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Intimacy Resources in Seattle by NWiOI, Northwest Institute of Intimacy

for the public & professionals

Below you will find all kinds of helpful resources (books, film, articles, learning platforms, organizations, etc) on sexual health just for you. Check out the category filter to help you organize your search. Enjoy!

Intimacy Resources

Sex Positive Talks to Have with Kids: A Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy, Informed, Empowered Young People

Sex Positive Talks to Have with Kids: A Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy, Informed, Empowered Young People

Dr. Tina discusses the faulty sexual ethic that shaped America’s religious and secular culture while revealing a hidden mystical sex and body positive understanding of sexuality of the Hebrew people. She goes on to offer a model for how to heal sexual shame and exercises to bring healing and intimacy into a person’s life.

Online Platform, Hacking//Hustling

Online Platform, Hacking//Hustling

Hacking//Hustling is a collective of sex workers, survivors, and accomplices working at the intersection of tech and social justice to interrupt violence facilitated by technology.

Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor

Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor

A positive approach to sexual abuse prevention is the solution to the dilemma. We cannot begin to prevent or detect sexual abuse without first opening positive communication with children about sexual issues. This book establishes a warm and positive foundation for sexuality before the issues of detection and prevention are addressed. Whether in a home, school, police station, social agency, church or treatment centre, adults who read this book to a child, will teach positive ideas about sexuality, and they will begin the communication process.

Christians Caught Between the Sheets

Christians Caught Between the Sheets

Dr. Tina writes about how "Abstinence Only" Ideology was, and still is, so detrimental for our children.

E-Book, Playing Well With Others: Your Field Guide to Discovering, Navigating and Exploring the Kink, Leather and BDSM Communities

E-Book, Playing Well With Others: Your Field Guide to Discovering, Navigating and Exploring the Kink, Leather and BDSM Communities

Whether you're a trembling novice or a jaded expert, there's always something new to be discovered in the endlessly changing, complex and titillating world of kink. While there are plenty of other books out there that explain how to give a spanking or tie a half-hitch, Playing Well With Others is the first book that explains kink *culture*

Sex Positive Now

Sex Positive Now

Sex Positive Now is a book for everyone wanting to learn more about being Sex Positive. This collection of writings has the potential to change your life and those around you. It has been written to describe and explain sex positivity from many angles.

The Importance of Cultivating Pleasure - Part 2

The Importance of Cultivating Pleasure - Part 2

In this two-part conversation series with Avi Hakhamanesh, Dr. Tina shares her insights about the importance of pleasure, and how we can cultivate a healthy relationship with our bodies and sexuality. If you prefer to read, you can also find the link to an edited transcript which highlights the key insights we discussed.

Platform, Thank God For Sex

Platform, Thank God For Sex

The Thank God For Sex Project is a COMMUNITY BUILT website filled with videos and written stories of individuals who’ve experienced religious sexual shame and who later learned that God never intended for them to feel that way. In their own words they tell stories of how, over time, they discovered a new way to relate to their bodies, sexuality and God.

How To Be An Ally To Sex Workers

How To Be An Ally To Sex Workers

Sex work is a cornerstone of society, and there are more ways to support people who do it than just tipping generously (though that's a great start).

The Trans Self-Care Workbook

The Trans Self-Care Workbook

If you're transgender, non-binary, or any other gender under the wide and wonderful trans umbrella, this book is for you. A creative journal and workbook with a difference, this book combines coloring pages celebrating trans identity, beauty and relationships, with practical advice, journaling prompts and space for reflection to promote self-affirmation and wellbeing.

Sex is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU

Sex is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU

 A comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender identities, Sex Is a Funny Word is an essential resource about bodies, gender, and sexuality for children ages 8 to 10 as well as their parents and caregivers. Much more than the "facts of life" or “the birds and the bees," Sex Is a Funny Word opens up conversations between young people and their caregivers in a way that allows adults to convey their values and beliefs while providing information about boundaries, safety, and joy.

Online Platform, The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health

Online Platform, The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health

And have no fear - while we may have a new name and a new look, we remain committed to providing medically accurate, culturally inclusive, and pleasure-guided sexuality education, therapy, and professional training -- the sex education you deserve.

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