This book is not a one-size-fits-all rulebook for sex: it's for you, whether you're single or partnered, queer or straight, or whether you're navigating monogamous, poly, kinky, or queerplatonic connections.
An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) approach to nurturing a more intentional, true-to-you sex life that aligns with your unique wants, needs, desires, and values.
Written for readers who want to live fuller, more satisfying, and authentic intimate lives, Values-Aligned Sexuality helps you understand yourself and your desires better-and moves you toward actualizing what you really want.
Using ACT principles, Dr. Rebbeca Lahann offers a path to bridging the "authenticity gap"-the disconnect between our sexual behaviors and our values-while embracing your desires, identities, and relationships with openness and clarity.
Through practical exercises and evidence-based strategies, you'll learn how to:
- Identify your sexual values with ACT tools like the Values Alignment Bulls-Eye and the Sexual Values Matrix
- Understand cultural scripts and inherited narratives that shape intimacy
- Manage difficult emotions like shame, anxiety, fear, and more
- Enhance presence and connection with mindfulness exercises and partnered practices
- Detach from unhelpful thought patterns with the author's LLAMA-Label, Let Go, Allow, Mindfulness, and Approach-method
- Move toward committed action that aligns with your authentic sexual values
Integrating a holistic biopsychosocial perspective this book emphasizes psychological flexibility, self-trust, and intentional action. Rather than supplying you with rigid, standardized, or unrealistic advice, Dr. Lahann gives you the tools to navigate your intimate life and realize it on your terms-and shows you how to deepen your connections, relationships, and sexual fulfillment.
