Sexual Mindfulness Book: Ch. 7 Sexual Response
The Book is Published!!! Get your copy today for only $16.95 from: Sexual Mindfulness Here is a little taste from Ch 7; Sexual Response. If you ask the average person which body part is most important regarding their sexual response, they’ll probably say, the penis or the vagina or something else related to their genitals. Most people equate sexual response to genital functioning, something that goes on between their legs. In fact, the most important body part involved in your sexual response is located between your ears. Your brain, not your genitals, is the seat of your sexual response....
Read MoreSexual Mindfulness Book: Ch. 5 Sexual Orientation
The Book is Published!!! Get your copy today for only $19.95 from: Sexual Mindfulness Here is a little taste from Ch 5; Sexual Orientation. In chapter five we’ll explore your sexual preference also known as your sexual orientation. Once again the terms are used synonymously. I prefer the term sexual orientation because I feel that it encompasses the term sexual preference. Your sexual orientation is your adult, free choice, of sexual partners. I use the qualifier, “adult”, because it is not unusual for people to experiment with same and opposite sex partners in childhood, adolescence,...
Read MoreNew Sexual Mindfulness Book: Ch. 3 Biological Sex/Gender
The Book is Published!!! Get your copy today for only $19.95 from: Sexual Mindfulness Here is a little taste from Ch 3; Your Biological Sex/Gender. People use the terms biological sex or biological gender interchangeably. I prefer biological sex. This refers to your genetic make-up and all of the things connected to it. There has been a lot of talk in our culture related to transgender issues and much of the dialogue is politically motivated and fraught with political correctness. I am totally neutral when it comes to transgender issues as you’ll see in this book and all of my...
Read MoreNew Sexual Mindfulness Book: Ch. 1 Your Sexual Identity
The Book is Published!!! Get your copy today for only $19.95 from: Sexual Mindfulness Here is a little taste from Ch 1; Sexual Mindfulness Before we can jump right in and start discussing sexual mindfulness we need to answer the question, “What is sex?” You’re probably wondering why I even need to ask the question because everyone knows what sex is, right? Well, maybe. Sex can mean many different things to different people, right? Let me give you an example and share a little story that dates all the way back to 1998. I clearly remember this day because I was teaching my college...
Read MoreGet Out of Your Sexual Rut With Valued Living
In a recent post I discussed how to get unstuck using the six components of psychological flexibility. Contact with the Present Moment (mindfulness). Acceptance (acceptance). Valued living (defining valued directions). Committed Action (commitment). Observing Self (self-as-context). Disentanglement (cognitive defusion). These same six processes are used to get unstuck from unhelpful sexual thinking that is keeping you from having the kind of sex life and relationships you want and deserve. In this post I want to focus on what valued living means and how it related to your sexuality....
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