Desire

<b>Desire—and the problems we encounter with it—shapes every part of our lives.</b><br><br>It shows up in the restlessness of a life that feels empty. In the distance between you and your partner. In the sex that feels pressured or unfulfilling. Left unexamined, desire turns into frustration, disconnection, and exhaustion.<br><br>This workbook is where you begin to transform your relationship to desire and, in the process, learn to reconnect with yourself and the people closest to you.<br><br>Building on his book <i>Desire</i>, therapist and researcher Jay Stringer guides you through a journey to uncover the stories that have shaped you, disrupt the patterns that keep you stuck, and cultivate the intimacy and meaning you long for.<br><br>Through prompts, exercises, and reflections, you’ll engage the five desires at the core of your story—grounded in findings from an original study of more than 4,000 people:<br><br>1. <b>Wholeness</b> – knowing your childhood story and tending to its heartache<br>2. <b>Growth</b> – developing hospitality and resilience in the face of difficulty<br>3. <b>Intimacy</b> – learning how to love and be loved<br>4. <b>Pleasure</b> – experiencing the revelation, provocation, and healing of sex<br>5. <b>Purpose</b> – cultivating a compelling and meaningful life<br><br><i>Desire: The Workbook</i> is designed to profoundly deepen your relationship to desire—showing you how conflict and disappointment can become the very ground where intimacy and hope grow.