To Freud, female sexuality remained something of a mystery: a riddle and a dark continent. He urged his female colleagues to enlighten him. Many have since done so - and this book is a most vivid and illuminating contribution to the field.
Welldon explores why the quality of their bodies is fundamental to women's psychology; how this may lead to self-mutilation; and how such perverse behavior may also be aimed at objects which women see as their own creations, specifically, their babies. The potential causes and consequences of these conditions, including maternal and paternal...
To Freud, female sexuality remained something of a mystery: a riddle and a dark continent. He urged his female colleagues to enlighten him. Many have ...
Sex matters. It is a crucial part of who we are and what to do. So why do we police what is "normal" and what is "bizarre?" As Estela Welldon argues in this insightful book, whenever we disapprove of others or ourselves in this way, we close our eyes to a deeper understanding of human nature.
Dr. Welldon is an internationally recognized expert on sexual diversity. As a psychiatrist, she has also worked inside prisons with sex offenders, so she is familiar with the extremes of "oddity." Here, she uses a psychoanalytic framework with humor, insight, and clarity to explore why we...
Sex matters. It is a crucial part of who we are and what to do. So why do we police what is "normal" and what is "bizarre?" As Estela Welldon argues i...
