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The Power of Apology | Loving Him | Women Circling | Beyond | Blessings | Divorcing
The Emotionally Abused Woman | Families | Honor Your Anger | Innocence
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Raising | Sensual Sex | The Nice Girl Syndrome

Am I too fat? Do I satisfy my lover? Are my fantasies too bizarre? Why do I feel such shame and guilt? Am I promiscuous?

Despite our seemingly tolerant, nonjudgmental society, sexual concerns are more widespread than ever before. Not only must we address the AIDS epidemic and other sexually transmitted diseases, but unrealistic expectations about body image, performance, and ability as well. Add low self-esteem and it becomes impossible to enjoy the intimacy and exhilaration that come from healthy sexual relations with another human being.

Renowned psychotherapist Dr. Beverly Engel understands the powerful, debilitating effects of low self-esteem, and provides insight into its causes, from sexual abuse to unspoken negative messages about sex we received as children, to traumatic first sexual encounters. With both authority and compassion, she helps you gain confidence, enjoyment, and pleasure in your life. Here are stories from ordinary people from all walks of life, discussing their sexual issues, illuminating the problems that are so universal. Here, too, is the solid, positive help they received from Dr. Engel, help that has been proven successful in her practice time and again.

Gently, Dr. Engel will guide you as you discover a new outlook on yourself and sex; the mental and physical state that allows you to enjoy it instead of "performing" it; an appreciation of your body for the pleasure it brings you and your partner instead of focusing on how it looks; and the habit of loving yourself that will enrich every aspect of your daily life.

Despite our seemingly tolerant, non-judgmental society, concerns of sexual self-esteem are more widespread than ever before. Here are stories from ordinary people, often with histories of abuse, discussing their sexual issues. Here, too, is the solid, positive help they received from Dr. Engel, help that allowed them a new outlook on sex.

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Book History

Paperback - Fawcett, New York, 1995
  • Foreign Rights -- Random House, Australia

  • Italian Serial Rights -- Starbene Magazine

  • Second Serial Rights -- Fitness Magazine

  • Quoted in several national magazines, including Cosmopolitan

  • Voted as one of the top ten best self-help books for 1995 by Orange County Register

  • Canadian Documentary, National News coverage

  • Chosen for Fund Raising Campaign, WBAI Pacifica Public Television, New York

  • West Coast Tour

  • Extensive local press, television and radio coverage

  • Recent article to be published in Marie Clare

 
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