United | Becoming Parents | Job posting | Tell me you love me | Men | Even in Captivity - 10/26/07

Fri Oct 26 22:56:17 EDT 2007

- UNITED AIRLINES CODE PROBLEM
- BECOMING PARENTS INSTRUCTORS
- GRANT EVALUATOR JOB IN GREEN BAY
- TELL ME YOU LOVE ME, OR AT LEAST....
- MCCARTHY & METZ BOOK: GUIDE TO MEN'S SEXUAL HEALTH
- PLUS: WHAT'S COMING: SEX-STARVED WIFE & MATING IN CAPTIVITY
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- UNITED AIRLINES CODE PROBLEM

Several of you reported a problem in trying to use the United Airlines
on-line Smart Marriages discount code.  I'm told that problem is now fixed.
Please try again. I strongly urge you to reserve flights ASAP as with the
July 4th holidays and rising fuel costs cheap seats will sell out. Please
let me know if this code doesn't work on-line. The code also works at the
United 800-521-4041 - Use Smart Marriages code #563XA
For details: 
http://www.smartmarriages.com/travel.html
- diane 

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- BECOMING PARENTS INSTRUCTORS

Public Strategies is recruiting Marriage Educators to teach Pam Jordan's
Becoming Parents curriculum to couples participating in their Family
Expectations Program in Oklahoma City. This is a part-time position that
requires attendance at a one week training session in Seattle in January
2008. Interested candidates must demonstrate excellent presentation and
people skills and be able to lead workshops on weekends and evenings. The
ideal candidate will have public speaking experience and a Bachelors Degree
in Sociology, Psychology, Marriage and Family Studies or related field.
Send resume to karen.holeman at publicstrategies.com to be considered for this
opportunity

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- GRANT EVALUATOR JOB IN GREEN BAY

Employment Opportunity: Grant Program Evaluator
The FOUNDATION for a GREAT MARRIAGE, Inc.
Green Bay, WI
Application Deadline: December 1, 2007
For full description, see: http://www.smartmarriages.com/jobs.html

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- TELL ME YOU LOVE ME, OR AT LEAST....

Diane, 
I don't know if you've heard from others that the HBO Tell Me You Love Me
show seems to have spiked concerns about all things sexual.  I'm seeing a
dramatic increase from both singles and couples wanting to explore issues.
In fact they raise the issues and credit the show. It makes me wish I could
go back and take different workshops in Denver.  I know you say you listen
to all the tapes.  Which do you recommend?
E.W.  

I've watched enough of the show to know that it covers a lot of bases -
infertility (the pressure of having to have sex "just" to have a baby and
the disappointment and blame when it doesn't work); infidelity and
commitment jitters in young engaged couples; and the one that probably hits
home (no pun intended) for the majority - the sexless marriage of the dual
career nesting couple with young children - "inlove" but sexless.  Which
recordings? - this is actually easy because ALL the sex workshops at Smart
Marriages Denver got such high ratings - ALL in the top 30 - all with
comments like "practical, clear, helpful". Maybe we should put together a
special sex package for marriage educators, but in lieu of that here they
are. Order as CDs or MP3 downloads at 800-241-7785 or at
http://www.iplaybacksmartmarriages.com

> 
> 757-307
> Ecstasy Without Guilt
> Joe Beam
> Understand the inherent causes of ³low² and ³no² sex
> marriages and an approach to help more ³conservative²
> couples find excitement and fulfillment.
> 
> 757-407 - TOP RATED OF ALL THE SEX SESSIONS****
> Married Sex for Men
> Michael Metz, PhD, Barry McCarthy, PhD
> Ten things men need to know to deal with the common
> problems  low desire, porn addiction, erectile dysfunction,
> premature ejaculation, etc.  to build a healthy, pleasurable
> sex life.
> 
> 757-507
> Hot Monogamy - TOOB
> Pat Love, EdD, Kathleen McFadden, CLE
> The death of passion often heralds the end of a marriage.
> Proven techniques can help couples restore this vital energy.
> Pragmatic strategies presented with humor and clinical savvy.
> 
> 757-602
> Rekindling Desire
> Barry McCarthy, PhD
> One in five marriages is non-sexual, i.e., have sex less than 10 times a year.
> Specific exercises bridge the cycles of avoidance and self-consciousness and
> reestablish desire. Case illustrations.
> 
> 757-704
> The #1 Key to Incredible Sex
> Mark Gungor
> Learn a humorous and incredibly effective approach to understanding the
> misinformation that kills off sex and passion, and how to turn things around.

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- MCCARTHY & METZ BOOK: GUIDE TO MEN'S SEXUAL HEALTH

757-407 Married Sex for Men by McCarthy and Metz came out on top - #1 in the
Denver sex track. Their comprehensive, easy-to-read book on the topic is now
available.  Here's the blurb from the Smart Marriages book page.
http://www.smartmarriages.com/app/Media.Booklist

> Men's Sexual Health: Fitness for Satisfying Sex
> Routledge, ISBN: 0415956382
> Barry McCarthy, Michael Metz
> This pro-male, pro-sex, pro-marriage book  written by, for and about men  is
> organized around three main topics: awareness and enhancement of sexuality,
> dealing with sexual problems, and lifelong healthy sexuality. Another way to
> put it is that it helps men deal with the challenge of integrating intimacy
> without losing their sense of eroticism and accepting the Good Enough Sex
> model rather than clinging to the male dominant, perfect intercourse
> performance approach. It tackles the barriers and problems that limit sexual
> practice, discusses how to enhance sexual satisfaction and offers
> understanding of and solutions for problems such as premature ejaculation,
> erectile dysfunction, inhibited sexual desire, ejaculatory inhibition and
> compulsive sexual behavior. Exercises and activities provide skills training,
> and stimulate healthy sexual practice.

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- PLUS: WHAT'S COMING: SEX-STARVED WIFE & MATING IN CAPTIVITY

Also, you can plan to study-up in San Francisco - in addition to welcoming
back these highly successful sessions we'll be adding two workshops that
are right up the "Tell Me You Love Me" alley. Michele Weiner-Davis will
present on her new book "Sex Starved Wife" due in Feb '08 and Esther Perel
will present on her international bestseller: "Mating in Captivity:
Unlocking Erotic Intelligence  Explore the paradoxical union of
domesticity and sexual desire through video case examples and learn how to
help couples sustain desire over the long haul."  Tah Dah!

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