The Keys to the Pleasures of Love

Dr. Stella Resnick, a clinical psychologist and licensed sex therapist, practices the Gestalt school of therapy, a present-centered school that involves observing bodily experiences. She describes Gestalt therapy as a method for personal growth and self-discovery, which is what she hopes readers of her new book, The Heart of Desire: Keys to the Pleasures of Love will experience. Her book is the culmination of over two decades of research and explores playfulness and intimacy, which are so important to long-term relationships. The secret to success? It’s called the “Principle of Relaxed Excitement.” Relaxing intensifies intimate pleasures and facilitates intimate kinds of communication (touch, kissing) that occur between partners.Read the entire article here: Dr. Stella Resnick’s ‘The Heart of Desire’ Offers Keys to the Pleasures of Love