Enjoy!: The Gift of Sexual Pleasure for Women

As a happily married woman with small children, I found this book helpful in both identifying some areas that were causing challenges in our sex life, and in thoughtfully giving Biblical and practical advice on solving them. My husband and I are BOTH grateful that I read this book. It’s now my go-to personal wedding shower gift, along with something pretty.

It doesn't work!

Very insightful.

Very helpful to husband and I

This is going to be a two part review. Tyndale was kind enough to send me copies of two of their new books: Enjoy!: The Gift of Sexual Pleasure for Women and The Married Guy's Guide to Great Sex, both by Dr. Clifford and Joyce Penner. I'm always looking for ways to make my marriage stronger and better, and I really enjoyed the unique approach of a separate book for men and women rather than a "couple's guide" to sex. Most sex books are written towards the couple together, and the writing of a separate book to each allows the books to drill down more into different areas that apply to the husband and the wife. In this first part, I'll be discussing the women's book, Enjoy!. Check out my next post for the review on the husband's book. :)I've read quite a few "sex manuals" for marriage, and a lot of them kind of repeat the same advice over and over. Enjoy! took a unique approach, in my opinion, and instead of saying "try this technique or that technique", it went much deeper into how your sexuality was developed from childhood to adulthood, what unique challenges you may hold mentally to a better sex life, and how to overcome your personal mental blocks or issues with sex. It does move on to physical issues as well, but I think it's smart to lay a good foundation in the beginning before moving onto physical issues and tips. Honestly, you can try all the physical tips in the world and it won't help (for women at least) unless you are in the right place mentally as well. You don't have to be in a crisis mode in your marriage to get something out of this book. I feel like this book can help enhance your marriage whether you are doing terrible, great, or just somewhere in between. Definitely recommended.I received a copy of this book from the Tyndale Blog Network in order to provide an honest and unbiased review. All opinions are my own.

With our nations divorce rate so high, this information is either not well known or now well practiced. Strong marriages build strong families. Strong marriages include healthy relationships and these lead to vibrant intimacy. Some great reminders here about Duty or Decision? Thinking of and giving yourself to the relationship as a gift - being worthy of marriage. Remembering that spirituality and sexuality are deeply linked and the best sexual experiences grow out of a close relationship with your spouse. Working on those barriers to intimacy: Woundings, Lifestyle and Relational Behaviors. All of these messages are central to healthy marriages.

The title of this book was intriguing to say the least. I had not heard of the authors previously, but itwas endorsed by Focus on the Family, so I thought I would request a copy. It was written by a couple who have over 40 years of experience as sex therapists and educators, good information, not groundbreaking though.The authors recently released two books targeting married couples, this one is primarily for women and it's counterpart is called The Married Guy's Guide to Great Sex. In the book, they lay the foundation for great sex- women need to figure out why we may not be enjoying ourselves in the bedroom. They encouraged me as a woman to listen to my body in certain ways: hormones, brain, body, sexual triggers and potential. They believe that intimacy takes time and intentionality, what they recommend is a formula for intimacy available at passionatecommitment.comTwo things that were thought provoking for me were assessing my current beliefs and attitude toward and about sex as well as prior to marriage. Secondly, there were some helpful charts and pointers on helping children have a healthy and biblical view of human sexuality.As part of this review Tyndale House Publishers has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book.

Joyce and her husband Clifford have worked in counseling particularly in the area of sexuality for years. She starts off with an introduction and then straight into the chapter titled 'enjoy' which talks about things that hinder enjoyment of sex for women, and getting past these things.She continues into the importance of listening to your body and noticing triggers, hormones and things that affect you. Communicating preferences, being confident and leading, planning and practicing. You'll see more in the page of contents below.She has a chapter on 'Pursue Healing' which addresses women with traumatic experiences which affect sexuality. She goes through many things that have caused hurt and offers suggestions where applicable.While this book has good basic information, I didn't feel it has anything groundbreaking or overly new.Please note that I was sent a copy of this book for purposes of review however all opinions are entirely my own..