Showing results by publisher "Penguin Audio" in Sexual & Reproductive Health

Unregulated capitalism is bad for women. Socialism, if done properly, leads to economic independence, better labour conditions, better work/family balance and, yes, even better sex. If you like the idea of such outcomes, then come along for an exploration of how we can change women's lives for the better.

During pregnancy, childbirth, and early motherhood, women undergo a far-reaching physiological, psychological and social metamorphosis. In this ground-breaking, deeply personal investigation, acclaimed journalist and author Lucy Jones brings to light the emerging concept of 'matrescence'. Drawing on new research across various fields - neuroscience and evolutionary biology; psychoanalysis and existential therapy; sociology, economics and ecology - Jones shows how the changes in the maternal mind, brain and body are far more profound, wild and enduring than we have been led to believe.

Swinging, swapping, dogging, threesomes, soft-swaps, group sex, and full-blown orgies. Everybody has heard about them. Everyone knows someone who knows someone who was rumoured to.... But who is really doing it? How? Where? Why? What's it like? And what really happens? Ashley Lister, a freelance writer, author, and reporter, uncovers today's swinging Britain and reveals the sexy, shocking, and true secrets of what happens behind closed doors.

Brought to you by Penguin. What does it really take to create lasting sexual connections in long-term relationships? Most couples struggle at some point to maintain their sexual connection. But a lot of the advice we are given on sex is either not very good or steeped in cultural assumptions and...

After a lifetime of working in film and TV and seeing its abuses first-hand, Ita O'Brien decided to change how we portray intimacy for good. Now, as Intimacy Coordinator on productions including Normal People, Sex Education and I May Destroy You, Ita has transformed the way we see and talk about sex in pop-culture. Here, Ita guides us through how she helps actors create authentic sex scenes, and how we can use those techniques to rebuild a deeper and healthier connection with our bodies

Did you know that up to 90% of women experience menstrual abnormalities or pelvic problems in their lifetime? Yet these issues are overwhelmingly misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or dismissed. At a turbulent time when global health, reproductive, and human rights are under siege, Dr Tang is determined to revolutionise how gynaecologic health and pelvic pain are treated by the medical community. This book will be part of the fight for the healthcare all people with uteruses deserve - healthcare that is intersectional, gender-affirming, validating and hopeful.

More Orgasms Please is an open, honest and at moments hilarious dive into all aspects of sex for women. It covers feminist porn, body image, menopause and much more. Like the podcast that inspired it, More Orgasms Please is like the best sort of chat between friends: punchy and playful, normalising and educating. It is an eye-opening listen that puts women’s bodies and our right to pleasure firmly on the map. Think of it as ‘Couch to 5k’...for orgasms.

The classic guide to an unmedicated childbirth, fully revised for the twenty-first century with updated information. For women birthing vaginally, 90% of Bradley births are drug-free! The Bradley Method, used and praised by women for almost seventy years, prepares you for drug and...

"A practical, easy-to-read guide that gives women the tools they need to take charge of their health at every age." —Dr. Lisa Mosconi, New York Times bestselling author of The XX Brain A bold new vision for women's health, offering a step-by-step roadmap for navigating our most pressing health...

Congrats: You’re going to be a dad! Now what? Dude, relax; you’re going to be fine. But it wouldn’t hurt to get a few pointers—a road map of what lies ahead. That’s what this book is for. From Dude to Dad gives you the need-to-know essentials on pregnancy, birthing, and parenthood, and...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The gripping, true story of one woman’s battle to expose and shut down a criminal online porn empire. Pornhub was the 10th most visited site on the Internet, often praised as a progressive champion of women. Then one day, an activist discovered a secret they had been...

Men are responsible for all unwanted pregnancies. Why? Ovulation is involuntary. Ejaculation is not. Yet, it's women who are expected to do the work of pregnancy prevention. Why must women be responsible for men's bodies, as well as their own? Rather than endlessly exploring how and why we control women's bodies in the highly polarised anti-abortion and pro-choice 'debate', Ejaculate Responsibly makes a witty and unflinching case for why men must be held accountable for their reproductive choices.

The struggle to conceive is real and much bigger than most of us have been led to believe. 1 in 6 couples face difficulty with this during their lives and up to 25% of women will have trouble getting pregnant. The agonising chronic and silent burden of infertility is a global epidemic. Blending holistic concepts from both Western and Eastern medicine, The Conception Plan will explore how the pillars of diet, exercise, stress management, toxin-free living, sleep optimisation, sex, and relationships can influence both fertility and whole body health.

A provocative journey through human sexual history, packed with fun factoids and forgotten stories, from the historian and storyteller behind Kinky History, @esme.louisee on TikTok Contrary to popular belief, our predecessors had all sorts of obscene hobbies long before Christian Grey hit the...

Gender is a human experience, not just a trans experience. Every single one of us has a relationship with gender that we must begin to reckon with. He She They is Schuyler Bailar's empowering, essential, and urgent guide to understanding gender identity. As a transgender man, inclusion advocate, and LGBTQ+ educator, Schuyler inspires hope and much-needed positive change, and equips listeners with essential trans and gender literacy through empowering and informative stories from his own experiences, as well as those of other trans and non-binary individuals around the world.

The journey to becoming a parent can be a landscape of joy and apprehension, of doubt and anxiety, of love and overwhelm. In this gentle and supportive guide, psychotherapist and breathwork teacher Carolyn Cowan uncovers the amazing hidden power of the breath. Carolyn Cowan's unique and empathetic practice will allow you to unlock a new understanding of yourself and feel relaxed and comfortable during pregnancy.

After losing four pregnancies with no obvious cause, Jennie Agg set out to understand why miscarriage remains such a profoundly misunderstood, under-researched and under-acknowledged experience. Part-memoir, part-scientific investigation, Life, Almost documents Agg's path to motherhood and her search for answers. Tracing each tentative step of her fifth pregnancy—as her body becomes a creature she does not wish to spook—Agg dismantles the myths that we unquestioningly accept about our reproductive lives.

A provocative examination of reproductive technologies that questions our understanding of fertility, motherhood, and the female body Since the world’s first test-tube baby was born in 1978, in vitro fertilization has made the unimaginable possible for millions of people, but its revolutionary...

Teresa Strasser made her baby a spleen and some eyebrows. He got her a book deal. Everyone loves babies-and pregnant women-so TV and radio personality Teresa Strasser decided to use this obsession to her advantage. She came up with a way to provide for her newfound family and help other...

No era in recent history has been both more celebrated and vilified than the 1960s. For some it was a time when music, fashion and drugs enabled young people to express their individuality and freedom, their hopes and dreams of a different, perhaps better, world. For others, the decade marked the advent of the permissive society, with its undermining of authority, family values and common decency. At the heart of this continuing controversy is sex.