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Intimacy issues are widespread.
What if being a person with a disability made you more equipped to thrive in intimate relationships, rather than inhibited you?
And what if the skills I've learned from my lifelong physical disability could help all of us have stronger intimate relationships?
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An April 2024 article in Time magazine stated that “Modern dating means learning how to be comfortable with being uncomfortable, standing firmly in your beliefs, and navigating the beliefs of others in very politically divided times”.
As a woman with a physical disability, one of the things I learned early in life was to be comfortable with the uncomfortable - the discomfort that came from living in a world with systems not designed for me, and the discomfort of growing up with people physically staring at me.
When we look at the disabled population and dating specifically, a 2020 study in Denmark found that “participants with a disability (physical, mental, or both) reported significantly lower levels of sexual activity and satisfaction than participants without a disability. “
Significantly lower levels of sexual activity and satisfaction have been my experience in life - primarily due to the shame I experienced around my disability.
As I moved past the shame I felt around my disability, however, I grew a powerful emotional toolkit that will benefit anyone looking to improve their intimate relationships.
We know that divorce rates are skyrocketing because what’s needed to be intimate in today’s day and age is radically different than before. We also know that TikTok is filled with videos of people complaining about the dating landscape in the US.
However, despite the evident problem, very few of us know how to improve our intimacy skills to address the emotional complexity of living.
In Dating “Disability”, I will use my personal stories to change that reality. I will share what I have had to overcome in my life since becoming physically disabled at age 8 and how all of us would be better served in intimate relationships by practicing the emotional intelligence skills I have learned.
This book is written for adults, regardless of ability, sexual orientation, or relationship status, who want to improve intimacy and emotional intelligence skills with themselves or others. It is also written for those who want to overcome any type of unwarranted shame. One of my goals is to model "shame-busting" behaviors and stories in an effort to help others move through painful experiences quicker than I did.
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Golden Dragonfly Press
Looking for personal growth, mind & body, poetry, and spirituality. Golden Dragonfly Press is a small publishing house located in Amherst, Massachusetts. Our mission is to publish beautiful, visionary, and transformational work. We look for fiction, non-fiction, and poetry titles with Body, Mind & Spirit themes. The founder is disabled. She was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease called Systemic Scleroderma. Traditional publisher Mind & Body, Poetry, Art & Photography, Biography & Memoir, Mindfulness & Happiness, Motivation & Inspiration, Personal Growth & Self-Improvement, Religion & Spirituality Worldwide |
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Ballast Books
250 copies • Partial manuscript. Hybrid publisher All categories , United States |
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Disruption Books
250 copies • Partial manuscript. Hybrid publisher Mind & Body, Biography & Memoir, Business & Money, Health, Fitness & Dieting, History, Journalism, Personal Growth & Self-Improvement, Politics & Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture, Technology & the Future Worldwide |
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1106 Design, LLC
Dear Author, Service publisher Children Fiction, Christian Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Essay, Literary Fiction, Mind & Body, Mystery, Thriller, Horror & Suspense, Mythology & Folk Tales, Poetry, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Women's Fiction, YA Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Business & Money, Career & Success, Children Non-Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Communication Skills, Corporate Culture, Current Affairs, Economics, Education, Entrepreneurship & Small Business, Health, Fitness & Dieting, History, Humor & Entertainment, Journalism, Management & Leadership, Marketing & Sales, Mindfulness & Happiness, Money & Investment, Motivation & Inspiration, Nature & Environment, Parenting, Personal Growth & Self-Improvement, Philosophy, Politics & Social Sciences, Popular Science, Productivity & Time Management, Psychology, Reference, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Sex & Relationships, Society & Culture, Sports & Outdoors, Technology & the Future, Travel, YA Non-Fiction, Science Fiction & Humour Worldwide |
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Bright Communications LLC
Looking for all types of books, including fiction, children's books, health, memoir, business books, and cookbooks Service publisher Children Fiction, Christian Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBT Fiction, Literary Essay, Literary Fiction, Mind & Body, Mystery, Thriller, Horror & Suspense, Mythology & Folk Tales, Romantic Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Women's Fiction, YA Fiction, Art & Photography, Biography & Memoir, Business & Money, Career & Success, Children Non-Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Coloring Books for Grown-Ups, Comics & Graphic Novels, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Communication Skills, Corporate Culture, Crafts & Hobbies, Creativity, Current Affairs, Economics, Education, Entrepreneurship & Small Business, Health, Fitness & Dieting, History, Humor & Entertainment, Illustrated Books, Journalism, Management & Leadership, Marketing & Sales, Mindfulness & Happiness, Money & Investment, Motivation & Inspiration, Nature & Environment, Parenting, Personal Growth & Self-Improvement, Philosophy, Politics & Social Sciences, Popular Science, Productivity & Time Management, Psychology, Reference, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Sex & Relationships, Society & Culture, Sports & Outdoors, Technology & the Future, Travel, YA Non-Fiction, Science Fiction & Humour United States, United Kingdom, Canada |
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eBooks2go
100 copies • Completed manuscript. Service publisher Children Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mind & Body, Mystery, Thriller, Horror & Suspense, Romantic Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, YA Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Business & Money, Career & Success, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Health, Fitness & Dieting, History, Journalism, Personal Growth & Self-Improvement, Politics & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Society & Culture, Sports & Outdoors, Technology & the Future, Travel Worldwide |
Section - Introduction
Chapter 1 - A roadmap
Quote page - “The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives.” - Ester Perel
“Flirting is literally one of my favorite things on earth. Why in the world would I give that over to a bot?!” I declared to a romantic crush over text.
My crush hit right back with “says the virgin,” sarcastically hinting at the consideration that if I perhaps engaged an AI bot, I would not be single in my late thirties, at the time only having experienced oral sex with one partner.
I have lived with a visible, physical disability for the majority of my life. When I was eight years old, a clump of blood vessels started bleeding in my brain stem. Upon removal, this eruption left me partially paralyzed on the left side of my body and unable to speak.
Aside from sizable physical effects, the bleed caused extensive emotional damage in my life which plagued my dating and sexual life for years. My love of flirting was not a fair match for the depths of emotional scar tissue.
Before we go further, I want to make clear that this is not a sob story I’m sharing with you. I don’t want anyone to feel any amount of sorrow or pity for me because I live one of the most amazing lives I know. While I unconsciously followed emotional patterns that kept me single in my 20s and early 30s, I also made very conscious choices to stay celibate for several years in my late 30s because I knew that was most aligned with what I wanted out of life.
This book will discuss my journey from fearing to thriving on intimacy. One of the big things I have learned in my journey is that most of us struggle with intimacy. I wasn't alone growing up even though I may have felt like it. And my problems, as much as I thought they were, weren’t because I walked differently. They had much more to do with what I thought about myself walking differently.
I wanted to write this book to help give others a roadmap of behaviors that have helped me. Behaviors and mental frameworks that I wish someone had given me as a teenager and young woman.
Hello readers and friends,
I hope you had as great a weekend as I did!
On Saturday, I had the pleasure of seeing Cabaret with some …
Dearest readers,
I'm so excited to have you on the publishing journey with me! As you know, the Dating "Disability" campaign is now in …
So wonderful and can’t wait to read!
Thank you for being one of my first pre-orders! I really appreciate you and your family :)
Get it!!!!!! So proud of you!!
Fleechy and Flem - together 4eva
Unbelievably proud and excited for you!
Let's get it!
Way to go, Em!
Thanks for everything and for being a huge supporter! Can't wait to see you next month!
Emily,
I am here for this entire journey with you. I am so excited for you as an aspiring author myself I am really going to be watching closely to learn lessons from you, as I have in the past.
I just seriously can’t wait for your message to get out to the general public and will be supporting you in any way I possibly can
Yes! We will have big chats about the whole process and I can't wait to share all I'm learning!
So proud of you!!
Thank you for the support!
Congratulations!
Thank you for your support for so many years!
Looking forward to reading it, Emily!
My favorite love!!! Thank you!
Looking forward to reading your prolific positive energy!
Thank you! I hope you are great and loving Nashville!! I hope we can catch up more soon!
All the best! Being an author is amazing, and I wish it will open doors for you and influence others in the best way possible!
Thank you!
So proud of you Em! You got this. ❤️
I appreciate you so much!
Congratulations
Thank you for your support!!
Can’t wait to read this! You go girl!!
Tay!!! SoulCycle fam - love you and thanks for your support!!
Oh, EmGood, I am so excited for this. Congrats!
Congratulations Emily! Can’t wait to read your book. - Tiffany Tate
Congratulations Emily! Can’t wait to read your book. - Tiffany Tate
So so proud of you my friend🥰
Thank you, as always, for your support for all these years :)
Just ordered!
Excited to see you soon in NYC!
SO excited to read this!!!
And I'm excited for my upcoming collab with you and Samata Health! Talk soon!!
Woohooo can’t wait to read this! Keep inspiring people!
Can’t wait to read it!
So excited for you and this incredibly journey your on Emily! Wishing you much success on the journey.
All the best,
Katie Steffee
Hi dear friend! Miss you!
A whole book of Emily's wisdom? Count me in!
Hi Emily. I am thrilled to read your book once published. I have a publisher I recommend you researching. Morgan James Publishing Company. They were established in Newport News. They have offices across the us and the globe. Contact me at 757-291-3324.
This is a great idea and I know there will be lots of demand. Way to go Emily!!
Lots of love,
Tricia Edwards
Best of luck with your launch. Thanks for the courage to tell the story
Thanks for helping everyone have a full life!
So lovely to meet you and thank you for all the support! I look forward to more dinners!
Enjoy the exciting times ahead!
So excited for this!!
Loved meeting you - thank you for your support!
Excited that you're publishing a book, and can't wait to read it!! :)
I love all of our Denver adventures - thank you for the support!
Emily we haven't met yet but I am an SF Chapter Lead for the CultureFirst community, I just got Jessie's email so I signed up to get a copy and shared this with our disability focused ERG at my company - can't wait to read it!
So nice to meet virtually!! Thank you for your support and I hope we get to meet in-person at some point.
How exciting -- Can't wait to read it, Emily!
Thank you for advocating for me, my thought leadership, and my writing! I appreciate our partnership :)
Let's get it done!!!
Cheering for you, Emily!!!
I can’t wait to read this!!!!!! Keep being my most fabulous friend!! Xoxoxo El
Love you!
on July 8, 2024, 1:46 p.m.
So proud of you, my dear friend!!
on July 9, 2024, 12:14 p.m.
Love you SO much! Thank you for the support - see you soon!!