Synopses & Reviews
Human relationships contain infinite possibilities, but the fairytale ideal of companionship does not exist for most people. In Consensuality, Helen Wildfell and her co-adventurers detail the process for creating a healthy, successful relationship and avoiding common pitfalls. The authors explore gender identity, sexual boundaries, power struggles, and emotional dysfunction. They offer their experiences in overcoming regret and resentment, finding self-empowerment, and provide hard-won communication tips for building healthy partnerships. Filled with personal descriptions of the complex layers in human interaction, Consensuality's stories and illustrations combine gender studies with memoir to truly make the personal political.
Review
and#147;Incredibly illuminating. Iand#8217;d never thought of it this way before, but Iand#8217;m getting it now: Love, self-esteem, and even happiness all come down to consent. As I read I was like, Ping! Ping! Thatand#8217;s me! Or, Hey, Iand#8217;ve met that, too! Consentuality is that rare self-help book that is actually intelligent and helpful. It should be required reading for all social beings.and#8221; and#151;Ariel Gore, author of The End of Eve and Bluebird: Women and the New Psychology of Happiness
Synopsis
In Consensuality, Helen Wildfell and her co-adventurers detail the process for creating or finding a healthy, successful relationship as well as common pitfalls and how to avoid them, like gender identity, sexual boundaries, power struggles, and emotional dysfunction. The authors experiences lead to lessons of self-empowerment and communication tips for building healthy partnerships. We recognize their preferences and boundaries. We discuss how those fit with our own preferences and boundaries. Filled with personal descriptions of the complex layers in human interaction, the book combines gender studies with memoir to truly make the personal political.
About the Author
Helen Windfell: Helen Wildfell is a writer and advocate for social equality within personal relationships. She earned her degree in Sociocultural Anthropology at the University of California, San Diego, where she developed a passion for studying the cultural effects of privilege. She currently lives in San Francisco.