😶 Desire And Shame

The painful collision between what we want and what we believe we should want, exploring how cultural and personal judgment shadows our deepest longings.

Want

by Gillian Anderson • 2024

Women's secret sexual fantasies, from their own anonymous letters: a map of hidden desire.

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23k+

🔥 Female Desire 🤫 Sexual Fantasies 🧠 Psychology Of Sexuality 🗣️ Sexual Shame ⛓️ Kink And Fetish

Want 89%

Women's secret sexual fantasies, from their own anonymous letters: a map of hidden desire.

by Gillian Anderson 2024

3.37

23k+ ratings

🔥 Female Desire 🤫 Sexual Fantasies 🧠 Psychology Of Sexuality 🗣️ Sexual Shame ⛓️ Kink And Fetish

Boyslut

by Zachary Zane • 2023

Bisexual men disappear unless they shout. One manifesto for making your desires undeniable.

3.77

2k+

😶 Sexual Shame 💜 Bisexuality ✨ Sex Positivity 🔄 Ethical Non-Monogamy ⛓️ Kink Exploration

Boyslut 88%

Bisexual men disappear unless they shout. One manifesto for making your desires undeniable.

by Zachary Zane 2023

3.77

2k+ ratings

😶 Sexual Shame 💜 Bisexuality ✨ Sex Positivity 🔄 Ethical Non-Monogamy ⛓️ Kink Exploration

Beyond My Control

by Nancy Friday • 2009

The forbidden fuels us. Nancy Friday reveals the secret fantasies millions share but never voice.

3.35

198

🧠 Pop Psychology 💭 Sexual Fantasy 👩 Female Desire 🚫 Taboo Fantasies 🔗 Dominance And Submission

Beyond My Control 87%

The forbidden fuels us. Nancy Friday reveals the secret fantasies millions share but never voice.

by Nancy Friday 2009

3.35

198 ratings

🧠 Pop Psychology 💭 Sexual Fantasy 👩 Female Desire 🚫 Taboo Fantasies 🔗 Dominance And Submission

Three Women

by Lisa Taddeo • 2019

Female desire without the performance: eight years inside three ordinary women's most private lives.

3.71

174k+

🔥 Female Desire 📋 Immersive Journalism 💔 Sexual Trauma ⚠️ Grooming And Abuse 🔄 Consensual Non-Monogamy

Three Women 87%

Female desire without the performance: eight years inside three ordinary women's most private lives.

by Lisa Taddeo 2019

3.71

174k+ ratings

🔥 Female Desire 📋 Immersive Journalism 💔 Sexual Trauma ⚠️ Grooming And Abuse 🔄 Consensual Non-Monogamy

Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again

by Katherine Angel • 2021

Consent asks women to know what they want before anything starts. Desire doesn't work that way.

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6k+

🏛️ Sexual Ethics 🔍 Consent Critique 🌺 Female Desire 🫂 Sexual Vulnerability 🌓 Sexual Ambivalence

Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again 87%

Consent asks women to know what they want before anything starts. Desire doesn't work that way.

by Katherine Angel 2021

4.06

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Sexual Ethics 🔍 Consent Critique 🌺 Female Desire 🫂 Sexual Vulnerability 🌓 Sexual Ambivalence

The Misfits

by Colin Wilson • 1988

De Sade, Byron, and the 'perverts' who followed weren't just deviants but mystics chasing intensity.

3.69

121

🔗 Sexual Deviance 🧠 Philosophy Of Sex 📜 Cultural History 📚 Literary Criticism 🧍 Existential Psychology

The Misfits 87%

De Sade, Byron, and the 'perverts' who followed weren't just deviants but mystics chasing intensity.

by Colin Wilson 1988

3.69

121 ratings

🔗 Sexual Deviance 🧠 Philosophy Of Sex 📜 Cultural History 📚 Literary Criticism 🧍 Existential Psychology

Tell Me What You Want

by Justin J. Lehmiller • 2018

Nearly every sexual fantasy turns out to be common. The real dysfunction is hiding from desire.

3.82

1k+

🔬 Sex Research 💭 Sexual Fantasy 😔 Sexual Shame 🎢 Relationship Novelty 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Tell Me What You Want 87%

Nearly every sexual fantasy turns out to be common. The real dysfunction is hiding from desire.

by Justin J. Lehmiller 2018

3.82

1k+ ratings

🔬 Sex Research 💭 Sexual Fantasy 😔 Sexual Shame 🎢 Relationship Novelty 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

I Am Jennie

by Jennie Ketcham • 2012

A porn star's alter ego was her armor, until recovery demanded she strip it away.

3.82

643

👄 Adult Film Industry 🧠 Intimacy Disorder 🎭 Dual Identity 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🖋️ Confessional Memoir

I Am Jennie 87%

A porn star's alter ego was her armor, until recovery demanded she strip it away.

by Jennie Ketcham 2012

3.82

643 ratings

👄 Adult Film Industry 🧠 Intimacy Disorder 🎭 Dual Identity 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🖋️ Confessional Memoir

Mating in Captivity

by Esther Perel • 2006

Love wants closeness. Lust wants distance. A couples therapist on the clash that deadens bedrooms.

4.17

50k+

🔥 Erotic Desire 💑 Couples Therapy ⚡ Intimacy And Desire 🔑 Sexual Autonomy 🌙 Fantasy And Desire

Mating in Captivity 87%

Love wants closeness. Lust wants distance. A couples therapist on the clash that deadens bedrooms.

by Esther Perel 2006

4.17

50k+ ratings

🔥 Erotic Desire 💑 Couples Therapy ⚡ Intimacy And Desire 🔑 Sexual Autonomy 🌙 Fantasy And Desire

Confessions of a Mask

by Yukio Mishima • 1949

In imperial Japan, a young man's mask of conformity is threatened by his forbidden desires.

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41k+

📖 I-Novel 📝 Confessional Narrative 🍎 Forbidden Desire 💔 Unrequited Love 🌱 Sexual Awakening

Confessions of a Mask 87%

In imperial Japan, a young man's mask of conformity is threatened by his forbidden desires.

by Yukio Mishima 1949

3.95

41k+ ratings

📖 I-Novel 📝 Confessional Narrative 🍎 Forbidden Desire 💔 Unrequited Love 🌱 Sexual Awakening

Just F*ck Me! - What Women Want Men to Know About Taking Control in the Bedroom (A Guide for Couples) - Revised Edition

by Eve Kingsley • 2008

Pleasure she can't ask for: introduce dominance through dirty talk, safe words, reading her signals.

3.33

163

🗣️ Sexual Communication 💑 Couples Sexuality 💬 Dirty Talk 😳 Sexual Shame ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism

Just F*ck Me! - What Women Want Men to Know About Taking Control in the Bedroom (A Guide for Couples) - Revised Edition Summary

Just F*ck Me! - What Women Want Men to Know About Taking Control in the Bedroom (A Guide for Couples) - Revised Edition 87%

Pleasure she can't ask for: introduce dominance through dirty talk, safe words, reading her signals.

by Eve Kingsley 2008

3.33

163 ratings

🗣️ Sexual Communication 💑 Couples Sexuality 💬 Dirty Talk 😳 Sexual Shame ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism

The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex

by Sheila Wray Gregoire • 2012

Commitment is the real aphrodisiac. A practical guide to sex that Christian wives actually enjoy.

4.20

2k+

✝️ Christian Sexuality 💒 Christian Marriage 🌸 Female Desire 💞 Sexual Intimacy 🕊️ Overcoming Shame

The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex Summary

The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex 87%

Commitment is the real aphrodisiac. A practical guide to sex that Christian wives actually enjoy.

by Sheila Wray Gregoire 2012

4.20

2k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Sexuality 💒 Christian Marriage 🌸 Female Desire 💞 Sexual Intimacy 🕊️ Overcoming Shame

Is It Ever Just Sex?

by Darian Leader • 2023

A psychoanalyst argues sex is not about pleasure: a stage for infantile anxieties, guilt, and power.

3.37

479

📚 Psychoanalytic Theory 🌍 Sex And Culture 👶 Childhood Sexuality 😈 Guilt And Desire 🚻 Heteronormativity

Is It Ever Just Sex? 86%

A psychoanalyst argues sex is not about pleasure: a stage for infantile anxieties, guilt, and power.

by Darian Leader 2023

3.37

479 ratings

📚 Psychoanalytic Theory 🌍 Sex And Culture 👶 Childhood Sexuality 😈 Guilt And Desire 🚻 Heteronormativity

Getting Off

by Robert Jensen • 2007

Porn promises men freedom but delivers a hollow power that erodes their capacity for authentic joy.

3.68

706

✊ Radical Feminism 🔞 Pornography Criticism 👤 Masculinity Studies 🤝 Men And Feminism ⚖️ Sexual Ethics

Getting Off 86%

Porn promises men freedom but delivers a hollow power that erodes their capacity for authentic joy.

by Robert Jensen 2007

3.68

706 ratings

✊ Radical Feminism 🔞 Pornography Criticism 👤 Masculinity Studies 🤝 Men And Feminism ⚖️ Sexual Ethics

The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Girl Sex

by Barbara Keesling • 2001

Sexual confidence, step by step: from the underwear you wear to the way you walk.

3.52

452

👩 Women's Sexuality 💪 Sexual Confidence 🔥 Erotic Self-Help 💔 Sexual Shame 💋 Seduction Techniques

The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Girl Sex Summary

The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Girl Sex 86%

Sexual confidence, step by step: from the underwear you wear to the way you walk.

by Barbara Keesling 2001

3.52

452 ratings

👩 Women's Sexuality 💪 Sexual Confidence 🔥 Erotic Self-Help 💔 Sexual Shame 💋 Seduction Techniques

What Do Women Want? Adventures in the Science of Female Desire

by Daniel Bergner • 2013

The machines don't lie: women's desire is far more indiscriminate than we admit.

3.60

2k+

🎯 Female Desire 🔬 Sex Research ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism 💔 Monogamy And Desire ⚖️ Sexual Double Standards

What Do Women Want? Adventures in the Science of Female Desire Summary

What Do Women Want? Adventures in the Science of Female Desire 86%

The machines don't lie: women's desire is far more indiscriminate than we admit.

by Daniel Bergner 2013

3.60

2k+ ratings

🎯 Female Desire 🔬 Sex Research ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism 💔 Monogamy And Desire ⚖️ Sexual Double Standards

Ethical Porn for Dicks

by David J. Ley • 2016

Watch porn without the shame spiral. A clinical psychologist rewrites the rules for male sexuality.

4.09

129

🧭 Sexual Ethics ♂️ Men's Sexuality 😳 Sexual Shame 💬 Porn Debate 💪 Positive Masculinity

Ethical Porn for Dicks 86%

Watch porn without the shame spiral. A clinical psychologist rewrites the rules for male sexuality.

by David J. Ley 2016

4.09

129 ratings

🧭 Sexual Ethics ♂️ Men's Sexuality 😳 Sexual Shame 💬 Porn Debate 💪 Positive Masculinity

Insatiable

by Asa Akira • 2014

A porn star's memoir of desire, hustle, and why she never learned to feel ashamed.

3.41

3k+

🎬 Porn Industry ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism 🔥 Female Desire ⚖️ Sexual Double Standards 💊 Addiction Recovery

Insatiable 86%

A porn star's memoir of desire, hustle, and why she never learned to feel ashamed.

by Asa Akira 2014

3.41

3k+ ratings

🎬 Porn Industry ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism 🔥 Female Desire ⚖️ Sexual Double Standards 💊 Addiction Recovery

Training to Love It 2

by Kenny Wright • 2015

A husband watches his wife with other men and discovers jealousy is his deepest desire.

4.56

164

🔥 Hotwife Dynamic 🔓 Open Marriage 👀 Voyeur Husband 🌸 Sexual Awakening 🏘️ Suburban Secrets

Training to Love It 2 86%

A husband watches his wife with other men and discovers jealousy is his deepest desire.

by Kenny Wright 2015

4.56

164 ratings

🔥 Hotwife Dynamic 🔓 Open Marriage 👀 Voyeur Husband 🌸 Sexual Awakening 🏘️ Suburban Secrets

Love Worth Making

by Stephen Snyder • 2018

Great sex isn't technique. It's a selfish, childlike part of you that wants to be enjoyed.

4.15

1k+

🔥 Sexual Desire 🏠 Monogamy 🫂 Vulnerability 🪞 Self-Acceptance 🛋️ Sex Therapy

Love Worth Making 86%

Great sex isn't technique. It's a selfish, childlike part of you that wants to be enjoyed.

by Stephen Snyder 2018

4.15

1k+ ratings

🔥 Sexual Desire 🏠 Monogamy 🫂 Vulnerability 🪞 Self-Acceptance 🛋️ Sex Therapy

Non-Toxic Masculinity

by Zachary Wagner • 2023

Purity culture delivered shame, not great sex. A path back to healthy sexuality, modeled on Christ.

4.27

412

🤍 Purity Culture ⛪ Christian Sexuality 💔 Sexual Shame 💪 Healthy Masculinity 👥 Gender Roles

Non-Toxic Masculinity 86%

Purity culture delivered shame, not great sex. A path back to healthy sexuality, modeled on Christ.

by Zachary Wagner 2023

4.27

412 ratings

🤍 Purity Culture ⛪ Christian Sexuality 💔 Sexual Shame 💪 Healthy Masculinity 👥 Gender Roles

Undone

by John Colapinto • 2015

A fake paternity claim entraps a writer, and only his locked-in wife can expose the con.

3.39

356

🕵️ Imposter 🤐 Silent Witness 📺 Tabloid Scandal 🔥 Forbidden Desire 👁️ Gaslighting

Undone 86%

A fake paternity claim entraps a writer, and only his locked-in wife can expose the con.

by John Colapinto 2015

3.39

356 ratings

🕵️ Imposter 🤐 Silent Witness 📺 Tabloid Scandal 🔥 Forbidden Desire 👁️ Gaslighting

Mind The Gap

by Karen Gurney • 2020

The science of desire that closes the gap between your real sex life and the fantasy.

4.20

981

🚺 Female Sexuality 💔 Mismatched Desire 🧘‍♀️ Mindful Sex 💍 Desire In Couples 💖 Self-Compassion

Mind The Gap 86%

The science of desire that closes the gap between your real sex life and the fantasy.

by Karen Gurney 2020

4.20

981 ratings

🚺 Female Sexuality 💔 Mismatched Desire 🧘‍♀️ Mindful Sex 💍 Desire In Couples 💖 Self-Compassion

Sex Without Stress

by Jessa Zimmerman • 2018

The spiral of avoidance and pressure kills sex. One 10-minute exercise can reverse it, together.

4.17

173

🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔬 Sex Therapy ⚖️ Desire Discrepancy 💬 Sexual Communication 🌈 Sex Positivity

Sex Without Stress 86%

The spiral of avoidance and pressure kills sex. One 10-minute exercise can reverse it, together.

by Jessa Zimmerman 2018

4.17

173 ratings

🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔬 Sex Therapy ⚖️ Desire Discrepancy 💬 Sexual Communication 🌈 Sex Positivity

Eleven Minutes

by Paulo Coelho • 2003

A Brazilian prostitute in Geneva meets a painter who sees her soul, not her body.

3.72

192k+

🔮 Philosophical Romance 🎨 Artist And Muse ✨ Sacred Sexuality 💼 Sex Work Narrative ⚡ Power And Desire

Eleven Minutes 86%

A Brazilian prostitute in Geneva meets a painter who sees her soul, not her body.

by Paulo Coelho 2003

3.72

192k+ ratings

🔮 Philosophical Romance 🎨 Artist And Muse ✨ Sacred Sexuality 💼 Sex Work Narrative ⚡ Power And Desire

Embracing Shame

by Bret Lyon • 2023

The feeling you've spent a lifetime avoiding might be your most underrated teacher.

4.10

141

🩹 Shame Healing 👶 Inner Child Work 🧠 Polyvagal Theory 🫂 Body Shame 🔗 Attachment Theory

Embracing Shame 86%

The feeling you've spent a lifetime avoiding might be your most underrated teacher.

by Bret Lyon 2023

4.10

141 ratings

🩹 Shame Healing 👶 Inner Child Work 🧠 Polyvagal Theory 🫂 Body Shame 🔗 Attachment Theory

My Body

by Emily Ratajkowski • 2021

Her body made her famous and gave her wealth. It turned her into someone else's product.

3.98

85k+

🎀 Beauty Standards 👁️ Male Gaze 💄 Beauty Industry ✍️ Feminist Essays 🔓 Reclaiming Agency

My Body 86%

Her body made her famous and gave her wealth. It turned her into someone else's product.

by Emily Ratajkowski 2021

3.98

85k+ ratings

🎀 Beauty Standards 👁️ Male Gaze 💄 Beauty Industry ✍️ Feminist Essays 🔓 Reclaiming Agency

Erotic Fantasies

by Suzy Ayers • 2014

An explicit anthology: wives, best friends, and strangers cross every line without apology.

3.46

3k+

📚 Erotic Anthology ⛓️ Bdsm Dynamics 🧡 Friends To Lovers 🌸 Sexual Awakening 🔥 Forbidden Desire

Erotic Fantasies 86%

An explicit anthology: wives, best friends, and strangers cross every line without apology.

by Suzy Ayers 2014

3.46

3k+ ratings

📚 Erotic Anthology ⛓️ Bdsm Dynamics 🧡 Friends To Lovers 🌸 Sexual Awakening 🔥 Forbidden Desire

Sex Is Not the Problem (Lust Is) - A Study Guide for Women

by Shannon Harris • 2004

Lust isn't just a male struggle: a grace-driven path to purity when willpower fails.

4.11

111

✝️ Christian Living 🔒 Sexual Purity 🔥 Overcoming Lust 🕊️ Gospel-Centered Living 👩‍🦰 Biblical Womanhood

Sex Is Not the Problem (Lust Is) - A Study Guide for Women Summary

Sex Is Not the Problem (Lust Is) - A Study Guide for Women 86%

Lust isn't just a male struggle: a grace-driven path to purity when willpower fails.

by Shannon Harris 2004

4.11

111 ratings

✝️ Christian Living 🔒 Sexual Purity 🔥 Overcoming Lust 🕊️ Gospel-Centered Living 👩‍🦰 Biblical Womanhood

Taking Turns

by J.A. Huss • 2017

When a woman disappears from a secret sex club, her replacement shatters every rule.

4.08

10k+

🕯️ Secret Sex Club 🧠 Psychological Bdsm 🔥 Shame And Desire ⚡ Surrender And Power 💔 Trauma Recovery

Taking Turns 86%

When a woman disappears from a secret sex club, her replacement shatters every rule.

by J.A. Huss 2017

4.08

10k+ ratings

🕯️ Secret Sex Club 🧠 Psychological Bdsm 🔥 Shame And Desire ⚡ Surrender And Power 💔 Trauma Recovery

Out of the Shadows

by Patrick J. Carnes • 1983

Sexual compulsion runs the same cycle as any addiction, and the Twelve Steps can break it.

4.10

1k+

🕳️ Sexual Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Programs 🪢 Codependency 😞 Toxic Shame

Out of the Shadows 86%

Sexual compulsion runs the same cycle as any addiction, and the Twelve Steps can break it.

by Patrick J. Carnes 1983

4.10

1k+ ratings

🕳️ Sexual Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Programs 🪢 Codependency 😞 Toxic Shame

Breaking the Cycle

by George Collins MA • 2011

Sex compulsion is not you. It is a subpersonality you can name, confront, and quiet.

4.19

470

🧠 Sex Addiction 🔄 Compulsive Behaviors 🪑 Parts Work 🧸 Early Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Breaking the Cycle 86%

Sex compulsion is not you. It is a subpersonality you can name, confront, and quiet.

by George Collins MA 2011

4.19

470 ratings

🧠 Sex Addiction 🔄 Compulsive Behaviors 🪑 Parts Work 🧸 Early Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Priest

by Sierra Simone • 2015

His vows held firm until she walked into his church, awakening a forbidden hunger.

3.53

268k+

✝️ Priest Hero 😔 Religious Guilt 💘 Forbidden Desire 💔 Angsty Romance 🙏 Crisis Of Faith

Priest 86%

His vows held firm until she walked into his church, awakening a forbidden hunger.

by Sierra Simone 2015

3.53

268k+ ratings

✝️ Priest Hero 😔 Religious Guilt 💘 Forbidden Desire 💔 Angsty Romance 🙏 Crisis Of Faith

Daring Greatly

by Brené Brown • 2012

Culture calls vulnerability weakness. Research shows it is the skill that unlocks true belonging.

4.29

245k+

🧠 Shame Psychology 💔 Vulnerability 🪑 Scarcity Mindset 🔨 Perfectionism Recovery 🤝 Belonging

Daring Greatly 86%

Culture calls vulnerability weakness. Research shows it is the skill that unlocks true belonging.

by Brené Brown 2012

4.29

245k+ ratings

🧠 Shame Psychology 💔 Vulnerability 🪑 Scarcity Mindset 🔨 Perfectionism Recovery 🤝 Belonging

Sex for One

by Betty Dodson • 1996

Self-pleasure as the foundation, not the fallback: the method that taught a generation to climax.

4.08

1k+

🎯 Female Orgasm 🔒 Sexual Shame 🪞 Body Acceptance ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism 📜 Second-Wave Feminism

Sex for One 86%

Self-pleasure as the foundation, not the fallback: the method that taught a generation to climax.

by Betty Dodson 1996

4.08

1k+ ratings

🎯 Female Orgasm 🔒 Sexual Shame 🪞 Body Acceptance ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism 📜 Second-Wave Feminism

Rethinking Sex

by Christine Emba • 2022

Consent was meant to be enough. It isn't. Why sex needs an older, more demanding rule.

3.61

1k+

🧭 Sexual Ethics 📱 Hookup Culture ⚖️ Consent Critique 😞 Sexual Dissatisfaction 👫 Heterosexual Dynamics

Rethinking Sex 86%

Consent was meant to be enough. It isn't. Why sex needs an older, more demanding rule.

by Christine Emba 2022

3.61

1k+ ratings

🧭 Sexual Ethics 📱 Hookup Culture ⚖️ Consent Critique 😞 Sexual Dissatisfaction 👫 Heterosexual Dynamics

Sex and Lies

by Leïla Slimani • 2017

Morocco demands female purity while excusing male excess. The women bearing the cost finally speak.

3.96

5k+

🕌 Women In Islam 🔒 Virginity Culture 🔇 Sexual Repression 🎙️ Oral History 👮 Body Policing

Sex and Lies 86%

Morocco demands female purity while excusing male excess. The women bearing the cost finally speak.

by Leïla Slimani 2017

3.96

5k+ ratings

🕌 Women In Islam 🔒 Virginity Culture 🔇 Sexual Repression 🎙️ Oral History 👮 Body Policing

Why Women Have Sex

by Cindy M. Meston • 2009

Of 237 reasons women have sex, pleasure is just one. The full list is startling.

3.94

2k+

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology ♀️ Female Sexuality 💑 Mate Selection 💋 Desire And Attraction 🔍 Sexual Motivation

Why Women Have Sex 86%

Of 237 reasons women have sex, pleasure is just one. The full list is startling.

by Cindy M. Meston 2009

3.94

2k+ ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology ♀️ Female Sexuality 💑 Mate Selection 💋 Desire And Attraction 🔍 Sexual Motivation

Oooooh . . . Say It Again

by Alan Roger Currie • 2011

Much of what feels like rejection is really her conscience fighting her own desire.

4.33

185

🧔 Male Dating Advice 🗣️ Sexual Frankness ⚡ Erotic Tension 😰 Approach Anxiety 🔒 Sexual Shame

Oooooh . . . Say It Again 86%

Much of what feels like rejection is really her conscience fighting her own desire.

by Alan Roger Currie 2011

4.33

185 ratings

🧔 Male Dating Advice 🗣️ Sexual Frankness ⚡ Erotic Tension 😰 Approach Anxiety 🔒 Sexual Shame

The Erotic Mind

by Jack Morin • 1995

Your hottest turn-ons are not perversions; they are ingenious attempts to heal your oldest wounds.

4.23

1k+

🧠 Erotic Psychology 🩹 Sexual Healing 🔮 Fantasy Exploration 💞 Intimacy And Desire 🏺 Depth Psychology

The Erotic Mind 86%

Your hottest turn-ons are not perversions; they are ingenious attempts to heal your oldest wounds.

by Jack Morin 1995

4.23

1k+ ratings

🧠 Erotic Psychology 🩹 Sexual Healing 🔮 Fantasy Exploration 💞 Intimacy And Desire 🏺 Depth Psychology

A Sport and a Pastime

by James Salter • 1967

An American in rural France reconstructs a passionate love affair from fragments, envy, and desire.

3.64

12k+

👁️ Unreliable Narrator 👀 Voyeuristic Narrator 💔 Melancholy Romance ✍️ Sensual Prose 🏘️ Provincial France

A Sport and a Pastime 86%

An American in rural France reconstructs a passionate love affair from fragments, envy, and desire.

by James Salter 1967

3.64

12k+ ratings

👁️ Unreliable Narrator 👀 Voyeuristic Narrator 💔 Melancholy Romance ✍️ Sensual Prose 🏘️ Provincial France

Hot and Unbothered

by Yana Tallon-Hicks • 2022

Your sex life improves when you stop performing and start asking for what you actually want.

4.27

298

🎓 Sex Education 🗣️ Sexual Communication 🌈 Pleasure Advocacy 🔓 Sexual Shame 🧠 Cognitive Reframing

Hot and Unbothered 86%

Your sex life improves when you stop performing and start asking for what you actually want.

by Yana Tallon-Hicks 2022

4.27

298 ratings

🎓 Sex Education 🗣️ Sexual Communication 🌈 Pleasure Advocacy 🔓 Sexual Shame 🧠 Cognitive Reframing

Training to Love It

by Kenny Wright • 2015

A husband's jealousy sparks arousal; he urges his wife to explore her desire for her trainer.

4.44

186

👠 Hotwife 🔓 Open Marriage 💪 Trainer Seduction 👀 Voyeur Husband 🌱 Sexual Awakening

Training to Love It 86%

A husband's jealousy sparks arousal; he urges his wife to explore her desire for her trainer.

by Kenny Wright 2015

4.44

186 ratings

👠 Hotwife 🔓 Open Marriage 💪 Trainer Seduction 👀 Voyeur Husband 🌱 Sexual Awakening

The Soul of Shame

by Curt Thompson • 2015

Neuroscience and Genesis agree: shame is a weapon, and your brain is the battlefield.

4.32

4k+

💔 Shame And Vulnerability ✝️ Biblical Counseling 🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🕸️ Integration Psychology 🙏 Spiritual Formation

The Soul of Shame 86%

Neuroscience and Genesis agree: shame is a weapon, and your brain is the battlefield.

by Curt Thompson 2015

4.32

4k+ ratings

💔 Shame And Vulnerability ✝️ Biblical Counseling 🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🕸️ Integration Psychology 🙏 Spiritual Formation

Silicon Valley Porn Star

by Jason Portnoy • 2022

He built startups by day and a sex addiction by night. Then his wife called.

4.32

256

🖥️ Silicon Valley Culture 🔞 Pornography Addiction 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Silicon Valley Porn Star 86%

He built startups by day and a sex addiction by night. Then his wife called.

by Jason Portnoy 2022

4.32

256 ratings

🖥️ Silicon Valley Culture 🔞 Pornography Addiction 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Never Cast Out

by Jasmine L. Holmes • 2023

Shame began in Eden. The gospel ends it at Calvary. A covering is already yours.

4.25

284

📖 Biblical Shame 🎭 False Gospels ✝️ Identity In Christ 🌿 Shame And Grace 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧 Women's Discipleship

Never Cast Out 86%

Shame began in Eden. The gospel ends it at Calvary. A covering is already yours.

by Jasmine L. Holmes 2023

4.25

284 ratings

📖 Biblical Shame 🎭 False Gospels ✝️ Identity In Christ 🌿 Shame And Grace 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧 Women's Discipleship

25 Questions You're Afraid to Ask About Love, Sex, and Intimacy

by Juli Slattery • 2015

25 frank Christian answers about sex: your bedroom and your faith are not separate things.

4.34

185

✝️ Christian Sexuality 💒 Biblical Marriage 💑 Marital Intimacy 🩹 Sexual Healing 😔 Sexual Shame

25 Questions You're Afraid to Ask About Love, Sex, and Intimacy Summary

25 Questions You're Afraid to Ask About Love, Sex, and Intimacy 86%

25 frank Christian answers about sex: your bedroom and your faith are not separate things.

by Juli Slattery 2015

4.34

185 ratings

✝️ Christian Sexuality 💒 Biblical Marriage 💑 Marital Intimacy 🩹 Sexual Healing 😔 Sexual Shame

Why Do I Do That?

by Joseph Burgo • 2012

Your defenses protect you from pain but keep you trapped. Learn to spot and loosen them.

4.15

1k+

🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 🧠 Psychodynamic Self-Help 💔 Shame And Self-Worth 🌱 Emotional Maturity 🚫 Emotional Avoidance

Why Do I Do That? 86%

Your defenses protect you from pain but keep you trapped. Learn to spot and loosen them.

by Joseph Burgo 2012

4.15

1k+ ratings

🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 🧠 Psychodynamic Self-Help 💔 Shame And Self-Worth 🌱 Emotional Maturity 🚫 Emotional Avoidance

Your Brain on Sex

by Stanley Siegel • 2011

What you find hottest is a coded message from your childhood. Decoding it changes everything.

3.97

122

💭 Sexual Fantasies 🛌 Sexual Healing 👶 Inner Child Work 💬 Sexual Communication 🔥 Sustaining Desire

Your Brain on Sex 86%

What you find hottest is a coded message from your childhood. Decoding it changes everything.

by Stanley Siegel 2011

3.97

122 ratings

💭 Sexual Fantasies 🛌 Sexual Healing 👶 Inner Child Work 💬 Sexual Communication 🔥 Sustaining Desire

The Piano Teacher

by Elfriede Jelinek • 1983

Trapped by her mother, a Vienna piano teacher hands her student a script for her degradation.

3.62

17k+

🚫 Transgressive Fiction 📚 Austrian Literature 💔 Toxic Mother Daughter ⛓️ Masochism And Submission 🎹 Teacher Student Affair

The Piano Teacher 86%

Trapped by her mother, a Vienna piano teacher hands her student a script for her degradation.

by Elfriede Jelinek 1983

3.62

17k+ ratings

🚫 Transgressive Fiction 📚 Austrian Literature 💔 Toxic Mother Daughter ⛓️ Masochism And Submission 🎹 Teacher Student Affair

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