Knowledge is power, and it can help you overcome any fear of the unexpected. When you learn, you gain more awareness through the process, and you know what pitfalls to look for as you get ready to transition to the next level.
-Jay Shetty
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Anxiety and Stress
The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook - Edmund Bourne
When Panic Attacks - David Burns
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle - Amelia Nagoski and Emily Nagoski
The Monster Under the Bed: Sex, Depression, and the Conversations We Aren't Having — JoEllen Notte
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck - Mark Manson
Unfuck Your Brain -Faith Harper
Stop Doing That Shit -Gary John Bishop
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Desire
Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections - Emily Nagoski
Better Sex Through Mindfulness — Lori Brotto
Come As You Are - Emily Nagoski
Enduring Desire: Your Guide to Lifelong Intimacy - Metz & McCarthy
Love Worth Making: How to have Ridiculously Great Sex in a Long-lasting Relationship - Stephen Snyder
Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence - Esther Perel
Desire: An Inclusive Guide to Navigating Libido Differences in Relationships - Lauren Fogel Mersy
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Gender
A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns — Archie Bongiovanni
Beyond Magenta - Susan Kuklin
Gracefully Grayson - Ami Polonsky
My Gender Workbook - Kate Bornstein
The Transgender Child - Stephanie Brill & Rachel Pepper
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Infidelity
Getting Past the Affair: A Program to Help You Cope, Heal, and Move On - Together Or Apart - Donald H. Baucom, Douglas K. Snyder, and Kristina Coop Gordon
The State of Affairs - Esther Perel
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Trauma
Reclaiming Pleasure: A Sex Positive Guide for Moving Past Sexual Trauma and Living a Passionate Life - Holly Richmond PhD
The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind & Body in the Healing of Trauma - Bessel Van der Kolk
Trauma and Recovery - Judith Herman
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good — Adrienne Maree Brown
Call of the Wild — Kimberly Johnson
Good Sex — Jessica Graham
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Kink
Cuff, Tied and Satisfied: A Kinky Guide to the Best Sex Ever - Jaiya
Sexual Outsiders -Richard Sprott and David Ortman
The New Topping Book - Janet Hardy & Dossie Easton
The New Bottoming Book - Janet Hardy & Dossie Easton
Ultimate Guide to Kink: BDSM, Role Play and the Erotic Edge — Tristan Taormino
When Someone You Love Is Kinky - Dossie Easton & Catherine Liszt
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Intimacy
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find - and Keep - Love - Amir Levine & Rachel Heller
Hold Me Tight - Sue Johnson
Love Sense - Sue Johnson
Loving With The Brain In Mind - Mona Fishbane
The Black Girls’ Guide to Couple’s Intimacy - Lexx Brown-James
The High Conflict Couple - Alan Fruzzetti
The Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work - John Gottman
All the F*cking Mistakes: A Guide to Sex, Love, and Life - Gigi Engle
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Body Image
Your Body is Not an Apology & Workbook by Sonya Renee Taylor
Body Positive Power by Megan Crabbe
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
Happy Fat by Sofie Hagen
Health at Every Size by Linda Bacon
Hunger by Roxane Gay
You Have the Right to Remain Fat by Virgie Tovar
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Non-Monogomy
Love is Not Color Blind: Race and Representation in Polyamorous and Other Alternative Communities — Kevin A Patterson
Loving More: Supporting Polyamory, Ethical Non-Monogamy & New Models for Relationships
Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships - Tristan Taormino
Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Non-monogamy — Jessica Fern
The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, & Other Adventures -Janet Hardy & Dossie Easton
Jealousy Workbook: Exercises and Insights for Managing Open Relationships — Kathy Labriola