Bound by BDSM: Unexpected Lessons for Building a Happier Life

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Why are BDSM practitioners so happy It turns out, BDSM isnt just about whips and chains.

With engaging stories and a warm, conversational tone, Bound by BDSM: Unexpected Lessons for Building a Happier Life reveals how BDSM practitioners use clear boundaries, enthusiastic consent, open dialogue, and a strong community to create fulfilling relationships and build richer, more intentional lives. Drawing on research from the largest scientific study of BDSM ever conducted, Alicia Walker and Arielle Kuperberg demonstrate that the BDSM communitys approach to trust and vulnerability offers a valuable model for building intimacy and fostering authentic connections. BDSM also allows practitioners to exercise their creativity and break the mold - whether it comes to trying out new practices in the bedroom or bending ideas about gender.

Whether youre vanilla, kinky, or just here for the life advice, this book packed with humor and insightis a refreshingly open-minded guide to building stronger relationships, deeper intimacy, and a more intentional approach to connection.

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Whether the heights of ecstasy or the depths of authenticitywhatever you craveBound by BDSM will inspire you to stretch your body, expand your mind, and reach for what you need. * Lisa Wade, author of American Hookup: The Culture of Sex on Campus *
Even if you don't know anything about BDSM or don't have an interest in knowing anything about BDSM, there are valuable lessons and insights for anyone in any kind of relationship, romantic or not, in Alicia M. Walker and Arielle Kuperberg's well-researched, informative and engaging book. * Vicki Larson, author of LATitude: How You Can Make a Live Apart Together Relationship Work *
Bound by BDSM is not just a book about kinky sex and its how-to's, but a guide to leading a more fulfilling life. It details Walkers and Kuperbergs research into the private lives of actual BDSM practitioners and gives readers an inside look into what makes BDSM pleasurable and desirable. The book also warns of the dangers of not knowing how to do it well. Bound by BDSM is for anyone who wants to learn how to practice better communication and connection, and how these can lead to a more pleasurable and passionate relationship. This book was a fascinating and important read. * Tammy Nelson, director of the Integrative Sex Therapy Institute and author of Open Monogamy: A Guide to Co-Creating Your Ideal Relationship Agreement *

Author Bio

Alicia M. Walker is an associate professor of sociology at Missouri State University and the author of The Secret Life of the Cheating Wife: Power, Pragmatism, and Pleasure in Womens Infidelity and Chasing Masculinity: Men, Validation, and Infidelity. Her work has appeared in Redbook, CNN, New York Times, The Cut, Daily Mail, Bustle, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Vice, Mens Health, USA Today, Psychology Today, The Independent, The Sun, The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, The Sun, and Business Insider.
Arielle Kuperberg is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Her research has been widely discussed in hundreds of media articles all over the world, including the New York Times, Fortune, Cosmopolitan, Time Magazine, Fox News, NBC, NPR, and The Atlantic.