Sexual Healing: How Good Loving Is Good for You-And Your Relationship by
Worth buying if: You want actionable exercises from Barbara Keesling to try with a partner.
Skip it if: You prefer academic sex research without practical bedside exercises.
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Summary
Sexual Healing (1996) by Barbara Keesling offers practical advice and exercises that link pleasurable sexual techniques to emotional repair and relationship health, blending sex-education clarity with couples' therapy insights across 235 pages.
Why this book now
With ongoing public conversations about consent and emotional intimacy, Keesling's hands-on guidance on pleasure as therapy remains relevant for couples and therapists.
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Good fit if you want...
- You want actionable exercises from Barbara Keesling to try with a partner.
- You read self-help or couples books that blend sex advice with relationship repair.
- You prefer academic sex research without practical bedside exercises.
- You seek LGBTQ+-specific manuals if the edition centers heterosexual couple examples.
- You only want something with very current references and examples.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780897932042
Worth buying if: You want actionable exercises from Barbara Keesling to try with a partner.
Skip it if: You prefer academic sex research without practical bedside exercises.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
At 235 pages, expect a focused mix of short chapters and step-by-step exercises you can read in a weekend and practice over several weeks with a partner.
What stands out here
This PGW edition foregrounds Keesling's pragmatic exercises and conversational tone—more how-to and therapy-friendly than clinical theory.
Best way to approach it
Read chapters alongside a partner: alternate reading, pause for the suggested exercises, and revisit technique sections as you apply them.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780897932042
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