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
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
This fun and fascinating treasury features all kinds of families and their lives together. Each spread showcases one aspect of home life-from houses and holidays, to schools and pets, to feelings and family trees. Ros Asquith's humorous illustrations perfectly complement a charming text from the acclaimed Mary Hoffman; kids will love poring over these pages again and again. A celebration of the diverse fabric of kith and kin the world over, The Great Big Book of Families is a great big treat for every family to share.
Body to Body Intimacy- Transformation Through Love, Sex, and Neurobiology
This book presents an integrative, growth-oriented approach to therapy with couples that demonstrates the dynamic interplay between partners’ emotional issues and their sexual difficulties. It offers a model for relational and sexual enhancement that focuses as much on partners’ present, nonverbal body-to-body communications as on their words.
Sex, God & The Conservative Church: Erasing Shame from Sexual Intimacy
Dr. Tina's book! Written for anyone affected by sexual shame, as well as for clinicians who treat people who have been impacted. We know from research that sexual shame has a profound impact on our ability to give and receive love. It causes people to feel disgust toward their bodies and sexual identity, doubting their worth. It impacts communication, trust, emotional and physical intimacy. America was situated inside a conservative religious history, which denied comprehensive sex education to its public due to the belief that sexuality is dirty. This book tells the story of that history, the positive sexual story we were meant to know, shares a model for how to heal sexual shame, and provides touch and non-touch exercises to try.
Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free
From a woman who has been there and back, the first inside look at the devastating effects evangelical Christianity’s purity culture has had on a generation of young women—in a potent combination of journalism, cultural commentary, and memoir.
A Clinician's Guide to Gender-Affirming Care
Transgender and gender nonconforming (TNGC) clients have complex mental health concerns, and are more likely than ever to seek out treatment. This comprehensive resource outlines the latest research and recommendations to provide you with the requisite knowledge, skills, and awareness to treat TNGC clients with competent and affirming care.
