by Aimee (bio)
This isn't the good news yet.
The third lesson includes a section header reading "Proper intimacy in marriage is an expression of love." Since I have a speciality of working with issues of sexuality in my practice, I took the liberty of dedicating a whole class on the subject of intimacy and sex. I was a little nervous going into the class because it's not everyday you throw down words about sex during the Sunday School hour. I am happy to say that my class was super open and responded really well to the discussion. (Yeah Bothell 1st Ward couples!)
But this is still not the good news I referred to in the first sentence of this post. (Stick with me!)
It saddens me to see that the manual has only one paragraph about intimacy and sex. ONE! I have to confess, I see too much sexual dysfunction with members of the church (this could be a whole other post) and I feel passionate that we need more information on the subject of intimacy, sexuality, and experiencing more healthy interactions with our spouses. Most members do not feel comfortable reading books outside of LDS authors so our options are slim pickins' when it comes to recommendations. There are only a few LDS books written on the subject.
And now for the great news. (Thanks for your patience, friends.)
I was able to get my hands on an advance reader's copy of the book being launched today called Real Intimacy: A Couple's Guide to Healthy, Genuine Sexuality. As I was reading, I believe I heard angels singing in the background. With chapters regarding understanding your sexual history, creating conversations, and guilt, shame, and secrecy with sexuality, the therapist inside me sung for joy. These are the topics that need to be written about! These are the honest conversations we need to be having about intimacy! We need frank, direct, open education on how we can be showing up better in our Mormon marriages, and the book does just that. No more divorces over this issue. No. More. Divorces. This book is a blessing to our people, people. A blessing I tell you. Get reading today. I promise it will be a great addition to your book collection. And it is really fun to read. Your wife or husband will like it too. I promise.
You knew it was coming...
Guess who said we get to giveaway a book?! That's right. The authors got some book giveaway love and we want you to win.
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• You have 7 days to enter (closes Tuesday, August 21st at midnight).
• Winner chosen via random.org and announced Wednesday, August 22nd.
• Winner must respond via email with their address by Friday, August 24th to claim the book.
• You have THREE chances to enter. Each option requires a SEPARATE comment.
- Leave a general comment.
- Like the MMM Facebook page or share the giveaway on Facebook. Leave a comment saying you did.
- Share the giveaway via Twitter or follow MMM on Twitter. Leave a comment saying you did.
• You have 7 days to enter (closes Tuesday, August 21st at midnight).
• Winner chosen via random.org and announced Wednesday, August 22nd.
• Winner must respond via email with their address by Friday, August 24th to claim the book.
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