Desire: The Workbook: A Guided Journey into the Longings That Shape Our Lives
Mar 2026 · Sold by Convergent Books
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Desire—and the problems we encounter with it—shapes every part of our lives.
It shows up in the restlessness of a life that feels empty. In the distance between you and your partner. In the sex that feels pressured or unfulfilling. Left unexamined, desire turns into frustration, disconnection, and exhaustion.
This workbook is where you begin to transform your relationship to desire and, in the process, learn to reconnect with yourself and the people closest to you.
Building on his book Desire, therapist and researcher Jay Stringer guides you through a journey to uncover the stories that have shaped you, disrupt the patterns that keep you stuck, and cultivate the intimacy and meaning you long for.
Through prompts, exercises, and reflections, you’ll engage the five desires at the core of your story—grounded in findings from an original study of more than 4,000 people:
1. Wholeness – knowing your childhood story and tending to its heartache
2. Growth – developing hospitality and resilience in the face of difficulty
3. Intimacy – learning how to love and be loved
4. Pleasure – experiencing the revelation, provocation, and healing of sex
5. Purpose – cultivating a compelling and meaningful life
Desire: The Workbook is designed to profoundly deepen your relationship to desire—showing you how conflict and disappointment can become the very ground where intimacy and hope grow.
It shows up in the restlessness of a life that feels empty. In the distance between you and your partner. In the sex that feels pressured or unfulfilling. Left unexamined, desire turns into frustration, disconnection, and exhaustion.
This workbook is where you begin to transform your relationship to desire and, in the process, learn to reconnect with yourself and the people closest to you.
Building on his book Desire, therapist and researcher Jay Stringer guides you through a journey to uncover the stories that have shaped you, disrupt the patterns that keep you stuck, and cultivate the intimacy and meaning you long for.
Through prompts, exercises, and reflections, you’ll engage the five desires at the core of your story—grounded in findings from an original study of more than 4,000 people:
1. Wholeness – knowing your childhood story and tending to its heartache
2. Growth – developing hospitality and resilience in the face of difficulty
3. Intimacy – learning how to love and be loved
4. Pleasure – experiencing the revelation, provocation, and healing of sex
5. Purpose – cultivating a compelling and meaningful life
Desire: The Workbook is designed to profoundly deepen your relationship to desire—showing you how conflict and disappointment can become the very ground where intimacy and hope grow.
Desire—and the problems we encounter with it—shapes every part of our lives.
It shows up in the restlessness of a life that feels empty. In the distance between you and your partner. In the sex that feels pressured or unfulfilling. Left unexamined, desire turns into frustration, disconnection, a...
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Marcy Jones
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May 4, 2026
Desire: The Workbook is a thoughtful guide that helps you look at the deeper longings shaping your life. It explores how desire shows up in everyday struggles—like feeling disconnected, restless, or stuck—and turns those experiences into opportunities for growth. The workbook walks you through five core areas of desire, using prompts and reflections that feel personal and practical. I liked how it connects childhood experiences, relationships, and purpose in a way that’s easy to understand.
About the author
Jay Stringer is a licensed mental health counselor, researcher, and speaker who helps people uncover the unexpected meaning hidden in life’s hardest challenges. He is the award-winning author of Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing and lives in New York City with his wife, Heather, and their two children.
Jay Stringer is a licensed mental health counselor, researcher, and speaker who helps people uncover the unexpected meaning hidden in life’s hardest challenges. He is the award-winning author of Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing and lives in New York City with his wife, H...
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