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Why We Resist Sexual Pleasure
Dr. Stella Resnick is the author of "The Pleasure Zone: Why We Resist Good Feelings and How to Let Go and Be Happy." Her work centers on the connection between pleasurable experiences and positive states of mind and how this enhances health and longevity.
She is a prominent speaker and workshop leader and has presented her work throughout the United States, and in Canada, England, Scotland, Greece, Israel, Australia, and Japan. Dr. Resnick's work has been cited in Reader's Digest, Women's World, Cosmopolitan, Self, Redbook, Glamour, Los Angeles Times, and much more. She has been a guest on Oprah, Montel Williams, O'Reilly Report, and on CNN.
In this show, you will learn about:
- The 8 core pleasures
- How sexual pleasure affects your physical and emotional health
- Signs that you may subconsciously resist pleasure
- How to reverse childhood messages that may cause you to deny or repress pleasure
- The role stress plays in your ability to experience pleasure
- Techniques couples can use to release tension prior to making love, so that sex is more pleasurable
- Ways to recognize your own stress patterns and how to release them to experience more love within your relationship
Show Links:
- The Pleasure Zone: Why We Resist Good Feelings and How to Let Go and Be Happy
Psychotherapist Stella Resnick links feeling good about ourselves, good physical health, emotional fulfillment, gratifying sex, and positive aging to our ability to fully enjoy what she identifies as "the eight core pleasures." Each pleasure is examined in detail, as Resnick explores the ways we deny ourselves that pleasure as well as its connection to our health and well-being and to our interpersonal relationships. - Read Stella's article on "Why We Resist Sexual Pleasure."
