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Are you finding it hard to tell whether you’re excited or just scared pants-less? Of course you’re excited, but still, what the heck are you supposed to do now? Relax, and take a deep breath - all dads have been in your same shoes once before. Finding out that you’re going to be a dad is one of the most rewarding moments in life, but yes, it certainly comes with a lot of questions and concerns.

A seasoned woman is spicy. She has been marinated in life experience. . . . She can be alternately sweet, tart, bubbly, mellow. She can be maternal and playful. Bossy and submissive. Strong and soft. . . . The seasoned woman knows who she is. She could be any one of us, as long as she is...

The problem with pornography addiction has never been worse. Tens of thousands of young people - as young as seven and eight years old - are finding that pornography has control over their life. Fortify: The Ultimate Fighter's Guide to Overcoming Pornography Addiction, authored by the hip, non-profit organization Fight the New Drug, is a complete guide to helping young men and women find the tools, gain the education, and uncover the resources necessary to help themselves and others overcome this addiction.

Imagine all the things the penis does that we all take for granted—sturdy erections, explosive orgasms, fatherhood. We rarely think twice about the role of the penis in all these, but what do we stand to gain if we took the time to study the penis? Imagine having all the knowledge and understanding to prevent all those embarrassing sexual shortcomings that all men experience at some point in their lives. Imagine knowing exactly what you need to do to prevent erectile dysfunction and to last longer in bed. This book is what you’ve been missing—the operating manual for your penis.

"Do you really want to know what it’s like to be a porn star? Brace yourself, because I’m not going to pull any punches. Here’s what a ‘busy day at the office’ might mean for me...." So begins the no-holds-barred autobiography of Monica Mayhem - a porn star and proud of it. In her funny and disarmingly candid voice, she reveals the ins and outs of making it big in Los Angeles, the pornography capital of the world.

Qui écoute ce texte ne regarde plus le corps d'une femme de la même manière. Qui écoute ce texte ne pense plus au sexe de la même manière. Depuis sa parution aux États-Unis en 1998, Les Monologues du vagin ont déclenché un véritable phénomène culturel : rarement pièce de théâtre aura été jouée tant de fois, en tant de lieux différents, devant des publics si divers... Mais que sont donc ces Monologues dans lesquels toutes les femmes se reconnaissent ? Il s'agit ni plus ni moins de la célébration touchante et drôle du dernier des tabous : celui de la sexualité féminine.

Pregnancy loss can be devastating, regardless of whether it is early or late in pregnancy or in the short period after a baby is born. In many instances, similar emotions are experienced when a couple learns that their fertility treatments were unsuccessful. Here, well-known psychologist Amy Wenzel applies the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy, a thoroughly researched approach for treating mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and stress-related disorders, to the experience of reproductive loss.

In What to Do When You're Having Two, national twins guru and founder of Twiniversity, and mother of twins herself, Natalie Diaz provides a no-holds-barred resource about life with twins, from pregnancy and birth all the way through your duo's first year of life. Funny, reassuring, full of stories and advice, and packed with tried-and-true tips from the trenches, this is the must-have survival guide for parents of twins.

One in three births is traumatic. It doesn’t have to be that way. Rebecca planned to give birth at the hospital affiliated with her university. But hospital practices and policies that were more than 20 years out of date left her with complications that seemed preventable. Embark on a journey with Rebecca as she exposes the stark realities of institutional care during childbirth and reveals inspirational solutions for parents and professionals alike.

You're about to discover how to overcome your porn addiction and how to break the chains of the porn addiction. Millions of people suffer from porn addiction without knowing that they really are suffering from it which makes the problem much complicated. This book was created for not only those suffering from an addiction to pornography or sex, but those loved ones who may be affected as well. This book will help you to know if you are really "addicted" to porn or not.

Ghostbelly is Elizabeth Heineman’s personal account of a home birth that goes tragically wrong—ending in a stillbirth—and the harrowing process of grief and questioning that follows. It’s also Heineman’s unexpected tale of the loss of a newborn: before burial, she brings the baby home for overnight stays.

An approachable guide to what to eat - as opposed to what to avoid - while pregnant and nursing, to support the mother's health and the baby's development during each stage of pregnancy. New research suggests that the foods you eat during pregnancy can have lasting effects on your baby's brain development and behavior, as well as your waistline. Drawing from the fields of medicine, nutrition, and psychology, this easy-to-follow guide gives you a clear understanding of what your body really needs and how certain foods contribute to the development of a healthy and happy baby.

Ever woken up worrying that you said the wrong thing at work drinks the night before? Felt frustrated with yourself for polishing off the entire bottle of wine when you only intended to have one glass? The emotional pull of alcohol is strong, but Mindful Drinking: How Cutting Down Will Change Your Life is here to help us cultivate a new, healthy and more mindful relationship with alcohol. Journalist Rosamund Dean combines scientific expertise with practical advice in a game-changing four-step plan.

Here's what 5,000 years of medical wisdom have to say about pregnancy: The body is smarter than you think, and its connection to natural laws has been quite undermined by modern medicine. By balancing your energies following the Ayurvedic approach to better health, you certainly can give yourself the gift of an uncomplicated pregnancy. Many women have difficult pregnancies with complications that can go beyond the scope of mainstream medicine. The oldest medicine in the world has a lot of wisdom to offer, especially when it comes to the miracle of life.

Every porn scene is a record of people at work. But on-camera labor is only the beginning of the story. Blending extensive fieldwork with feminist and anti-work theorizing, Porn Work details entrepreneurial labor on the boundaries between pleasure and tedium. Rejecting any notion that sex work is an aberration from straight work, it reveals porn workers' creative strategies as prophetic of a working landscape in crisis. In the end, it looks to what porn has to tell us about what's wrong with work, and what it might look like to build something better.

As pesquisas mais recentes revelam que a qualidade dos óvulos é vital para determinar quanto tempo uma mulher levará para engravidar e também para diminuir os riscos de interrupção da gravidez. A baixa qualidade dos óvulos é a causa isolada mais comum de infertilidade relacionada ao envelhecimento, de abortos espontâneos e de ciclos malsucedidos de fertilização in vitro.

The new comprehensive guide to healthy conception, pregnancy, and postpartum that every woman over thirty must read More and more women are choosing to have children later in life, but since fertility declines starting at age thirty, many moms-to-be face conception and pregnancy with fear...

Full of honest advice and inclusive options, Why Did No One Tell Me This? is the funny, personality-filled, illustrated guide to pregnancy, birth, and beyond that modern parents have been waiting for. Pregnancy and childbirth are full of big questions -- what if my baby is enormous? Will my...

Un libro eficaz para preparar tu mejor parto, alejar el miedo y empoderarse. Muchas mujeres viven el embarazo y el parto con ansiedad y miedo, cuando en realidad se trata de fases transformadoras que se deberían vivir desde la calma y la conexión. Dar a la luz es un momento transcendental para ti, tu acompañante y, por supuesto, tu bebé. Los medios de comunicación y la visión del parto como un mero trámite -o incluso una patología- han creado un imaginario colectivo a menudo equivocado.

Read by the author. The real talk you want about pregnancy, birth, body image, and the newborn days from Meghan Trainor, the chart-topping singer-songwriter behind "All About That Bass" and "Dear Future Husband," and, more importantly, Riley's mom. Meghan Trainor has wanted to be a mom since...