserve. The book will also serve as your compass on a journey toward the rediscovery of desire, letting you explore what you want from others and for yourself.

This groundbreaking book will help you:

  • Understand the lasting mental, physical, sexual, and relational impacts of sexual trauma
  • Move beyond feelings of shame
  • Reclaim pleasure and reignite passion in your life
 

Surviving is merely the first step in the process of recovery from sexual trauma. With this sex-positive and empowering guide, you are invited to take your recovery to the next level. You’ll feel emboldened by the desire for better sex, healthier relationships, and a more connected, pleasurable life.

ISBN-13: 9781684038428

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

Publication Date: 10-01-2021

Pages: 216

Product Dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

Holly Richmond, PhD, is a somatic psychotherapist, certified sex therapist, and licensed marriage and family therapist. She is a frequent contributor to publications and media outlets on the intersection of psychology and sexuality, specializing in the treatment of survivors and the recovery of sexual health after trauma. Alexandra H. Solomon, PhD, is on faculty in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. She is a licensed clinical psychologist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University, and is on faculty at The Omega Institute. Her first book, Loving Bravely, was featured on The Today Show. She writes articles and chapters for leading academic journals and books in the field of marriage and family. She maintains a psychotherapy practice for individual adults and couples, teaches and trains marriage and family therapy graduate students, and teaches the internationally renowned undergraduate course, “Building Loving and Lasting Relationships: Marriage 101.” Solomon is a highly sought-after speaker who works with groups like the United States Military Academy at West Point, Microsoft, and the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. She is frequently asked to talk about love, sex, and marriage for media outlets like O, The Oprah Magazine; The Atlantic; Vogue; NPR; and Scientific American. She is an international speaker and teacher whose work has been featured on five continents. She lives in the Greater Chicago Area.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Introduction Healing to Thrive 1

Chapter 1 Understanding Your Trauma 9

Chapter 2 In Search of Sexual Health 23

Chapter 3 Minding the Body 35

Chapter 4 Letting Yourself Off the Hook 49

Chapter 5 A New Lens on Suffering 63

Chapter 6 Uncovering Hidden Wounds 75

Chapter 7 Engaging Control 97

Chapter 8 In Pursuit of Pleasure 113

Chapter 9 Creating Connection 129

Chapter 10 Sex Reimagined 145

Conclusion Thriving as Your Social Declaration 161

Your Allies and Resources Guide 171

Acknowledgments 181

Endnotes 185