Smarter Sex Starts Now, with Emily Morse

Well Beyond 40

JJ Virgin

Nutrition, Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Why does desire feel so different after 40? And what can actually reignite it? In this episode, I talk with sex educator Emily Morse about sex after 40—what changes, what improves, and what we’ve been taught completely wrong. We dive into hormones, responsive desire, sexual intelligence, and why pleasure is a key pillar of overall wellness. Emily Morse is a sex educator, doctor of human sexuality, and the host of the wildly popular podcast, Sex with Emily. For over 20 years, she’s been helping people ditch shame, boost pleasure, and have smarter, more connected sex. What you’ll learn: (06:04) Why only about 20% of women orgasm from penetration and what that really means for your pleasure. (08:37) How stress, trauma, and shame act as “pleasure thieves” that quietly suppress libido. (09:33) Why adding lube can dramatically increase orgasm likelihood and improve comfort. (14:41) The five pillars of sexual intelligence and how they impact desire after 40. (29:21) How vaginal estrogen and hormone support can transform sexual comfort and confidence. (33:20) Why mindful masturbation helps you truly understand your body and close the orgasm gap. (39:28) How using the “Three T’s”—timing, tone, and turf—can radically improve sexual communication. Love the podcast? Here’s what to do: Subscribe to the podcast. Leave a review. Text a screenshot to me at 813-565-2627 and wait for a personal reply because your voice is so important to me. Want to listen to the show completely ad-free? Go to http://subscribetojj.com Click “TRY FREE” and start your ad-free journey today! When you’re ready, enjoy the VIP experience for just $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year (save 17%!) Full show notes (including all links mentioned): https://jjvirgin.com/sexwithemily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Kyle Wood, host of Fun Facts Daily. We all know the Winter Olympics have thrilling competitions,
0:05.1	but the history of the sports is more odd and interesting than you might realize. Like archaeologists
0:10.7	have found skis that are over 8,000 years old, meaning that people in Russia and Scandinavia
0:16.0	were skiing before the Great Pyramids were built in Egypt. Fun Facts Daily is covering all the stuff you never realized you always wanted to know about the Winter Olympics and hundreds of other topics.
0:27.0	So follow Fun Facts Daily wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.5	Most of what we've learned about sex is simply not true.
0:35.5	Most women don't have an orgasm during sex.
0:38.7	Only 20% have orgasms from penetration.
0:42.0	Stress, trauma, and shame are three of the things that prevent our desire.
0:46.7	I've been married for 25 years and I've been making orgasms the whole time.
0:50.5	I can't tell you how often I hear that from women.
0:53.1	Parents don't talk freely about sexual matters with their children.
0:56.0	They can't. This subject is not acceptable.
0:58.0	There's been so much censorship over sex over the years.
1:01.0	Sexual health was like the stepchild of the wellness industry.
1:06.0	Sex is wellness.
1:09.0	The longer we go without having sex, kind of like going to the gym, you know how hard it is when you get out of the gym and then you gotta go back?
1:15.6	The same thing happens for sex.
1:17.6	I mean, honestly, we have to keep our own pilot light lit.
1:20.6	How many times a week should we be having sex?
1:23.6	What is the normal?
1:24.6	What is the magic number?
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