LoveMaking: The Intimate Journey in Marriage [Paperback]

Lynda Dykes Talmadge (Author), William C. Talmadge (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2004

LoveMaking takes the reader on the journey of both individual development and that of the committed, loving relationship. The reader begins with the birth family and proceeds through the collection of experiences that comprises all of our journeys. The Talmadges illuminate the emotional and sexual skills necessary for healthy intimacy. LoveMaking is replete with stories of couples on their journeys that make it real, and thought-provoking exercises that make it personal.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Couples, young and old, will find this book rewarding! -- Sandra R. Leiblum, Ph.D., author of Getting the Sex You Want

The Talmadges ... teach us, in this lovely and gentle book, how to make a loving relationship and a sexual life. -- Frank Pittman, M.D., author of Private Lies and Grow Up!

This splendid book ... treats sexuality in the most intimate of contexts, the struggle to be fully, and happily, human. -- Augustus Y. Napier, Ph.D., author of The Family Crucible

About the Author

Lynda Dykes Talmadge, Ph.D., received her training as a clinical psychologist from Georgia State University with concentrations in family and social psychology. In practice with her husband since 1977, she specializes in sex and marital therapy, women's issues and group therapy. Certified by the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists as a sex therapist and supervisor of other clinicians, she is also a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, the Society for Sex Therapy and Research, and former chairperson of the ethics committee for the Georgia Psychological Association.

William C. Talmadge, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in marital and sex therapy. He is a graduate of Georgia State University where he was voted Outstanding Alumnus. His professional memberships include the American Psychological Association, Society for Sex Therapy and Research, and the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, through which he is a certified sex therapist and supervisor.

Product Details

• Paperback: 234 pages
• Publisher: Syren Book Company (March 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0929636198
• ISBN-13: 978-0929636191
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #861,602 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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