Katie Simon — Tell Me What You Like: An Honest Discussion of Sex and Intimacy After Sexual Assault - with Leslie Morgan Steiner

Over a decade ago, Katie Simon began seeking out stories of people who faced sexual challenges after sexual trauma--just as she did. Simon interviewed dozens of survivors, and her investigation yielded diverse responses from people of all backgrounds, ultimately confirming that there is no single path toward healing.Simon's research led her to life-changing findings that sexual assault survivors most want to know about: coping with trauma triggers and traumatic stress symptoms such as anxiety, depression, physical pain, and flashbacks. From embodied consent to self-pleasure, sexual regret, break-ups and beyond, you'll find answers to all your questions about how sexual trauma affects sex and relationships within these pages, in stories told by survivors who've actually been there.Millions of survivors across the United States are treated as irreparably broken. Simon offers a positive approach to healing based on empathy and community--and the understanding and tools to navigate trauma and cultivate the sex lives we desire and deserve. The narratives Simon has gathered break down the potential obstacles to rebuilding post-assault, and offer multiple paths forward with optimistic, new approaches to sex after sexual assault. Packed with insights, stories, and advice, this invaluable guide reimagines what sex can look like--not only for survivors, but for all of us.PURCHASE BOOK: https://politics-prose.com/book/9780806542768?ic_referral=nCGcnXi86aU2NVpEUl6WlCuo55cE4wYdCCeiLB_awdMwM3Haa659RjYhllVAa2Yntkjt32IpDDV83z7wFhuWIwrlkeQNGuh-ZaLfQzz7sr47OyHJQnAfVPU3mAb8hFudJ4DfpBUKatie Simon is a sexuality journalist whose writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Lily, The Washington Post, BuzzFeed, Tin House, The Rumpus, Health, BUST, Lifehacker, Business Insider, The Independent, Women's Health, Hippocampus, and elsewhere, including the anthology Anatomy of Silence. A student in the Memoir Incubator at Grub Street in Boston, MA, she earned a BA in Contemporary Storytelling at New York University, an MA in Biography and Creative Nonfiction Writing at University of East Anglia and studied Narrative Medicine at Columbia University. She lives in Texas and can be found online at KatieWSimon.com.Simon is in conversation with Leslie Morgan Steiner. Steiner is an author, consultant and thought leader on women’s leadership, work-life balance, inspirational parenting, overcoming adversity and surviving violence against women. She lives in Washington, DC. She recently completed her fourth nonfiction work,The Naked Truth, a memoir which explores female aging and sexuality after motherhood and divorce. Her corporate experience includes The Washington Post, Johnson & Johnson, Leo Burnett and Seventeen Magazine. Follow her on Facebook or LinkedIn via Leslie Morgan Steiner, or via @lesliebooks on Instagram and Twitter,