This page has ALL of our carefully collected resources to read, watch or listen to about desire.
We believe Desired State is the only place you can find this much information on female sexual desire from such a wide range of sources.
I *so* hope that they can mean as much to you as they do to us, as they all come highly recommended. Do pop us an email if you have any questions about any of them, or if there’s anything you found useful let us know in the comments as we’d love to add it to the list!
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Books
The BEST books available to help you understand desire and how to reclaim it….
Books about female sexuality that might also be useful….
Healing from sexual shame/trauma…
TED Talks
Some great listens that focus on female sexuality…
Websites
There is a whole host of experts to follow over on the Build Your Community page, however the following are relevant to desire only:
- Debunking Desire– a site dedicated to sharing evidence-based information about low sexual desire in women to create dialogues with women, their partners, their healthcare providers and the media.
- UnBlush– a site for women who have hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) to ask questions and get answers.
Films
Sexology (2016)- film
This film (if you can get past the cheesiness of it and the two presenters) is a really insightful, tender exporation of female sexuality. It follows two american women and their search to reconnect with their sex drives. Its an hour and a half- watch it alone or with the girls, some popcorn, a pinch of salt, and enjoy. For those of you who are sneaky enough to want a pirate copy, maybe you could check this page out just incase you might find a copy hiding around in there. Not that I’m condoning video piracy or anything…..
TV
Sex Explained- Netflix (2020)
This series is narrated by Janelle Monae- whats not to love? Although not strictly about desire it gives an interesting account of sexuality generally and is well worth a watch!
Podcasts
Some great listens that focus on female sexuality…
Free courses
Courses online that cost nothing and are brilliant for understanding more about female sexuality and libido…. (*I also offer Discover Desire as a FREE course*)
Paid courses
Courses from other sex therapists that focus on female sexuality…
