Many confuse intimacy with sex, but it is so much more. It is the stuff that forms a solid foundation for relationships. If we consider a house as love, and intimacy as the foundation supporting that love, then we understand that if ingredients in that foundation are missing, it can crack. If the foundation fails, so does the love.Intimacy is an intoxicating cocktail of trust, respect, care, affection, nursing, honesty, sex , romance and more. It lasts longer than the 7 minutes of physical pleasure. It can endure a lifetime, if we know what's involved.The ABC's of Intimacy explores all the ingredients and helps you understand their importance and value. We all seek to belong in a loving relationship with our lovers, spouses, family members and friends, but we must first begin with ourselves. Self love allows us to understand how love feels and when we know love for ourselves. We can embrace the idea of "Love thy neighbor as you love yourself" and know what we need and want in a loving relationship.Whether you chose to purchase the book, listen to the audio program or attend a live event, the ABC's of Intimacy is a gentle reminder of what may be missing or overlooked in your relationship.Why search or wonder what is missing any longer? Reignite the passion, fun, and happiness you once shared. It's as easy as ABC.

This adult ABC is an inspirational ?quickie? to help you expand your alphabetof love and sexual intimacy beyond performance and dysfunction. Wonderfully illustrated.

ARE YOU NEW TO DATING? ARE YOU ACTIVELY DATING BUT NOT FINDING SATISFACTION AND FULFILLMENT? ARE YOU RE- ENTERING THE DATING WORLD? ARE YOU CONFUSED BY WHAT YOU HEAR AND READ AND AS A RESULT FEEL ANXIOUS? ARE YOU DATING TO FIND LOVE AND COMMITMENT? This is the book for you! The ABCs of Dating is a guide for men and women that recognizes and reveals the separate and unique stages of the dating process and provides insightful strategies to help you attain your relationship ideals! The A phase starts with the self-reflective work necessary to date mindfully with more fun, enjoyment and confidence. The B phase is bonding more closely with a potential partner and about creating a like-mindedness based on trust and intimacy. The C phase speaks to beginning a commitment when the relationship is right and how to keep love alive. The ABCs of Dating is a book to read for comfort, encouragement and as a compass for how to move forward in a new, empowered and creative way to find the love you deserve. Brenda A. Lewis, LCSW, is a New York City based psychotherapist with over two decades of experience in private practice. Her creative strategies, outlined here in The ABCs of Dating, have helped many men and women struggling in the area of relationships and complex dating issues. She has led many singles to find new meaning in their quest for love. Couples who have worked with Brenda have found happiness and connectedness within their relationships and marriages. In addition to general therapy, she deals with sexual and intimacy issues in individuals and couples and is experienced at addressing themes of non-functioning elements within relationships to empower positive change. Working with all ages and different cultures and backgrounds, she is highly adept at understanding and illuminating the dynamics of the power of love

I hope you have enjoyed reading this book, as much as I have enjoyed writing it, and I would love to hear from you. Please send stories, testimonies, and pictures and e-mails to tell me how this book has made an impact on you and your relationships. You can send your comments to ABCHealthyRelationship.gmail.com This is an interactive book I hope you will continue to write your own stories and add your own words to our ABCs of Healthy Relationships. If this book has helped you, please let your friends know about this book it could transform their lives as well. Please note that a percentage of the proceeds from this book will go to help fund missions in Haiti. With your generous support, we can make a big difference in the lives of others while helping ourselves to become the best we can be! Coming soon will be ABCs of Healthy Relations: Book Two: For Couples Only will provide a critical insight specifically for married couples. Although other couples can glean wisdom from the practical tips as well, I especially encourage engaged couples to pick up this book and to read it together. Book Two: For Couples Only will have parts of Book One, but will delve deeper into intimacy, sexuality, and nakedness especially as it relates to couples.

How can you keep sexual desire alive over the long term? More and more people are finding it difficult to maintain a relationship that is both emotionally and sexually gratifying. In a book that will challenge and forever change how you think about love and sex, clinical psychologist and sex therapist Stella Resnick, PhD, draws on the latest scientific research to explore the love-lust dilemma. Dr. Resnick reveals how early programming can inhibit sexual desire as lovers become committed partners and begin to treat each other less like lovers and more like family. Dr. Resnick’s revolutionary body-mind program will help you recognize limiting old patterns, learn valuable skills for enhancing romantic love and sexual aliveness, and tap into your natural capacity to enjoy emotionally fulfilling sexual pleasure. You'll discover: *A 10-Step Loving Sex Program with detailed methods for deepening the pleasures of emotional intimacy and broadening your erotic repertoire *The latest research in sexology, neuroscience, brain neuroplasticity, and the psychology of flourishing with practical applications for relationships *Real-life stories from the author's decades of work with clients and her own personal journey

The design of the book centers around motivational tips and encouragement, via theories and models, used to inspire new doctoral students entering the dissertation process and to provide a basic knowledge of 6th edition of the American Psychological Association's (APA) Publication Manual rules.

The YouTube star presents a personal, approachable, and informative guide for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of gender and sexual identity. The ABCs of LGBT+ is essential reading for questioning teens, teachers or parents looking for advice, or anyone who wants to learn how to talk about gender and sexual identity. In this volume, popular vlogger Ash Mardell, who embraces all pronouns, answers your questions about the post-binary world of the twenty-first century. With in-depth definitions, personal anecdotes, helpful infographics, resources, and more, Mardell lets readers know that it really does get better when we are empowered by information and understanding. In Mardell’s own words, "This book is also for allies and LGBT+ people simply looking to pack in some extra knowledge . . . a critical part of acceptance. Learning about new identities broadens our understanding of humanity, heightens our empathy, and allows us different, valuable perspectives.” Topics covered include: · LGBT and LGBTQIA+ · Gender identity · Sexual identity · Teens in a binary world · The LGBT family and more

Here's a book of wit and wisdom that's perfect for any "welcome to the adult world" moment. From New York Times bestselling author Deborah Copaken and noted sculptor Randy Polumbo come 26 genuine and funny bits of advice as surprising as they are sensible. From "A is for Anger" through "Z is for Zzzzzzz," each entry is paired with the authors' street-smart photography of the matching alphabet letter to create a savvy ebook. Based on a viral article written by Copaken when her own firstborn left for college, The ABCs of Adulthood is a delightful, worldly riff on learning your ABCs all over again.

With the ubiquity of knowledge on too many topics relevant to psychotherapy and life problems, it is difficult for therapists to muddle through and stay up-to-date. Therapists often have to choose between braving a bewildering onslaught of information and wishfully disregarding all that’s out there. What Every Therapist Needs to Know answers for therapists the practical, humble question, “What do I need to know about a topic to practice competently?” This book provides an engaging overview on the topics that working clinicians need to know about, while drawing parallels between the therapist’s professional growth and the patient’s personal growth. Foundational knowledge on learning, life, and psychology segues into the therapy topics of conflict resolution, the working alliance, the therapeutic frame, technique, and feedback. What Every Therapist Needs to Know emphasizes the application of psychological theories to the therapy itself and not just to the patient’s life.

When cognitive behavior therapy emerged in the 1950s, driven by the work of Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck, basic behavior principles were largely sidelined in clinical psychology curricula. Issues in cognition became the focus of case conceptualization and intervention planning for most therapists. But as the new third-wave behavior therapies begin to address weaknesses in the traditional cognitive behavioral models-principally the modest effectiveness of thought stopping and cognitive restructuring techniques-basic behavior principles are once again attracting the interest of front-line clinicians. Many of today's clinicians, though, received their training during the years in which classical behaviorism was not a major part of clinical education. In order to make the best use of the new contextual behaviorism, they need to revisit basic behavioral principles from a practical angle. This book addresses this need. The ABCs of Human Behavior offers practicing clinicians a pithy and practical introduction to the basics of modern behavioral psychology. The book focuses both on the classical principles of learning as well as more recent developments that explain language and cognition in behavioral and contextual terms. These principles are not just discussed in the abstract-rather the book shows how the principles of learning apply in the clinical context. Practical and easy to read, the book walks clinicians through both common sense and clinical examples that help them learn to use behavioral principles to observe, explain, and influence behavior in a therapeutic setting.