Showing results by publisher "Audible Studios" in Sexual & Reproductive Health

Susie Bright is a sexual liberationist of the highest order. The Sexual State of the Union includes essays about dirty pictures and porn, lesbian marriage and lesbian murder, lesbian men and switching genders, vibrators, and the longevity of feminism. The writing is crisp, intelligent, and provocative; there is sure to be something that will make you cheer as well as something that will deeply offend you.

Intelligent, upbeat, and sex-positive, the pieces in Best Sex Writing 2009 offer an in-depth look at sex the way it actually happens in America today. Gubernatorial sex scandals, rape fantasies, "Dear John" letters, teen sexuality, purity balls, the pregnant man, the science of screwing, bathroom sex, and other topics are scrutinized by noted columnists, bloggers, and authors in pieces that are funny, informative, challenging, sexy, and serious.

Why has an indefinable state of being commanded the attention and fascination of the human race since the dawn of time? In Virgin, Hanne Blank brings us a revolutionary, rich and entertaining survey of an astonishing untouched history. From the simple task of determining what constitutes its loss to why it matters to us in the first place, Blank gets to the heart of why we even care about it in the first place.

Susie Bright celebrates the first amendment, lesbianism, single motherhood, and fantasizes an eventful night with Dan Quayle in this uninhibited and quirky collection of essays, articles, and book reviews written over the past few years. Offbeat and sexy, Bright defends Madonna, attacks Dr. Ruth, and is snubbed by Camille Paglia herself in this rather amazing and outspoken collection.

Witty, snarky, and (deep down) sincere, Elizabeth Paulson offers advice and encouragement for 20- and 30-somethings on their quest to find love - or at least requited lust.

Twenty-six-year-old Mara Altman wanted to know what all the screaming was about. She'd lost her virginity at seventeen; grown up in southern California with sexually free parents; had lovers in India, Burma, and Peru; and spent a year in Bangkok observing all manner of depravity. And yet she was an attractive, successful, single woman in New York who'd never had an orgasm. And so she embarked on a wildly funny, emotionally resonant odyssey - a journey both inside and outside herself - only to discover that, for Mara, orgasm was connected to a part of her that no vibrator could reach.

If we are, in part, a product of our genes, can free will exist? Incisive and engaging, this indispensable tour of evolutionary biology runs the gamut of contemporary debates, from science and religion to our place in the universe.

When Deirdre Fishel and Diana Holtzberg began work on their documentary Still Doing It, they knew they were catching a wave. The women of the baby-boom generation who had been so outspoken about sexuality and freedom were about to turn sixty, yet no one was talking about the revolution in aging. Nor was anyone letting on about the big dark secret that women born before the boomers, even way before, were a hell of a lot more vital than the images we were getting, and many were still having sex-and loving it!

Intersex (For Lack of a Better Word) chronicles one person’s search for self in a world obsessed with normal. What is "intersex"? According to the Intersex Society of North America, the word describes someone born with sex chromosomes, genitalia, or an internal reproductive system that are neither clearly male nor clearly female. In first-person prose as intimate as a diary, Thea Hillman redefines memoir in a series of compelling stories that take a no-holds-barred look at sex, gender, family, and community.

Ellen Matzdorf kann von sich behaupten, die erste Hebamme in Deutschland zu sein, die zugleich Bestatterin ist. Beruflich ist sie dem Start ins Leben genauso nah wie dem Ende. Am Anfang dieser ungewöhnlichen Verbindung stand, dass Ellen als Hebamme das Sterben eines Neugeborenen erlebte und sah, wie wenig Unterstützung trauernde Eltern in dieser Extremsituation bekommen. Sie beschloss, das zu ändern. Beiden Berufen widmet Ellen ihre beeindruckende Wärme, Menschlichkeit und Ernsthaftigkeit. Ihr Credo: Die Menschen sollen selbst bestimmen dürfen.

Impossible Motherhood is a heartrending and ultimately triumphant testimonial told by a writer looking back on her history of addiction. Abortion has never offered any honest person easy answers. Vilar's dark journey through self-inflicted wounds, compulsive patterns, and historical hauntings is a powerful story of loss and mourning that bravely delves into selfhood, national identity, reproductive freedom, family responsibility, and finally motherhood itself - today, Vilar is the mother of two beautiful children.

A smart, provocative account of the erotic current running just beneath the surface of a stuffy and stifling Victorian London.

In 1860s London, two loosely overlapping groups of bohemians - the Cannibal Club and the Aesthetes - challenged the buttoned-up Victorian propriety to promote erotic freedom and expression. Sensually attuned and politically radical, they were among the most influential thinkers and artists of the day, from Richard Burton to Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Morris.

人生の折り返し地点でもう一度「性」を学び直す！暮らしと人間関係をよりよくしたい50代のための「性教育」とは？第一線で活躍する専門家たちによる性の特別授業、始まります！

El concepto de mindfulness se ha puesto en boga las últimas décadas en el ámbito de la investigación médica y psicológica, gracias a su contrastada efectividad para mejorar el equilibrio emocional, el sistema inmunológico y la salud neurológica y aun corporal de quienes lo practican. Hace referencia a una forma de afrontar nuestra cotidianidad basada en el cultivo de la atención plena, con el propósito de vivir realmente el momento, a menudo soslayado por las obligaciones, el ritmo acelerado de la vida moderna, el estrés o la tendencia de nuestra mente a proyectarse hacia el pasado o hacia el futuro.

Fruto do blog que o autor mantém no site "bebe.com.br", Enfim, grávidos!, escrito com sensibilidade e bom humor, nos dá a chance de conhecer de perto a relação de um pai com seu filho muito antes do nascimento. Hamilton conta, em tom de crônica, as diversas etapas que ele e sua mulher Magie enfrentaram até a gravidez tardia de João Pedro finalmente se consolidar.

Ist eine Hausgeburt das Richtige für mich und mein Baby? Was ist, wenn ich die ganze Nachbarschaft zusammenbrülle? Ist eine Geburt im Krankenhaus nicht viel sicherer? Für wen kommt eine Geburt zuhause in Frage? Und was muss ich für eine Hausgeburt vorbereiten? Das Thema Hausgeburt wirft viele Fragen auf. Die Journalistin Birte Frey hat ihr erstes Kind per Kaiserschnitt im Krankenhaus geboren. Warum sie ihr zweites Kind Zuhause geboren hat und welche Vorurteile sie auf dem Weg dahin aus dem Weg räumen musste, berichtet sie in diesem Hörbuch.

Las necesidades eróticas de la mujer actual van mucho más allá de superar las disfunciones o patologías sexuales. Tienen que ver con la libertad sexual. Una libertad llena de trampas. Porque, aunque ya nadie duda de la capacidad de la mujer de desear y de sentir placer —los movimientos generados por la famosa saga Cincuenta sombras de Grey y el famoso succionador de clítoris así lo demuestran—, su libertad es constantemente vigilada y juzgada.

¿Son las doulas algo nuevo o que depende de una moda? ¿Están las doulas siempre en los partos? ¿Tenemos una doula para conseguir un tipo de parto o crianza concreto? ¿Son de verdad expertas en las maternidades de otras mujeres? ¿Tienen relación real con las terapias o remedios naturales? En definitiva, ¿qué hay de real y de ficción en lo que nos llega habitualmente sobre las doulas?

Syndrome prémenstruel : informer, reconnaître et déculpabiliser « QU'EST-CE QUI NE VA PAS CHEZ MOI ? », « EST-CE QUE JE DEVIENS FOLLE ? » Vous êtes-vous déjà posé ces questions quelques jours avant vos règles ? Si oui, la réponse est SPM, ou syndrome prémenstruel, cet ensemble de symptômes physiques (douleurs aux seins ou au ventre, migraines, acné, fringales, nausées, etc.) ou psychologiques (nervosité, anxiété, agressivité, émotivité, voire dépression).