Böcker av Victoria Brooks

The figure of the mistress is undoubtedly controversial. She provokes intense reactions, ranging from fear, to disgust and revulsion, to excitement and titillation, to sadness and perhaps to some, love. The mistress is conventionally depicted as a threat to moral living and someone whose sexuality is considered defective and toxic. Of course, she is a woman that you would not have as your friend, and certainly not your wife, since her ethical sense, if she even has one, is dubious at best. This book subverts these traditional judgements and offers an unflinching look at the lived experience of the mistress. Here she is recast as a potentially loving, free, intimate 'other' woman. Drawing upon feminist philosophy, contemporary sexual ethics and the current cultural moment of #MeToo, Mistress Ethics moves beyond a narrative of infidelity, conventional judgment, the safeguarding of monogamy and conventional heterosex that permeates our society. It asks what happens when we let go of our insecurities, judgments and moralistic relationship philosophies and opt, instead, for an ethics of kindness. This kindness - underpinned by engaging with those deemed 'other' and learning from mistresses, both straight and queer - will teach us new ways of thinking about ethics and sex, and reveal how we have better sex, and how we can be better to each other.

Welcome to your own "timeout chair". The name may sound unpleasant at first, but the idea is that you take time to sit and think about what you have said or done and analyse a better solution. This book has been designed using proven tools for mental health by leading professionals. The activities in this book include principles taught by Leah Kuypers, M.A. Ed, OTR/l in her book the zones of regulation, the ABC model was created by Dr. Albert Ellis, and mindfulness activities encouraged by countless mental health professionals. The author claims no professional knowledge in any of these, however, has first-hand experience in their use and benefits. The author hopes that this book becomes a useful tool to anyone who uses it.

This book is a compilation of many poetic works by Vik over the last fifteen years. It includes genres such as narrative, contemporary, lyrical, and dramatic. Vikki has lived through various levels of trauma, self-discovery and growth. Through each step they have written poetry expressing the facts of life to inspire and instruct others. The poetry in this book is deep and intense. Vik truly hopes that their readers feel compelled and inspired reading these works.

An urgent call for everyone to find inventive ways to question the ethics of sexuality.