Sex Down Under: Information, insights and sex education for grown-ups

Sex is an area of life that historically has been as­sociated with embarrassment or shame and inhibits many Australians having a healthy attitude to sex. Matty Silver is originally from The Netherlands, but has lived in Australia for more than 30 years, giving her an international and unique perspective on the Australian sex psyche.

Her reason for writing Sex Down Under is to break down and de-mystify some of the taboos and barri­ers around sex and encouraging people to feel more comfortable to talk about it. Matty is open-mind­ed, has a wicked sense of humour and brings wide-ranging experience to her profession as a sex therapist and writer. She has learned over the years that there's no such thing as a "normal" sex life and no two people are likely to agree on the minefield topic of sex.

The book deals, in short chapters, with many of the issues she encounters in her counselling room. Some of the conditions discussed within these pages may be unfamiliar or confronting, however the aim is to help readers understand that most of these issues are commonly experienced and can be resolved.

Matty will share important insights from ten years' spent helping people to move past challenges and improve their sex lives. She points out that making our sexual experiences more fulfilling, we need to shift our attitude; sex needs to become a natural and healthy part of everyday life.

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Sex Down Under: Information, insights and sex education for grown-ups

Sex is an area of life that historically has been as­sociated with embarrassment or shame and inhibits many Australians having a healthy attitude to sex. Matty Silver is originally from The Netherlands, but has lived in Australia for more than 30 years, giving her an international and unique perspective on the Australian sex psyche.

Her reason for writing Sex Down Under is to break down and de-mystify some of the taboos and barri­ers around sex and encouraging people to feel more comfortable to talk about it. Matty is open-mind­ed, has a wicked sense of humour and brings wide-ranging experience to her profession as a sex therapist and writer. She has learned over the years that there's no such thing as a "normal" sex life and no two people are likely to agree on the minefield topic of sex.

The book deals, in short chapters, with many of the issues she encounters in her counselling room. Some of the conditions discussed within these pages may be unfamiliar or confronting, however the aim is to help readers understand that most of these issues are commonly experienced and can be resolved.

Matty will share important insights from ten years' spent helping people to move past challenges and improve their sex lives. She points out that making our sexual experiences more fulfilling, we need to shift our attitude; sex needs to become a natural and healthy part of everyday life.

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Sex Down Under: Information, insights and sex education for grown-ups

Sex Down Under: Information, insights and sex education for grown-ups

by Matty Silver
Sex Down Under: Information, insights and sex education for grown-ups

Sex Down Under: Information, insights and sex education for grown-ups

by Matty Silver

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Overview

Sex is an area of life that historically has been as­sociated with embarrassment or shame and inhibits many Australians having a healthy attitude to sex. Matty Silver is originally from The Netherlands, but has lived in Australia for more than 30 years, giving her an international and unique perspective on the Australian sex psyche.

Her reason for writing Sex Down Under is to break down and de-mystify some of the taboos and barri­ers around sex and encouraging people to feel more comfortable to talk about it. Matty is open-mind­ed, has a wicked sense of humour and brings wide-ranging experience to her profession as a sex therapist and writer. She has learned over the years that there's no such thing as a "normal" sex life and no two people are likely to agree on the minefield topic of sex.

The book deals, in short chapters, with many of the issues she encounters in her counselling room. Some of the conditions discussed within these pages may be unfamiliar or confronting, however the aim is to help readers understand that most of these issues are commonly experienced and can be resolved.

Matty will share important insights from ten years' spent helping people to move past challenges and improve their sex lives. She points out that making our sexual experiences more fulfilling, we need to shift our attitude; sex needs to become a natural and healthy part of everyday life.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780646818771
Publisher: Matty Silver
Publication date: 05/08/2020
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 216
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Matty Silver is a relationship counsellor and sex therapist in private practice and a sex commentator. Over the past six years she has written for several magazines and for Fairfax publications - such as the 'Sydney Morning Herald' and 'The Age' - followed by a regular blog for 'The Huffington Post Australia'. She is the President of ASSERT NSW, the Australian Society of Sex Educators, Researchers and Therapists.

Table of Contents

Foreword: The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: What Does a Sex Therapist Actually Do?

Chapter 3: Finding Out Your Husband is a Cross Dresser

Chapter 4: When Mismatched Libidos Become a Problem!

Chapter 5: Vaginismus - The Condition Hardly Anyone Knows About!

Chapter 6: Why is Masturbation Such a Taboo?

Chapter 7: Does Size Really Matter and are Circumcised Men Better Lovers?

Chapter 8: Sex, Teenagers and Planet Porn

Chapter 9: Is Sex Addiction Real?

Chapter 10: Can an Affair Save a Marriage?

Chapter 11: Sex Should be Fun!

Chapter 12: Men, Sex and Performance Anxiety

Chapter 13: What is Swinging All About?

Chapter 14: How Much is Normal?

Chapter 15: The Myth That Older People Don't Have Sex

Chapter 16: Living With HIV

Chapter 17: What is it Like to be Bisexual?

Chapter 18: What Religion Can Do to Our Sex Lives!

Chapter 19: Do Threesomes Work?

Chapter 20: Why Do Men and Women See Sex Workers?

Chapter 21: The Elusive Orgasm, the Clitoris ... and There is More!

Chapter 22: Pray Away the Gay

Chapter 23: The Sex Lives of the Disabled

Chapter 24: 'Porna' - the New Female Porn

Chapter 25: The Myth that Condoms Make Men Lose Their Erections

Chapter 26: The Menopause Trap

Chapter 27: Sexual Fantasies can be Exciting!

Chapter 28: The History of Sex Toys

Chapter 29: How Do You Know if You are Lesbian?

Chapter 30: Why Are We so Scared of Porn?

Chapter 31: Explaining Sexsomnia

Chapter 32: The Disappearing Penis!

Chapter 33: Sex is Not an Olympic Sport

Chapter 34: Why is it so Difficult to Say the Words Penis and Vagina?

Chapter 35: Everything You Want to Know About the Prostate!

Chapter 36: Do Babies Ruin Your Sex Life?

Chapter 37: Sex and Technology

Chapter 38: Being Gay and Asian!

Chapter 39: Sexual Jealousy is Like a Toxic Weed

Chapter 40: Why Doctors Need Sex Education!

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