Loving Someone Who Has Sexual Trauma: A Compassionate Guide to Supporting Your Partner and Improving Your Relationship

Loving Someone Who Has Sexual Trauma provides guidance and skills to support partners who have experienced sexual trauma, including communication, trigger avoidance, attachment styles, and bonding. It aims to help nurture intimacy and trust and improve relationships.

Format: Unspecified
Length: 200 pages
Publication date: 30 November 2023
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

If your partner has experienced sexual trauma, they may be dealing with a range of emotions, including anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and triggers related to intimacy. As a partner, you may feel overwhelmed, confused, or unsure of how to best support them.

This comprehensive guide is designed to provide you with the tools and knowledge you need to nurture intimacy and trust, and cultivate a secure and supportive relationship. Marriage, family, and sex therapist Megan Lara Negendank offers self-compassion and attachment-based communication skills to help your partner heal and thrive.

You will also learn powerful, trauma-informed techniques and strategies to better understand the impact of your partner's past experience, increase feelings of safety and connection, and ultimately enhance your relationship in the present.

Throughout the guide, you will discover:

• Communication skills to promote trust and understanding


• How to avoid or deescalate from common triggers that may resurface


• Identifying attachment styles and resolving conflict patterns


• Emotional and physical bonding skills to deepen your connection

Whether you are just starting to navigate this journey or have been supporting your partner for years, this guide will provide you with the guidance and support you need to build a thriving, intimate relationship.

Take the first step towards healing and connection by embracing the knowledge and skills outlined in this book. Your partner deserves your love, understanding, and support, and together, you can create a future filled with love, safety, and trust.

Weight: 282g
Dimension: 152 x 228 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781648481574