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[…]
“The sexual excitation system is the accelerator or the gas pedal, and it notices all the sex-related information in the environment.”
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Past decades of sex research have focused mainly on mechanics, overlooking the concept of desire. Now, we’re understanding how vital environment, emotion, and perception are in the science of sex.
Sex educator Emily Nagoski emphasizes how critical context can be in amplifying or killing sexual desire.
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