Links to Resources
A less-is-more selection of solidly reviewed books that influenced how I think and work.
I link here with alibris.com sourced by neighborhood bookstores; check BetterWorld and Thriftbooks too.
Relationship therapy
David Schnarch, Ph.D. “Passionate Marriage” “Intimacy and Desire“
Esther Perel: “Mating In Captivity” & “The State Of Affairs”
Marty Klein, Ph.D.: “Sexual Intelligence”
Suzanne Iasenza, Ph.D. “Transforming Sexual Narratives”
Sexuality
Thomas Moore: “The Soul of Sex”, “Dark Eros: The Imagination of Sadism (2nd Revis.)”
Michael Bader, Ph.D. “Arousal”
Emily Nagoski, Ph.D.: “Come As You Are”
Justin Lehmiller: “Tell Me What You Want”
Douglas Braun-Harvey & Michael A. Vigorito: “Treating Out Of Control Sexual Behavior: Rethinking Sexual Addiction“
Non-Monogamy
Jessica Fern, David Cooley: Polywise: A Deeper Dive Into Navigating Open Relationships
Dr. Liz Powell: “Building Open Relationships”
Pepper Mint: “Playing Fair”
Dr. Elisabeth Sheff: “When Someone You Love Is Polyamorous”
Adam Phillips: “Monogamy”
Kathy Labriola: “Love in Abundance: a counselor’s advice on open relationships”
Kink
Joseph Bean: “Leathersex”
Midori: “Wild Side Sex”
Princess Kali (Kali Williams): “Enough to Make You Blush”
Guy Baldwin: “Slavecraft: Roadmaps for Erotic Servitude”
Jay Wiseman: “SM 101”
Douglas Thomas, Ph.D., LCSW The Deep Psychology of BDSM and Kink: Jungian and Archetypal Perspectives on the Soul’s Transgressive Necessities