The Rhythms of Women's Desire: How Female Sexuality Unfolds at Every Stage of Life

by Elizabeth Davis

This third edition of Rhythms of Women's Desire, a provocative and informative book about female sexuality and life changes, will empower you to understand your sexuality in the context of your entire lifetime.Author Elizabeth Davis' focus on sexual changes over time is what makes this book unique; she gives you insight into what is natural at each sexual stage and how it all fits together in the context of a lifetime. This book envisages menarche (first menstruation), childbirth, and menopause as transformative, biological turning points and gives the reader a view of what these events have in common hormonally and psychologically.The new edition has been been updated to reflect the latest scientific research, including a deeper examination of post-menopausal and postpartum sexuality and the hormonal imbalances caused by xenoestrogens. Updates also include new information about the link between oxytocin, brainwaves, and intuition - and about how abortion, miscarriage, and other major losses can affect the desire for sex, with suggestions for healing and a worksheet for dealing with trauma and abuse issues.Rhythms of Women's Desire is a frank, personal, and exciting journey into female sexuality and a helpful guide through every stage of your life.

266 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting, generally empowering look at women's sexuality; I really enjoyed the section on postmenopausal women. This book seems quite reliant on gender binary but there's some good info if you take the binaried parts with a grain of salt. Also serves as a good thought/reflection stimulator.

[Keith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of questions to ponder

Rituals are important for moving from one stage to another, especially the early stages in life.

There are questions to ponder throughout the book so the reader can assess how well they handled the transition, and how they view where they are at.

[Kelli Duprey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This should be mandatory reading for all females 💯 I'm recommending this book to all my closest females in my life!!!

[Caitlyn Kilgore · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic book for any woman (or woman-lover) to understand and appreciate all of the changes and unique experiences a woman goes through in any given epoch. Not only did I learn about the oh-that's-why-I-felt-this-way stuff, but I also realized how much there is to look forward to, how much there is to appreciate about every phase of life. I gave it to my mom immediately upon finishing it because every woman deserves to know how great her life cycle can be. By far my favorite of recent reads.