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Q&A: Books on Radical Self-Love

March 8, 2022

I love recommending books

Q&A: Evidence for Testosterone Helping Menopausal Women?

March 3, 2022

Just because it’s standard practice doesn’t mean it’s evidence-based practice.

Centering (and Studying!) Black Women's Pleasure

February 22, 2022

A conversation with Dr. Shemeka Thorpe

Q&A: Extremely Fast Orgasms

February 17, 2022

Why do some people have orgasms so quickly while others don't?

Q&A: How did you meet your husband?

February 15, 2022

Emily is a data nerd, but at one point she was a "date-a-nerd"

Q&A: Books for a Break Up

February 10, 2022

Books can help you get through hard things

Therapy: What Is It and Should You Try It?

February 8, 2022

A conversation with Dr. Donna Oriowo

What’s the Relationship Between Sex Education, Consent Education and Race?

February 3, 2022

A conversation with Dr. Nadine Thornhill

Q&A: BDSM and Autism

January 27, 2022

Is there any research on this?

Aging and Sex

January 20, 2022

I read the comments. And for once, it wasn't a mistake.

Burnout By the Book

January 16, 2022

They didn't love it. And I learned a lot.

Goosebumps and Arousal Nonconcordance

January 13, 2022

Arousal doesn't have to include sex

Debunking Victorian Vibrators

January 11, 2022

No, doctors were not vibrating women patients to cure diseases.

Q&A: Desire in Unstable Relationships

January 6, 2022

I want better for you than unsatisfied cravings

Quick Tips for Your First Orgasm

Tips to help you help your kids

The Dual Control Model

December 21, 2021

Sometimes you just need some warm socks

Q&A: Pain and Desire

December 16, 2021

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Q&A: Woman With Higher Desire

December 9, 2021

For some, flipping the script feels like hell

Neuroplastic pain

December 2, 2021

It's real – Even if it is in your head

Questions and Comments from trans readers

Trans Day of Remembrance

November 22, 2021

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Menopause Resources

November 16, 2021

We are living in a Golden Age of menopause and peri-menopause resources!

Q&A: Incest and Taboos

November 11, 2021

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Processing Feelings

November 4, 2021

Don't let your sleepy hedgehogs get in the way

Heteronormativity

November 2, 2021

Maybe it's not low desire. Maybe it's a sink full of dirty dishes.

Intersex Explainer

October 28, 2021

What does "intersex" mean? (and why it matters)

Ace Awareness Week

October 26, 2021

This week’s question is about asexuality

Let's talk about orgasms

October 21, 2021

A reader question about understanding your relationship with orgasm

Attraction

October 14, 2021

Or, why Mandy Patinkin is my dad now

Celebrating the Stonewall Generation

October 12, 2021

🏳️‍🌈 Honoring LGBTQIA+ Elders

Spinal Cord Injuries and Sex

October 7, 2021

Everyone deserves a fulfilling sex life.

Serotonin and Sex

September 30, 2021

Can SSRIs or too much serotonin impact sexual function?

We Can Do Hard Things!

September 27, 2021

I was on the podcast with Glennon, Abby & Amanda

Dealing with jealousy and insecurity in a relationship

September 23, 2021

Answering a question from a reader

Bisexuality Explainer

September 21, 2021

I like the wine and not the label

The Best Books on Sex Right Now

September 20, 2021

Let's talk book recommendations and if there's a "Come As You Are" for men.

Reading “The Five Love Languages”

September 15, 2021

Do men have a biological "need" for sex?

Cindy Lee Alves

September 5, 2021

I'd love for you to meet one of my teachers

The Confidence & Joy User’s Manual

September 2, 2021

Welcome to Emily's living room

Initiating

May 21, 2021

It's not always easy.

Better than "Sex Drive"

May 14, 2021

Finding a more scientifically accurate term