Ask the Author: Sarah J. Swofford
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Sarah J. Swofford
I am part of a long-standing book club and on one book club getaway to Portland a few years ago, we found ourselves talking long into the night about sex after babies—we were all moms to babies and toddlers at the time. I'm not sure how many glasses of wine later I thought to myself, there really should be a book about this.
I know I had looked for one after my first child was born and didn't find any that were reassuring and validating. I wanted to read something that would say, guess what, not feeling like having sex is completely normal when you are a new mom, here's why and here's what you can do about it.
Back to our book club getaway. That night was when I knew this topic was important and that moms were being underserved in sexuality resources for new moms.
Then I spent a fabulously instructive year interviewing moms about sex after babies while I read and researched and figured out the format for my book. My initial thought had been to write a book that compiled the sexual stories of new moms into a type of anthology, but my writing coach, Christina Katz, challenged me. She said new moms wanted not only information, but practical approaches and solutions for dealing with sexual challenges. Thus my book, "From Ouch! To Ahhh...The New Mom's Guide To Sex After Baby" was born.
I know I had looked for one after my first child was born and didn't find any that were reassuring and validating. I wanted to read something that would say, guess what, not feeling like having sex is completely normal when you are a new mom, here's why and here's what you can do about it.
Back to our book club getaway. That night was when I knew this topic was important and that moms were being underserved in sexuality resources for new moms.
Then I spent a fabulously instructive year interviewing moms about sex after babies while I read and researched and figured out the format for my book. My initial thought had been to write a book that compiled the sexual stories of new moms into a type of anthology, but my writing coach, Christina Katz, challenged me. She said new moms wanted not only information, but practical approaches and solutions for dealing with sexual challenges. Thus my book, "From Ouch! To Ahhh...The New Mom's Guide To Sex After Baby" was born.
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