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Introduction to Fun Things We Like
December 16, 2025
Hi everyone-Emily and Amelia recently did a podcast about their favorite books, shows, and streamers. (Spoiler warning, there are a lot of role playing...
Healthy sex ed resources for young men
October 24, 2025
Hi everyone- This week is a guest post by Robyn Manning-Samuels, one of Emily’s sex educator friends and co-author on the upcoming Come Together Workbook and...
The Best Books on Sex Right Now (Updated)
September 5, 2025
Quick message for premium subscribers: You may have gotten a scary unsubscribe message from Substack today, but if you're reading this email, you are still a...
Why Some Penises Are Curvy
August 6, 2025
This week’s post is classic Emily from her pre-Come As You Are blog, The Dirty Normal. If you’ve ever wondered why some penises are curved, it’s your lucky...
Neuroplastic Pain & The Car Accident Experience
May 30, 2025
Emily had a car accident. She is safe and not hurt, but her car has seen better days. If you’re interested, she spoke to Amelia about it on the Feminist...
What we've learned about Burnout since writing the book
May 21, 2025
It’s a team-up newsletter this week, with a question about Burnout: Q: Emily and Amelia, what is something you've learned about Burnout since writing the...
Welcome back to Confidence and Joy
May 13, 2025
Hello! This is just a short note to say that we’ve (finally) moved Confidence and Joy from Substack to Buttondown. Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski will be...
Mapping Your Emotional Floorplan: A Comic by Erika Moen
February 11, 2025
Come Together is in paperback now!
Good Sex as Food for the Revolution
January 28, 2025
A guest post by Dr. Candice Nicole Hargons
Sex positive resources, according to you
January 17, 2025
As Sebastian the Crab says, “The human world, it’s a mess.” But there are shining lights of sex positivity and excellent information all over the internet!...
We're podcasting again
January 10, 2025
Time for the Feminist Survival Project 2025
“Joy Policing” Can Go F*** Itself
November 22, 2024
And we're podcasting again
Three Healthy Morning Habits
November 1, 2024
Tips from Amelia to help with burnout
Trust: It's a really big concept
October 23, 2024
PS: Emily is in Austin, TX tomorrow
Q&A: Living with Peyronie’s Disease
October 10, 2024
Dealing with Peyronie's Disease through sex therapy and open partnership communication.
How did Emily wind up a sex educator?
September 24, 2024
PS: See you in Austin next month
About Those CDC Guidelines Around IUD Pain Management
August 29, 2024
I have some bad news, but there is a solution
Hey so about Project 2025
August 19, 2024
Please vote?
The "Orgasm Gap"
August 15, 2024
Has it closed at all in the last 30 years?
Part 2: Where does boredom live on the emotional floorplan?
August 9, 2024
And how does it relate to "seeking"?
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