Live an empowered and pleasure-filled life, in and out of the bedroom, with this guide to self-discovery and communication by award-winning sex therapist Dr. Laurie Mintz.

Ask most women, and they will tell you their sex lives are neutral to downright awful. Perhaps you aren’t even sure exactly what you like or need to orgasm. Or perhaps the sex you’ve had has been dissatisfying. Or maybe the sex you’ve had is good but not great—maybe you’re getting feelings of closeness, connection, and satisfaction but have never or rarely felt intense pleasure. Maybe you are facing barriers that prevent you from telling your partner what you like and need to get there. Or maybe you can’t get out of your head during an encounter, spending time worrying about how you look, smell, or taste—and if your partner is having a good time.

You are not alone. The research is clear: Women are having less than satisfactory sex and certainly, way fewer orgasms than male partners. Here, renowned sex therapist Laurie Mintz shares the secrets to having a fulfilling, empowering sexual life where you must first learn what you like and then to tell your partner this with confidence and clarity.

Pursue Your Pleasure will help you:

Develop self-awareness, equipping you with all the information you need about your mind and your body, including your genital and non-genital erogenous zones
Zero in on what you like and need to experience a full range of pleasure, including orgasm
Create communication strategies to share your thoughts, feelings, and most erotic sensations with partners
Learn what you find arousing through real-life erotic stories

Offering the expertise she's honed working with patients one on one, Dr. Mintz empowers all of us to learn what we want and how to communicate that to others, showing us that the sex lives of our dreams are within reach.

"Dr. Mintz is leading the revolution in how to become more sexually satisfied and understand the cultural forces that have worked against that for so many years." - Bustle