Awakening Your Sexuality

With candor and compassion, Stephanie Covington reminds us that recovery “is about living life fully and completely and sexual recovery is integral in the fullness of life.” With comprehensive scope and individual focus, she addresses the following questions:

• How is women’s sexuality shaped by a male-based society?
• How do dysfunctional families influence a woman’s sexuality?
• What did the sexual revolution do for women?
• How are women affected by alcohol, drugs, and AIDS?
• What is the connection between sexuality and spirituality?
• How can recovery groups address sexual issues?

Most important, Awakening Your Sexuality gives women the tools to process their sexual histories, understand their sexual selves, and create the sexual lives they want. Covington provides the personalized exercises and positive, step-by-step guidance women need to confront guilt, shame, or addiction; become aware of body image and behavior patterns; honor and accept the past; and begin the liberating journey of sexual recovery and growth.

“Thank heavens! Somebody has finally written a book that, without crudeness or cuteness, states the facts, not the myths, about female sexuality…Straight, gay or confused; young, old, or in between – our questions about sexuality are answered in clear, uncomplicated language.”
– Sober Times

“[Awakening Your Sexuality] goes beyond the best-seller babble to examine, frankly and compassionately, how to heal both inner and outer selves…The focus is on women’s selves, learning about bodies, about feelings, and, most importantly, about life options.”
– Booklist

“For any woman, Stephanie Covington opens new levels of understanding about a basic aspect of who we are.”
– Betty Ford, president of the Betty Ford Center