The biggest lies about good sex and how to have it, debunked | Emily Nagoski: Full Interview

Listen to this episode from Big Think on Spotify. "Virtually everything we're taught about sexuality for the first two decades of our lives is wrong." Most of us were taught a version of sex education that veered into fiction rather than fact – stories that were rooted in shame, stereotypes, and outdated science. If you’ve ever wondered why your experience of sex doesn’t match what you were told it “should” be, Emily Nagoski wants to help you unlearn widespread misinformation, and have better sex. Nagoski shares the truth about spontaneous vs. Responsive desire, explains the real function of pleasure in the brain, and shows how unlearning toxic sexual scripts can transform not just relationships, but self-worth. Chapters: 00:00:00 Sex education 00:04:09 Understanding desire 00:17:59 What prevents great sex? 00:34:13 Understanding yourself 00:40:17 The orgasm 01:01:50 Redefining sex 01:21:01 Expanding orgasms -------------------------------------------------- About Emily Nagoski: Emily Nagoski is the award-winning author of the New York Times bestselling Come As You Are and The Come As You Are Workbook, and coauthor, with her sister, Amelia, of New York Times bestseller Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle. She earned an M.S. In counseling and a Ph.D. In health behavior, both from Indiana University, with clinical and research training at the Kinsey Institute. Now she combines sex education and stress education to teach women to live with confidence and joy inside their bodies. She lives in Massachusetts with two dogs, a cat, and a cartoonist. -------------------- -------------------11:08-20 ----------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices