Book contents
- Positive Body Image Workbook
- Positive Body Image Workbook
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Section I Introduction and Preparation
- Section II The Journey Toward Positive Body Image
- Chapter 4 Appearance Ideals and Media Literacy
- Chapter 5 Weight Stigma versus Weight Inclusivity
- Chapter 6 Body Acceptance by Others
- Chapter 7 Defining Beauty and Cultural Pride
- Chapter 8 Self-Compassion and Body Image Flexibility
- Chapter 9 Approaching Our Bodies
- Chapter 10 Body Appreciation
- Chapter 11 Functionality Appreciation
- Chapter 12 Embodiment
- Chapter 13 Objectification and Self-Objectification
- Chapter 14 Sexual Intimacy
- Chapter 15 Social Comparison
- Chapter 16 Body Talk
- Chapter 17 Protective Filtering
- Chapter 18 Rippling Effect: Mentorship
- Chapter 19 Self-Care
- Chapter 20 Fueling Our Bodies
- Chapter 21 Life-Enhancing Movement
- Chapter 22 Adaptive Appearance Investment and Quality of Life
- Section III Continuing Our Journeys
- Index
- References
Chapter 14 - Sexual Intimacy
from Section II - The Journey Toward Positive Body Image
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 February 2021
- Positive Body Image Workbook
- Positive Body Image Workbook
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Section I Introduction and Preparation
- Section II The Journey Toward Positive Body Image
- Chapter 4 Appearance Ideals and Media Literacy
- Chapter 5 Weight Stigma versus Weight Inclusivity
- Chapter 6 Body Acceptance by Others
- Chapter 7 Defining Beauty and Cultural Pride
- Chapter 8 Self-Compassion and Body Image Flexibility
- Chapter 9 Approaching Our Bodies
- Chapter 10 Body Appreciation
- Chapter 11 Functionality Appreciation
- Chapter 12 Embodiment
- Chapter 13 Objectification and Self-Objectification
- Chapter 14 Sexual Intimacy
- Chapter 15 Social Comparison
- Chapter 16 Body Talk
- Chapter 17 Protective Filtering
- Chapter 18 Rippling Effect: Mentorship
- Chapter 19 Self-Care
- Chapter 20 Fueling Our Bodies
- Chapter 21 Life-Enhancing Movement
- Chapter 22 Adaptive Appearance Investment and Quality of Life
- Section III Continuing Our Journeys
- Index
- References
Summary
We describe sexual intimacy as being in touch with and responding to our bodies’ sexual desires in nurturing, compassionate, and safe ways that bring us joy and sexual pleasure, either alone or within a sexual relationship. Within a sexual relationship, sexual intimacy can be complex, as it corresponds not only with how physically attracted we are to our partners, but also how emotionally connected we are to them, how safe we feel with them, the extent we trust them, how attentive they are to our bodies and our desires, our religious and spiritual beliefs, and our adoption of social and cultural messages for how we should behave (e.g., feminine and masculine gender roles).
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- Positive Body Image WorkbookA Clinical and Self-Improvement Guide, pp. 203 - 218Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021