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Mind The Gap

The truth about desire and how to futureproof your sex life

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Mind The Gap

By: Dr Karen Gurney
Narrated by: Dr Karen Gurney
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Did you know that there is an orgasm gap of around 30% between heterosexual couples when they have sex?

In Mind The Gap, Dr Karen Gurney, a clinical psychologist and certified psychosexologist, explores not just this gap, but the gaps in our knowledge of so much of the most important new science around sex and desire.

In this audiobook, you will learn that nearly everything that you've been led to believe about female sexuality isn't actually true. And that, despite what you might think, it is possible to simultaneously feel little to no spontaneous desire and have a happy and mutually satisfying sex life long term.

Exploring the mismatch between ideas about sex in our society and what the science tells us, Mind The Gap also explains how this disconnect lies at the root of many of our sexual problems.

Combining science with case studies, practical exercises and tips, this is an audiobook for anyone who wants to better understand the mechanics of desire and futureproof their sex life, for life.

(P)2020 Headline Publishing Group Ltd©2020 Dr Karen Gurney
Human Sexuality Psychology Psychology & Mental Health

Critic Reviews

This book taught me so much about female desire. A must read!
Reveals how you can supercharge desire in a long relationship
Mind The Gap by Dr Karen Gurney reveals the essential factors that drive women's desire and explains how you can harness them to achieve brilliant, satisfying sex long into old age.
Lots of nuggets.
Nothing stays the same as we age, and that includes our sex lives. But how we approach intimate moments can mean the difference between satisfaction and disappointment. That's the premise behind Harley Street psychologist Dr Karen Gurney's debut book Mind the Gap.
[one of] the best books of 2020 to shop now...
Mind the Gap sets out to dispel some long-held sexual myths.
Drawing upon her clinical experience, certified psychosexologist Dr Karen Gurney lays bare the history of sex, its role in society, bedroom inequality and libido - alongside actionable advice on how to have the kind, and frequency, of sex you want.
I thoroughly recommend Dr Karen Gurney's book Mind The Gap if you'd like to explore more about how sexual desire isn't something we should expect to be constantly present so long as we 'love' or 'fancy' someone, but is actually dependent upon all sorts of additional contextual factors, and how understanding all these - and to some extent, planning around them - can aid us in fostering greater desire if we wish to.
For couples wanting practical help
All stars
Most relevant
Dr Gurney confirms and articulates well what I have long thought about female desire, arousal and pleasure, but about which I've only gleaned anecdotal confirmation from the outside world. Armed with information from her years of experience working with women and couples, I feel normalised, capable, supported and validated. A very useful book.

Rewrites the female desire script

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very good easy to understand book about sex and desire in relationships. the narrator was very easy to listen to as well. highly recommend

one of my favs

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Great listen. Well written. Everybody should read this. I wish I had read it 20 years ago. Now I just have get my partner to read it.

Enlightening, educational and interesting

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Easy to listen to but keeps your interested throughout the book. informative and educational. Worth giving it a go.

Recommend for both sexes

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Dr Gurney is very pleasant to listen to. After having two children recently, life has been very busy. This book has helped me realise the importance of repriorotising myself, my wife doing the same and spending quality time together.
Well worth a listen.

A real relationship reset

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