Rev Up Your Sex Life: Scientifically Proven Strategies That Work

Here are the three reasons Hybrid Mom loves psychologist Laurie Mintz: 1. She understands that we all wish we had a little more time (and energy) for sex--that low sexual desire is prevalent in the motherhood community--because she dealt with those same issues herself. 2. She studied those problems and wrote an entire book of strategies to combat them, A Tired Woman's Guide To Passionate Sex: Reclaim Your Desire and Reignite Your Relationship. 3. She conducted her own scientific study to ensure that her course of action actually works.

Mintz recruited married women between the ages of 28 to 65, who said they were uninterested in sexual activity. All the women were employed and a majority had children. All participants completed an online survey that measured sexual desire and sexual functioning. Then half of the participants were selected randomly to read her book and perform the exercises outlined in her  book. After six weeks, they were emailed the same survey again. The control group did not read the book. Mintz found that the intervention group who read the book made significant gains in sexual desire and sexual functioning, compared to the control group who did not read the book. On average, women who read the book increased their level of sexual desire by almost 30 percent.

Here, psychologist and professor Mintz explains in her own words the impetus for the book:

"It definitely would have been more difficult if I were still in the midst of working on my issues. But once I worked through it, it wasn't difficult to put it out there for three reasons. First, knowing the statistics on how many women struggle with low sexual desire, I was aware that I was sharing a very common problem. Second, I am a fervent believer in the power of women sharing their stories with each other. It is through hearing the stories of others that we learn that we are not alone; through shattering this isolation and secrecy, much healing and shedding of shame comes about. Finally, I often tell my students and clients that therapy is the place to 'speak the unspeakable' and I wanted to translate this philosophy into book format."

Mintz has created a six-step psycho-educational and cognitive-behavioral treatment approach that she based on scientific literature and more than 20 years of clinical knowledge. Enter win one of five copies of Mintz's book. Simply answer the following question in the comments section below:

What's the one household chore or daily activity your partner could take off your plate to help you de-stress and relax?

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