The Men on My Couch

True Stories of Sex, Love, and Psychotherapy

By: Brandy Engler, David Rensin

Narrated by: Abby Craden

When Dr. Brandy Engler opened her sex therapy practice for women in Manhattan, she got a big surprise. Most of the calls were from men. They wanted to talk about womanizing, porn addiction, impotence, prostitutes - and most of all, love.

Her patients were everyday guys from all walks of life. Among them were David, the Wall Street hotshot and compulsive womanizer; Charles, an introvert who kept pushing away the fiancée he thought was too beautiful for him; Paul, the self-made man who visited massage parlors despite his sexy wife; and the men's group whose stark revelations about male anger and their search for the right woman will open your eyes. In The Men on My Couch, Dr. Engler allows listeners inside those private sessions to witness her exciting and evocative encounters with what men desire and fear.

Dr. Engler tells her own story, too. At first her patients' revelations are painful and disconcerting, especially against the backdrop of her own difficult love affair. Yet Dr. Engler lets listeners experience how she evolves both professionally and personally, from chagrin to compassion, and reconciles her idealized notions of love and sex with the unexpected and raw truths she hears in the office.

The Men on My Couch is unlike other relationship books. There are no tired facile conclusions or pejorative generalizations. Here are fresh insights into modern sexual maladies, gleaned from real people having real struggles and experiencing real epiphanies - in the real world.

This book will change how both women and men think about love, sex, and desire.

©2012 Dr. Brandy Dunn and Resin, Inc. (P)2013 Tantor

Perspective Broadening

My friend studying psychology read this and recommended it.

Ego, love, authenticity, distance, intimacy, freedom.

Great insight in to men and keeps you interested

I really enjoyed this book. I was interested in the author's personal story that was intertwined with her real life patient's stories and their subsequent progress. This book gives a great insight in to men and how they view sex.

Outstanding read

The writer was able to write in a real personal and easy to understand form! She was very honest with her approach .

Pretty good

Pretty good anecdotal discussion of men's psychology and sexuality. I enjoyed it very much. The narration of the men's voices, and the few exotic accents in the book provided some comic relief for me

good work Brandy, very bold & straight... elaborate the truth of life. shows character & stay away from fantasy...