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As you enter midlife, your body changes—again—and with it, all the same confusion, embarrassment, and shame that comes with youth.
Maybe even worse, because at least as a teenager, you didn’t have years of intimate relationships and independence muddying how you see yourself.
These changes can profoundly affect your sense of self and your desire for physical intimacy, both of which can significantly impact your relationships.
If you’re looking for ways to not just understand these changes but to navigate them, we’ve got you covered. Here are eight empowering books about sexuality in your midlife.
Quickies
There’s no reason to worry that your sex life will dry up in your midlife. In fact, according to a menopause specialist, it’s possible to live sexily as you age.
Filled with practical advice and empowering lessons, Quickies will help you evolve into the confident, sexy, courageous woman you were always destined to be.
The Bedroom Gap
Guiding readers through the historic and societal perspectives about sex and sexuality alongside the physiological reality, Maria Sophocles is determined to help you rewrite how you see desire so you can reclaim your sex life.
Because ultimately, once you let go of what is expected of you, you can embrace the possibility for so much more.
Sexually Woke
Is intimacy and spirituality connected? And does this become more important to women as they age? That’s the question Dr. Susan Hardwick-Smith sets out to answer.
Based on her clinical experience as a Texas gynecologist, along with her own journey through menopause, she helps women examine how to navigate the changes of middle age so they can open themselves to a fulfilling and rewarding new chapter.
Sex & Love at Midlife
There are many benefits to being middle-aged. Maybe your kids are flourishing. Perhaps your career is thriving. So, why isn’t your sex life improving?
If you expect intimacy to be the same as when you were young, you might be frustrated and disappointed.
But all you have to do is learn some new techniques and develop some new tools, and you can discover the satisfying joy sex in your midlife can bring.
MAN-opause
More people than ever are talking about menopause to the drastic benefit of women worldwide. But what about the male equivalent?
Men also experience hormonal changes in their midlife that can significantly impact their health, confidence, and sexual desire.
By understanding the signs and symptoms, you can take control of your hormones and get your life back.
Great Sex Starts at 50
Your sex life doesn’t have to die at 50. Here’s a secret: it can actually get better.
Tracey Cox blends research, anecdotes, and practical exercises to help you and your partner arouse yourselves and each other so that you can hold onto the passion in the bedroom no matter how old you are.
Getting Naked Again
Life in your middle ages can bring unexpected change. Divorce, death, and other major life events can throw the life you once imagined into disarray. And that includes sex.
If it’s been a while since you got naked in front of a sexual partner, the idea can be daunting. Through funny anecdotes and unusual tips, Judith Sills will get you back to your fun and flirty self in no time.
Mating in Captivity
After years of living together, raising children, and falling into the comforting pattern of true partnership with their significant other, many people are horrified that their sex lives fizzle. But it’s not your fault.
It turns out that the things that make for domestic bliss aren’t always the same things that ignite passion in the bedroom. But with a few changes, you and your partner can create the space for exciting, playful, and erotic adventures in the bedroom.
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