My Pleasure: An Intimate Guide to Loving Your Body and Having Great Sex
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In My Pleasure, I invite you to join me on a journey of self-love, body acceptance, and sexual exploration.
This book is my love letter to anyone who thought they didn’t deserve one. Drawing from my own experiences as a body image advocate and sex educator, I open up about the ups and downs of reconnecting with my body and discovering what pleasure truly means to me. It’s filled with practical exercises, candid reflections, and honest advice on everything from embracing self-touch and communicating desires to navigating intimacy without shame. With warmth, humor, and a no-judgment approach, I aim to help you redefine pleasure on your own terms, celebrate your body at every size, and create deeply fulfilling, joyful sexual experiences — whether you’re exploring solo or with a partner.
What People Are Saying
It's like Laura Delarato is your older sister, who has done all the work to find true pleasure in life and then wrote you a guide. "My pleasure" is a playful exploration of your own identity through poignant questions and activities.
— Al Fine, CEO of Dame Products
A book for everyone and every body who wants to bask in the bliss of what it means to be human, My Pleasure is more than a book about sex, and more than a self-help book about how to love your body. It's a powerful and potent bible for anyone looking to prioritize their pleasure in all ways, while having the best sex possible while they do so. In My Pleasure, Laura's radical honesty, humor, vulnerability, and vibrance shine through in each word and exercise, making this a true joy to read and experience. I can't recommend this book enough to anyone looking to create an intentional and invigorating relationship with their own sexuality.
— Gabriela Herstik, Author of Inner Witch, Bewitching the Elements, and Sacred Sex
Reading My Pleasure was a motivational guide to getting to know myself better. We all struggle with feelings of shame, fear, and discomfort in our own bodies, but Laura’s honest, first-person anecdotes and real advice, was a helpful reminder that we are all a work in progress, and that loving ourselves first is the most important. Great for the bedside and full of beautiful illustrations to boot.
— Julia Rothman, Illustrator
“If you’ve ever thought as an adult “The Care and Keeping of You did not prepare me for this,” this book for you. My Pleasure is a therapy session, sleepover and stroll through an adult toy store rolled into one with the coolest queer, fat Brooklyn babe as your guide. I didn’t realize how many opportunities to feel good I’ve been letting go untapped!”
— Sean Taylor from The Circle on Netflix
So many of us are taught to hide from our own bodies - finding self-love and learning how to use our bodies for our own pleasure can be a daunting task. Laura makes it easy by acting as a friendly guide -with a captivating mix of personal stories, guided activities, sexual health, and more. She helps us all discover our own pleasure and achieve deep growth in the most beautiful way.
— Tess Holliday, Body positive pioneer, activist, author
So many books about sexual pleasure are mechanical guides full of glossy pictures that reinforce fatphobic, racist, ableist beauty standards! My Pleasure gives us what so many of us really need: an invitation to look inward, to accept ourselves, and to ask hard questions. This precious book is one part tactical guide, one part deep soul search. Chef's kiss!
— Virgie Tovar, author