This book is truly one of a kind and certainly not your typical book on sex from a Christian perspective. What is very interesting is that the author Nancy Houston does not just throw facts or bible verses at you, she instead chooses to use modern phycology and science to back up biblical principles on sex, using both in tandem to show readers what healthy, normal sexual reactions, thoughts and dialogs look like. She also uses stories of people instead of simply stating these facts outright, which makes the book a very easy read. She lets you see how sexual dysfunction has impacted all of us and we all need help on some level. It is something I think we can all grow and learn about constantly.Through the stories she gives you a glimpse of what healthy conversations around sex, shame and guilt should look like. I must admit I was not raised talking this way. My family talked plainly about sex, but not in a healthy way. The past, shame and guilt, and regret were never really looked at and the real root issues of why we made the choices we did were never addressed or considered. This book takes you deeper into those root issues and lets readers see behind the curtain, almost like going to a therapy session while reading.It can feel a little unnatural at times while reading for sure because most of us do not talk that way, accepting people in their junk while loving them through it. That said, I believe this technique is intentional to give us all a glimpse at what healthy sexual dialog looks like and to show us how to do it ourselves. It also gives us a goal of how to communicate and sets a guide post for what we should all strive for in learning to accept and love one another through our own stuff.In the end I certainly recommend reading the book. It is insightful and thought provoking and can certainly help anyone on their own journey to sexual wholeness.