From Fearless Sex . ..

Here are a few brief excerpts from my book, FEARLESS SEX (Fair Winds Press, 2004).  I hope they'll whet your appetite for more. You can order the book directly online via Amazon.

"Unlike the visual or auditory sense, our erotic sense isn’t primarily tied to one organ system—it incorporates many. The erotic lives in the realm between sensuality and sexuality, between imagination and action, between being and thinking. The erotic prevails upon our five key senses, endlessly taunting them; it is both of our bodies and of our psyches, of our present and of our past. To attempt to control our eroticism is to try to control the perceptual foundation of being alive. To fear our eroticism is tantamount to fearing touch or vision or taste. " - from Chapter 5
 
 

"For women, shame is the tightly cinched bond tied around sex and desire that constricts our lives and our imagination. There are two ways to absolve ourselves of shame. One is to speak of it, share it, expose it to the light and watch it burn away. The other is to use it, to eroticize it. Fantasy allows us to utilize shame in extraordinarily creative ways. If you allow yourself this privilege, you triumph over shame." - from Chapter 6

 

 "Our authentic eroticism—the deep, scorched-earth layer of heat that glows like a single white hot coal at the very center of the earth—is a source of explosive creative energy. It is the base “wanting” that galvanizes our assertions of competence and control. Erotic power is personal, sovereign power. It is the nitroglycerine behind creative expression and resolute action. When you suppress any part of your eroticism, you suppress nothing short of your full aliveness. " - from Chapter 1

Contents

Foreplay  Part I: Overcoming Romantic Obsession Chapter 1: The Fine Art of Becoming a Babe Chapter 2: The Roots of Romantic Obsession Chapter 3: Overcoming Your Romantic Obsessions and Setting Yourself Free Chapter 4: Release the Shame, Unleash the Slut Part II: Cultivating Ecstasy: Having the Sex Life You Deserve Chapter 5: Our Erotic Seventh Sense Chapter 6: Kindling Erotic Fantasy Chapter 7: Cultivating Self-Pleasure and Self-Love Chapter 8: Pure Exposure—Extreme Eroticism Chapter 9: Babes in Action Afterplay

What People are Saying About Dr. Joy and FEARLESS SEX:

A really great book for many women who feel inadequate or uncomfortable with their bodies. I’d love it if we could just accept ourselves and enjoy – this is your body, and this is as good as it is gonna get. So read the book by Joy Davidson, do the homework, then relax. If you got it, flaunt it and if you ain’t got it, flaunt it anyway. The book is fun, friendly and flippant, and I highly recommend it.

Sue Johanson, Host
Sex Talk with Sue, Oxygen Network

The newest, hottest book…by none other than one of the savviest sexdocs around. Dr. Joy has written a truly valuable book about how to be an empowered woman, avoid the pitfalls of obsessive going-nowhere relationships, and stay sexually alive and flourish.

Dr. Patti Britton
Sex Coach, iVillage

This book is terrific and I highly recommend it. It’s clearly one of the wisest, most intelligent self-help books I’ve ever read.

Jeff Laurie
Publisher, Sex News Daily