Session #: 717-506
Presenter(s): Barry McCarthy, Ph.D.
Session Length: 2 hr. 00 min. Event: 2007 Networker Annual Symposium Date: March 15-18, 2007
Much to everyone's surprise (except, perhaps, most married women), when middle-aged couples stop having sex, it's almost always the man who calls a halt--usually nonverbally and unilaterally. Enthralled by the myth that they'll always remain as potent as 18-year-olds, men of a certain age often feel frustrated and ashamed by normal, age-related episodes of erectile dysfunction. They react by turning away from sex entirely. In this workshop, we'll introduce the "Good Enough Sex" model as a way to help men confront exaggerated and damaging notions of masculine virility, regain comfort and confidence in their real-life sexuality, and learn the old lesson that good sex is much less about performance than about relationship. You'll leave knowing how to elicit sensitive or secret material, assess the connection between sexual dysfunction and inhibited desire, apply strategies and techniques to revitalize desire for the male and the couple.
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