Your Guide to Transformation
Hi, its Dr. Diana Hoppe. My book, Healthy Sex Drive, Healthy You: What Your Libido Reveals About Your Life - is a result of my personal journey as a woman, clinical researcher, practicing gynecologist, coach, counselor and friend to my patients.
As women, we hold many roles – wives, partners, mothers, lovers, friends, colleagues – we’re modern-day Wonder Women, right? The challenge is that by juggling so much, sometimes we lose touch with our innermost selves along the way.
This is what happened to me…
After completing 8 years of medical school training and residency, and beginning my private practice, I realized I had lost touch with my self and my deepest sense of being – I was just “getting through” each day - striving to survive until the next.
Unfortunately, I carried this “getting through" mindset for years until I realized that I really wasn’t happy. I thought if you just worked hard enough, all of life’s fulfillment would appear. I woke up one day at the age of 41 looking into the mirror at my self, my passionless marriage and my work-consumed life and knew something was wrong. It wasn’t a pretty moment. That's when I honestly asked myself: “How do I see my life 10 years from now?” That's when things changed ---- I realized my life was up to me - Was I going to just continue living my life "getting through"? Or was I going to step out of my comfort zone and truly make a difference in this world… starting with the people I am fortunate enough to come in contact with every day?
If I wanted to love my self, to be happy, find true passion, have great relationships, live my life to the fullest – I needed to make changes and stop making excuses!
The choice was mine!
By looking so closely and introspectively I was able to regain my passion – passion to fulfill my mission in life as a physician and as an advocate for women’s health, and to be open to all of life’s exciting possibilities. This realization fueled my desire to be a better friend, a more understanding partner and to write this book so I could help other women define the passion in their lives through optimal health and greater intimacy in their significant relationships.
I’ve realized through the years that my journey is not unique, nor complete, by any means. My patients express to me daily the trials and struggles of balancing active lives and roles with rekindling or keeping alive the life-giving intimacy of their close relationships.
Healthy Sex Drive, Healthy You is a guide for you. By reading the book and joining with me in our supporting community at www.ListenToYourLibido.com you can find ways to transform your present life into one of self awareness, vibrancy and intimacy. My goal is to help you reach the highest levels of ultimate health, positive energy and over all well-being.
Join me... I’ll be lighting the way!
About The Author
Diana Hoppe, M.D. is a board-certified gynecologist in private practice in Encinitas, California. Since 1993 She has worked with thousands of women. Her patients trust her as their doctor, coach and friend. Through her own transformational journey Diana discovered her true passion in helping women “tune in” to their bodies, listen to their libidos and appreciate what their sex-drive is telling them about their overall health and well-being.
Dr. Hoppe is an active and passionate researcher. She has been at the forefront of countless studies and clinical trials in the field of women’s health. Her professional practice is based around helping women understand the “big picture” by sharing what she knows about nutrition, stress management, self-care… and S-E-X!
Dr. Hoppe truly LOVES being able to educate and empower women to achieve a lifetime of passion and pleasure. And in this book, Healthy Sex Drive, Healthy You, she has synthesized and simplified years of information, clinical research and patient experience for the benefit of others.
"This book is just terrific. Practical, down-to-earth, and exactly what women (and men) need to know for a lifetime of health-enhancing intimacy"
"Dr. Hoppe gives women the information and tools they need to stay in control of those areas of life that affect sexual desire. This 'whole-person' approach to having it all is invaluable"
"Your level of sexual desire is a direct reflection of your quality of life, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Wondering what happened to it? Why it seems to have changed so much? How to find the right level for you, right now? This book will help you understand what is standing in your way and how to reach the level of physical intimacy you desire!"