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The generation born into evangelical purity culture has grown up, and many have started families of their own. But as time goes on, it's becoming more evident that many still struggle with purity culture's complicated legacy - its idolization of virginity, its mixed messages about modesty and lust, and its promise of a healthy marriage and great sex for those who follow the rules. In Talking Back to Purity Culture, Rachel Joy Welcher reviews the movement carefully, examining its teachings through the lens of Scripture.

Tired of arguing with your spouse over the same old issues? Longing for a marriage with less conflict and more intimacy? Struggling under a load of resentment? In How We Love, relationship experts Milan and Kay Yerkovich draw on the powerful tool of attachment theory to show how your early life experiences created an "intimacy imprint" - an underlying blueprint that shapes your behavior, beliefs, and expectations of all relationships, especially your marriage.

With two out of every three Americans overweight or obese, scientists are studying how excess fat changes physical and mental health, demographers are calculating how it's shortening life spans, and economists are debating the impact it has on America's productivity and global competitiveness. But how weight affects intimacy and sexuality is barely discussed. Yet, it's a question of high importance for the tens of millions of Americans who are overweight or obese and having difficulty sexually and romantically.

We all carry sexual shame. Whether we grew up in the repressive purity culture of American Evangelical Christianity or not, we've all been taught in subtle and not-so-subtle ways that sex (outside of very specific contexts) is immoral and taboo. Psychotherapist Matthias Roberts helps listeners overcome their shame around sex by overcoming three unhealthy coping mechanisms we use to manage that shame.

En bog til alle par, der ønsker at styrke kommunikationen i parforholdet. Mange par har problemer med at kommunikere og forstå hinandens behov i forholdet. Læs og prøv kræfter med parterapeutens forslag til, hvordan I genskaber den kærlige kontakt og kommunikation, det hele startede med. Martin Østergaard (f. 1962) er parterapeut, foredragsholder og forfatter til adskillige bøger om samliv og parforhold, blandt andet bestsellerne "Vejen til mandens hjerte" og "Vejen til kvindens hjerte.

Anhand von Fallbeispielen zeigt uns David Schnarch, wie wir unsere sexuellen und emotionalen Blockaden überwinden können...