Resources Categories: Intimacy and Connection

The renowned marriage expert explains that couples build trust in the small moments of a relationship, when we're emotionally attuned to our partner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgWnadSi91s

This book examines consensual nonmonogamy among elders, addressing relationship dynamics, joys, challenges, and aging complexities like caregiving, health issues, and retirement. Rowman & Littlefield, 2022.

📌 What makes this resource valuable? Covers 80+ key topics and definitions in an easy-to-read, engaging format Provides expert-reviewed insights for confident, informed choices Encourages self-discovery and healthy conversations

Babies are Born Aware and Expecting a Relationship Between babies and their parents, social and emotional intelligence and connection will grow through physical contact (such as skin-to-skin contact) and though speech and language. The Trajectory for Good Development Involves Many Factors The capacity to love is a reciprocal trust building bet ...

Offers a meditative approach to sex, promoting deep connection and sustainability into old age. Destiny Books, 2011.

Answers many questions people over 60 might have about living a fulfilling sensual life. Seal Press, 2011.

The easiest way to improve your relationship is to pay attention to your partner during life’s small, everyday moments. This video shows you how. As relationship researcher Logan Ury explains, you can choose to TURN TOWARDS your partner in these moments and accept their bids to connect, or TURN AWAY and ignore their bids. Every time you choose to tur ...

In the history of sexual anatomy, the clitoris has long been dismissed, demeaned and misunderstood. Here is a view of the clitoris you’ve probably never seen. https://www.scientificamerican.com/video/the-clitoris-a-reveal-two-millennia-in-the-making/

A holistic sexuality education curriculum for older adults. Comprehensive and progressive, this program addresses sexuality with sensitivity and respect for older adults’ wisdom and life experience. Unitarian Universalist Association, 2019.

Offers strategies for renewing sexual desire and intimacy in relationships. Routledge, 2020.

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A former pastor and seminary president shares inspiring stories of couples finding love in their sixties, offering a hopeful perspective. Nurturing Faith, 2023.

This book explores sexual rights of older people, highlighting stigma, prejudice, and invisibility, offering an evidence-based framework for policy reform and awareness. Routledge, 2018.

Libido is your unique, personal, sexual psychic force. Because we are only semiconscious of this force, our conscious minds are not completely in control of the psychic force . Although we are always in control of how we act in response to libido, it is the less-than-conscious aspect that accounts for why it feels pushy, or external. People use the word ...

Lubricants increase pleasure. Your genital skin is very sensitive. It cradles the nerve endings that allow you to experience touch and other sensations. And although skin is strong, it can be harmed by vigorous rubbing. Sexual intimacy usually includes friction, and often the body doesn’t have enough wetness or protection to last for an entire intimate ...

A practical, approachable guide with tips on enjoying intimacy at any age. Cleis Press, 2014.

A comprehensive and accessible guide covering symptoms, science, and personal experiences related to menopause. Yellow Kite, 2023.

Promotes a healthy, pleasure-based approach to sexuality for aging couples, challenging myths and emphasizing intimacy over performance and stereotypes. Routledge, 2022.

Explores reclaiming sexuality after loss, sharing stories and practical advice for navigating intimacy and self-care during grief. Mango, 2021.