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Spirituality and sexuality: The healthy connection

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This article offers an appraisal of the relationship between the spiritual and sexual dimensions of our health. It is argued that the essential ingredient of connectedness is at the core of each of these two dimensions. A framework of seven dimensions of health is presented as a paradigm for discussing this relationship. Finally, the personal and professional implications of expanding and promoting the spiritual and sexual aspects of our health, and the striking connection between them, are discussed.

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  1. University of New Orleans, Louisiana

    Peter B. Anderson Ph.D. (Associate Profesor in Health Performance and Health Promotion)

  2. Matrix Group Learning Systems in Metairie, Louisiana

    Mal Morgan

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Anderson, P.B., Morgan, M. Spirituality and sexuality: The healthy connection. J Relig Health 33, 115–121 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02354531

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