Ryan brings the perspective of someone whose experience differs from the way marriage is often portrayed --- she’s happy! Yet happiness was hard-won, she admits. As Ryan searched for advice for her second attempt at marriage, she found much talk centered on failure. Ryan found the “happily-ever-after” with an unexpected bonus --- in addition to a husband, she gained a newfound faith. Now she offers an “applied spirituality,” testing her beliefs to see if they really work. She also writes of her struggles with infertility, depression, and universal questions about body image and what makes good sex. She offers a refreshing, countercultural take on a range of issues.