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Emily Nagoski
Sex Educator & Author
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.
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9 min
Your brain: the most important sex organ in the body
“The sexual excitation system is the accelerator or the gas pedal, and it notices all the sex-related information in the environment.”
1 min
The science-backed guide to having better sex
"Virtually everything we're taught about sexuality for the first two decades of our lives is wrong."
25 min
Sex in 3 places: Your brain, your bedroom, and in society
Mating, monogamy, and maximizing your sexual potential explained by 3 sex experts.
6 min
Neurodivergence is absent in sex education. That’s a problem.
Our one-size-fits-all approach to sex education hasn't worked for a long time. Sex educator Emily Nagoski explains what we know (and don't know) about the role neurodiversity plays in intimacy.
11 min
A sex educator explains orgasms (plus an exercise for expanded pleasure)
The best orgasms come when you learn how to unlock a sexual “flow state.” Emily Nagoski, a sex educator, shares a meditation to help you get started.
11 min
How to have better sex
People are having less sex than ever. 3 experts explain the keys to maintaining a passionate relationship.
9 min
The sexual desire masterclass, with Dr. Emily Nagoski
Your sexual education was probably inadequate. Here’s the information you always needed.