Your Trickiest & Most Embarrassing Sex Qs, Answered

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2025

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

Not sure what’s missing from your sex life? Sex educator Emily Nagoski talks about her research on sex and connection, covering everything from common myths about intimacy to why we’re so uncomfortable talking about sex. Learn how to figure out what you want from sex and how to bring it up with your partner. There are so many societal expectations around sex and relationships. We’re going to get into the reasons we tend to like sex, how to determine exactly what you like, and Emily answers your toughest questions about sex submitted directly to me by lovely listeners. 0:33 How Men Are Deprived of Feelings 5:31 How Do We Know What We Like? 10:30 How To Talk About Sex 26:14 Turning Off Your Brain 29:40 Sex During Political Collapse 31:30 Why Don’t We Talk About Sex? 40:15 Practicing Ecstasy 44:14 Masturbation 56:35 Sex While Managing Disabilities 1:01:51 Sex & SSRIs Listen to Disability After Dark. Find a sex therapist at AASECT. For more from Emily, find her on Instagram @enagoski or online at www.emilynagoski.com. Order her newest book Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections. Ready to uplevel every part of your life? Order Liz’s book 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now! To join The Liz Moody Podcast Club Facebook group, go to www.facebook.com/groups/thelizmoodypodcast. Connect with Liz on Instagram @lizmoody or online at www.lizmoody.com. Subscribe to the substack by visiting https://lizmoody.substack.com/welcome. This episode is sponsored by: LMNT: go to DrinkLMNT.com/LizMoody to get a free LMNT sample pack with any order. The Liz Moody Podcast cover art by Zack. The Liz Moody Podcast music by Alex Ruimy. Formerly the Healthier Together Podcast. This podcast and website represents the opinions of Liz Moody and her guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for information purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions. The Liz Moody Podcast Episode 315. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It only takes one or two or three sessions with a sex therapist to build a base level of skill.
0:06.4	Of course you feel weird doing it.
0:08.1	You've never learned how.
0:10.0	One of my favorite concepts that you shared is the idea of practicing ecstasy.
0:14.3	Can you share how we can do that in our daily lives?
0:16.4	I think about the times when it's been easy for me to want and like a sexual experience,
0:20.6	what was activating the accelerator, in the times when it was difficult, what was hitting the
0:25.6	brakes is a great starting point.
0:27.9	Discovering this genuine truth of our own sexuality is one of the three aspects of happy,
0:32.6	connected, long-term relationships.
0:34.2	Can you share the other two?
0:35.5	Hello, friends, and welcome back to the Liz Moody
0:37.7	podcast. Look, sex can be tricky. And, and we all deserve pleasure and joy and connection.
0:45.7	So today we are having Dr. Emily Nagoski on to help solve our trickiest sex issues. Emily has a PhD
0:51.9	in health behavior with a concentration in human sexuality, and her
0:55.7	TED Talk has been viewed by over a million people. She is the New York Times bestselling author
1:00.8	of the books Come As You Are and Come Together, both of which will completely transform your
1:06.1	sex life. There's a lot of information in this episode, so if you want some key takeaways when
1:10.4	you are done listening, head over to lizmoody.substack.com and sign up for our brand new newsletter,
1:16.2	which has action steps for each episode, as well as meal plans, workout plans, and bonus interviews.
1:21.4	Emily, welcome to the podcast. I'm such a fan, and it is such an absolute honor to be talking to
1:26.4	you today.
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