Helpful Resources
Welcome to our resources page, where you will find dozens of helpful links, books and recommended films that we’ve collected through our years of research and study in these fields. Make sure to scroll to the bottom of the page to find resources on the topics that interest you most, and come again soon as this page is updated often.
Relationships, Intimacy and Desire
Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships, David Schnarch PhD
Sexual Intelligence: What We Really Want from Sex–and How to Get It, Marty Klein Ph.D.
Resurrecting Sex: Resolving Sexual Problems and Rejuvenating Your Relationship, David Schnarch Ph.D., James Maddock
Intimacy & Desire: Awaken the Passion in Your Relationship, Dr. David Schnarch, PhD
Intimacy: The Essence of Male and Female, Shirley Gehrke Luthman
America’s War on Sex: The Continuing Attack on Law, Lust, and Liberty, 2nd Edition (Sex, Love, and Psychology), Marty Klein Ph.D.
The Myth of Sex Addiction, David J. Ley PhD
The Fragile Bond: In Search of an Equal Intimate and Enduring Marriage, Augustus Y. Napier
Constructing the Sexual Crucible: An Integration of Sexual and Marital Therapy (Norton Professional Books (Hardcover)), David Morris Schnarch Ph.D.
SERIES
Masters of Sex: Season 1 (Masters & Johnson)
Process Work
The Dreambody in Relationships (Foundation series), Arnold Mindell Ph.D.
Riding the Horse Backwards: Process Work in Theory and Practice (Foundation series), Arnold Mindell Ph.D.
Metaskills: The Spiritual Art of Therapy, Amy Mindell Ph.D.
Speak Out! Talking About Love, Sex & Eternity, Dawn Menken Ph.D.
WEB RESOURCES:
- Amy and Arnold Mindell Website
- The Process Work Institute
- International Association of Process Oriented Psychology
- Independent Publishers Group: Lao Tse Press
Therapy: Jungian, Gestalt, Reichian
Gestalt Therapy Integrated: Contours of Theory & Practice, Erving Polster, Miriam Polster
A Population of Selves: A Therapeutic Exploration of Personal Diversity, Erving Polster
Memories, Dreams, Reflections, C.G. Jung
Jung and Reich: The Body as Shadow, John P. Conger
Soul without Shame: A Guide to Liberating Yourself from the Judge Within, Byron Brown
Eros and Alchemy
By Jack Morin – The Erotic Mind: Unlocking the Inner Sources of Passion and Fulfillment (7.3.1996), Jack Morin
The Soul of Sex: Cultivating Life as an Act of Love, Thomas Moore
The Passionate Life; Stages of Loving, Sam Keen
Alchemy: An Introduction to the Symbolism and the Psychology (Studies in Jungian Psychology), Marie-Louise von Franz
Spirituality and Sexuality
Embracing the Beloved: Relationship as a Path of Awakening, Stephen Levine, Ondrea Levine
Urban Tantra: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century, Barbara Carrellas
Radical Ecstasy, Janet Hardy
Enlightened Sexuality: Essays on Body-Positive Spirituality, Georg Feuerstein
Shamanism and the Path of Ecstacy
The Shaman’s Body: A New Shamanism for Transforming Health, Relationships, and the Community, Arnold Mindell
Shamanism As a Spiritual Practice for Daily Life, Thomas Dale Cowan
Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions (Enriched Classics), by Richard Erdoes (Author), John (Fire) Lame Deer (Author)
Kink, BDSM, Fetishes
Sexual Outsiders: Understanding BDSM Sexualities and Communities, David M. Ortmann, Richard A. Sprott Ph.D. executive director of CARAS (Community-Academic Consortium for Research on Alternative Sexualities
Consensual Sadomasochism : How to Talk About It and How to Do It Safely, William A. Henkin and Sybil Holiday
Sensuous Magic: A Guide to S/M for Adventurous Couples, Patrick Califia
The Ultimate Guide to Kink: BDSM, Role Play and the Erotic Edge, Tristan Taormino
FETISHES
Perv: The Sexual Deviant in All of Us, Jesse Bering
The Adventurous Couple’s Guide to Strap-On Sex, Violet Blue
VANILLA KINK RELATIONSHIPS
When Someone You Love is Kinky, Dossie Easton, Catherine A. Liszt
WEB RESOURCES
- Caras Research: Promoting Alternative Sexualities Resources & Providing Education for Mental Health Professionals
- National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF)
NCFS Resource Library - Community-Academic Consortium for Research on Alternative Sexualities (CARAS)
- The Alternative Sexualities Health Research Alliance (TASHRA)
- Kink Academy
- Fetlife: BDSM & fetish community for kinksters by kinksters
- Leatherati: Leather People, Events, and News
- Kink Fest: The West Coast’s Premiere Sexually Diverse BDSM and Kink Conference
- Center for Positive Sexuality Los Angeles, CA
- Center for Sex Positive Culture, Seattle, WA
- Dr. Keely Kolmes Research Page
- Kink Competent Clinical Care (pdf powerpoint from the 2015 AASECT conference)
- The Difference between BDSM & Abuse
- Glossary of BDSM Terms
- Kink is OK
- Curious Creatures: Resources and Workshops in Melbourne, Australia
MOVIES
Polyamory and Open Relationships
The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships & Other Adventures, Dossie Easton, Janet W. Hardy
More Than Two: A Practical Guide to Ethical Polyamory, Franklin Veaux, Eve Rickert
Polyamory in the 21st Century: Love and Intimacy with Multiple Partners, Deborah Anapol
LGBTQIA
The Whole Lesbian Sex Book: A Passionate Guide for All of Us, Felice Newman
Get Closer: A Gay Men’s Guide to Intimacy and Relationships, Jeffrey N. Chernin
Lesbian Couples: A Guide to Creating Healthy Relationships, Ph.D. D.Merilee Clunis, Ph.D. G. Dorsey Green
Queer Indigenous Studies: Critical Interventions in Theory, Politics, and Literature (First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies), Qwo-Li Driskill Ph.D. (Editor), Chris Finley (Editor), Brian Joseph Gilley (Editor), Scott Lauria Morgensen (Editor)
TRANSGENDER
Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to a Complex Issue, Nicholas M Teich
Sovereign Erotics: A Collection of Two-Spirit Literature (First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies), Qwo-Li Driskill Ph.D. (Editor), Daniel Heath Justice
Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community, Laura Erickson-Schroth
QTPOC (Queer and Trans People of Color)
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More, Janet Mock
Born on the Edge of Race and Gender: A Voice for Cultural Competency, Willy Wilkinson
Black Girl Dangerous on Race, Queerness, Class and Gender, Mia McKenzie