Alexandra H. Solomon Books

Let’s begin where all love stories begin—long before your first romance. The family you grew up in was your first classroom of love. As a therapist, I often ask clients to look back not to assign blame but to understand the emotional inheritance they carry. In this chapter, you’ll learn how your fam...

From Loving Bravely: Twenty Lessons of Self-Discovery to Help You Get the Love You Want

Emotions are the language of intimacy. Yet so many of us were never taught to speak this language fluently. Emotional literacy is the skill of recognizing, naming, and expressing what you feel in a way that fosters connection rather than conflict. It’s about moving beyond vague discomfort to precise...

From Loving Bravely: Twenty Lessons of Self-Discovery to Help You Get the Love You Want

Every woman in our world grows up absorbing a relentless stream of messages about what it means to be sexy. These messages come from television screens, social media feeds, religious doctrines, and family conversations — often contradictory, but overwhelmingly prescriptive. They teach us that sexual...

From Taking Sexy Back: How to Own Your Sexuality and Create the Relationships You Want

Sexual self-awareness is the heart of empowerment. It means cultivating the courage to turn your attention inward — to ask yourself what you feel, what you need, what you value — and to trust those answers. In a world that teaches women to please others, this turn inward is radical. To develop self...

From Taking Sexy Back: How to Own Your Sexuality and Create the Relationships You Want