Awaken Your Sexuality: A Guide to Connection and Intimacy after Addiction and Trauma

By Stephanie Covington and Vanessa Carlisle PhD

This compassionate, comprehensive guide offers hope for those seeking to reconnect--or connect for the first time--with their sexual selves.

Addiction, trauma, and shame can shatter your experience of intimacy and sexual joy. But healing is possible--and you are not alone.

Awaken Your Sexuality addresses the complex intersections of trauma, addiction, and sexual healing with depth and sensitivity. Written by leading experts, this groundbreaking guide unlocks the path to pleasure, intimacy, and connection.

Inside, you'll discover:
Practical exercises to process sexual history and heal from past wounds Ways to explore and embrace pleasure without judgment Support for your unique journey to healthier intimate relationships Real-life stories of sexual recovery
Drawing from cutting-edge research and decades of clinical experience, Awaken Your Sexuality goes beyond traditional recovery literature and considers sexuality an integral part of what it means to be whole and well.

Statistically, 1 in 6 women experience sexual violence, and many turn to substances or compulsive behaviors to cope. This book offers a lifeline--a compassionate guide to reclaiming your sexual agency, joy, and power.

You deserve pleasure. You deserve healing. You deserve connection.

Your sexual recovery starts here.

A must-read for survivors, therapists, counselors, and anyone committed to sexual healing and empowerment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 163634092X
• ISBN13: 9781636340920
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.