Showing titles in Sexual & Reproductive Health

Read by the author, Megan Rossiter. This audiobook features an exclusive guided meditation chapter, designed to support you during pregnancy, labour and birth, accompanied by an immersive theta-wave relaxation track. 'Birth Power is an empowering guide that helps parents understand their options...

A reproduction of the classic text, unavailable now for more than a decade, with a new introduction by the author. The Hite Report, first published in 1976, was a sexual revolution in six hundred pages. To answer sensitive questions dealing with the most intimate details of women's sexuality, Hite's innovation was simple: she asked women, a lot of them, everything--and published the results. One hundred thousand women, ages fourteen to seventy-eight, were asked what they do and don't like about sex; how orgasm really feels, with and without intercourse.

Menopause is natural, yet it often comes with confusion, stigma, and struggle. Hot flashes, sleepless nights, mood swings, and brain fog can leave you wondering if you are still yourself. Too many women endure these years quietly, but you do not have to. All About Menopause offers a compassionate, evidence based guide to help you navigate this stage with clarity and confidence. Blending medical insight with holistic wisdom, it provides practical tools that honor both body and spirit.

A celebrity memoir unlike any other, this is an empowering, sex-positive, behind-the-scenes look at both Hollywood and the porn industry. Perfect for fans of Pleasure Activism and How to Make Love Like a Porn Star. Maitland Ward got her start in acting as a teenager when she was cast in The Bold...

Brought to you by Penguin. At a time when women are more vocal than ever about our lives, there's one last taboo. We need to talk about porn. When we think about porn today, we still mostly think about men. Men as the producers and the consumers. Women as the product. Most women aren't talking...

Dr Emily Morse – sex educator and expert in human sexuality – believes that sex is integral to our self-care. In this ground-breaking book, she argues powerfully that we need to start prioritizing pleasure in our lives. So often, the path to pleasure is blocked by responsibilities, anxiety, pressures and obstacles but the number one obstruction when it comes to sex is shame. In this book Emily’s focus is awareness, action, and education. She demands that we take responsibility for how shame is holding us back and commit to more pleasure, for ourselves and for others.

Originally written in the 1990s, this book remains a key resource for women in heterosexual marriages who discover, or are coming to terms with, their lesbianism or bisexuality. Celebrating twenty-five years since first publication, this book shares the author's personal story, as well as the descriptive experience of others, to provide validation and empowerment to multitudes of women in their search for their true identities. The author gives women ways in which to structure and restructure their lives and their families after they realize their same-gender sexuality.

This groundbreaking guide to consensual nonmonogamy offers a listening experience that feels like consulting with a trusted advisor. Martha Kauppi equips you with the skills to be a true ally to clients who want to explore polyamory. Learn from the expert who trains experts as she debunks myths and shares the exact tools she uses with her own clients.

When two humans come together as lovers, they mirror the divine union—the most sacred act of creation—and connect directly with the energy of all life. Thus, the energy of your sexuality is the source of the greatest “magic” of all, namely the creation of life itself. On The Art of...

In 21st century commodity culture, we are all intimately involved with objects: we covet a Birkin bag; we keep trainers box-fresh. We are, in a sense, all fetishists. But occasionally this desire spills into something more subversive. SECOND SKIN offers a tour through the materials, objects and power dynamics commonly fetishised, unpacking their histories, their expressive potential, and the communities they give rise to. Drawing from her encounters with fellow fetishists and kinksters, it is also the story of Anastasiia Fedorova's own journey.

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.

What is love? It's more scientific than you think. Through 10 lectures, Dr. Wind Goodfriend surveys the biology of interpersonal attraction, sexual preference and desire, and conflict resolution. You'll look at a variety of romantic notions, common myths, and love stereotypes through the lens of science in order to break them down and better set expectations when it comes to keeping a long-term relationship happy and healthy. You'll apply biology, psychology, and anthropology to that "spark" we feel when we are attracted to someone, to better understand what that feeling is.

Certified birth doula and hypnobirthing coach, Emma Armstrong, wants women to have the power to influence their birth experience, by tuning in to their body and brain. Organised into 5 sections: brain, body, birth, baby and beyond, this is a fresh, inclusive, and empowering approach to the birth experience. Emma brings in her hypnobirthing skills, using short, snappy language and soundbites, to make this book fresh and appealing.

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.

Practical, down-to-earth, explicit and funny, Hot Sex is the must have sex and relationships book for every woman and man. Hot Sex is an easy-to-follow guide that cuts straight to the nitty gritty to deliver candid advice and a healthy dose of humour. Packed with tips and techniques that work, Hot Sex includes everything from a blow-by-blow, step-by-step to oral sex, to finding and figuring out your G-spot.

The First Trimester Handbook: A Guide to Early Pregnancy up to 12 Weeks by Amanda Davies is the ultimate companion for expectant mothers navigating the early stages of pregnancy. Drawing from over 20 years of midwifery experience, this comprehensive, evidence-based guide offers practical advice and emotional support for the first trimester. Highlights of the Book: Clear, Expert Advice: Amanda Davies, a seasoned midwife, provides straightforward, reliable information based on the latest medical research.

Are you finding it hard to tell whether you’re excited or just scared pants-less? Of course you’re excited, but still, what the heck are you supposed to do now? Relax, and take a deep breath - all dads have been in your same shoes once before. Finding out that you’re going to be a dad is one of the most rewarding moments in life, but yes, it certainly comes with a lot of questions and concerns.

The Porn Myth is a non-religious response to the commonly held belief that pornography is a harmless or even beneficial pastime. Author Matt Fradd draws on the experience of porn performers and users, and the expertise of neurologists, sociologists, and psychologists to demonstrate that pornography is destructive to individuals, relationships, and society. He provides insightful arguments, supported by the latest scientific research, to discredit the fanciful claims used to defend and promote pornography.

‘Like Louis Theroux channelling Margaret Atwood’ – New Statesman ‘A tour of the lurid fringes of the tech world’ – The Times ‘A moreish page-turner of a book’ – Herald Imagine if it was possible to have the perfect sexual relationship without compromise, eat meat without...

In modern maternity systems, one in four women have their labor induced. Why Induction Matters provides a comprehensive, evidence-based guide to this common intervention. The induction process is explained in detail, and reasons for offering induction are discussed. Options related to inducing labor or choosing to wait are explored, and women's experiences are included throughout. The book aims to help parents make their own informed decisions about induction of labor.