Session #: 719-519
Presenter(s): Barry McCarthy, Ph.D.
Session Length: 2 hr. 00 min. Event: 2009 Networker Annual Symposium Date: March 26-29, 2009
Research indicates that when couples stop being sexual, the decision is almost always made by the man and conveyed nonverbally. As men age and begin to lose confidence in their ability to have erections on demand, many withdraw into shame and avoidance. Their female partners, in turn, often feel deeply rejected, frustrated, and angry. This workshop will present the Good Enough Sex model, which challenges the traditional pass-fail model of intercourse performance. Participants will learn a psychobiosocial approach to couples sexuality that helps them explore the comforts of touch that's both genital and nongenital and doesn't necessarily lead to intercourse, take turns being stimulated, "piggyback" on each other's excitement, and lower performance anxiety so they can enjoy and pleasure each other even when the man's erection isn't constant.
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