The Heart of Desire Keys to the Pleasures of Love
by Resnick, StellaEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2012-05-01
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary
In The Heart of Desire, Stella Resnick reveals that love and desire are opposing forces and demonstrates how to override our hard-wired instincts in order to achieve long-term relationships that are both emotionally and sexually gratifying. Contents Acknowledgments Introduction PART I: LOVE AND ROMANCE Chapter 1: The Love-Lust Dilemma Chapter 2: What Dampens Desire Chapter 3: Love, Sex, and Stress Chapter 4: Romance and Desire Chapter 5: Body Talk PART II: SEXUAL PLEASURE Chapter 6: Sexual Health and the Body Chapter 7: The Evolving Orgasm Chapter 8: Nuances of Sexual Pleasure Chapter 9: Ultimate Pleasures Chapter 10: Desire for Life
Author Biography
Stella Resnick, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Beverly Hills, California, and a certified sex therapist. Dr. Resnick teaches and trains therapists. She has appeared on many television programs including Oprah, CNN Live, and The O'Reilly Factor. Also the author of The Pleasure Zone, Dr. Resnick has written cover stories for Psychology Today and Self and is often quoted in popular magazines including Self, Cosmopolitan, Health, Reader's Digest, Vogue, Men's Health, Prevention, Parenting, and Utne Reader.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. v |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Love and Romance | |
| The Love-Lust Dilemma | p. 9 |
| What Dampens Desire | p. 30 |
| Love, Sex, and Stress | p. 47 |
| Romance and Desire | p. 72 |
| Body Talk | p. 101 |
| Sexual Pleasure | |
| Sexual Health and the Body | p. 133 |
| The Evolving Orgasm | p. 161 |
| The Nuances of Sexual Pleasure | p. 182 |
| Ultimate Pleasures | p. 201 |
| A Lust for Life | p. 224 |
| References | p. 251 |
| Resources | p. 255 |
| Index | p. 259 |
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