Dr. Nan Wise

Renowned neuroscientist and sex therapist Nan Wise is playing a pivotal role in changing our cultural ideas about sex, through her research on the critical ways that pleasure affects our health and happiness, why we’re experiencing less pleasure now more than ever, and how we can discover our sexual potential.



Phone Consultation

Schedule a 15 minute inital consultation to see what service works best for you.



In Person

Looking to create better results in your relationship with self or others? Get started today.

w

Skype Consultation

Want to create a life that you will love? Set up your initial consult with Dr. Nan today.

Book Now

Why Good Sex Matters

Opportunities for pleasure are everywhere—from sex to food to exotic escapes—yet we are becoming increasingly more depressed and anxious. Research shows that many people are having less sex, and those who do have a lot, enjoy it less. For more than thirty years, Dr. Nan Wise has worked as a therapist, helping people achieve more satisfying sexual lives. In recent years, her work has shifted to the study of anhedonia—the inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable—and why more people than ever suffer from it.

Read an Excerpt

Dr. Nan Wise Media Reel

Dr. Nan Wise featured on the Today Show

(click on image to watch video)

Dr. Nan is available for publicity and interview queries. Visit her Press page for a list of potential interview topics.

About Dr. Nan

Dr. Nan Wise is a neuroscientist, certified sex therapist, board certified clinical hypnotherapist, and certified relationship specialist with three decades of experience. Driven by an intense desire to understand how the brain operates to create moods and behaviors, Dr. Nan returned to academia in 2009 to pursue a Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience at Rutgers-Newark where she completed her dissertation project, “Genital Stimulation, Imagery, and Orgasm in Women: an fMRI Analysis” in August of 2014. Her research attempts to address gaps in the scientific literature regarding the neural basis of human sexuality, and continues to garner international attention.

Learn More

Dr. Nan Shares

Read the Latest

What is Female Ejaculation, and Why It’s Good For You

Buckle up, folks, we’re about to dive into a controversial sex topic: how to squirt during sex. “Squirting,” more accurately known as female ejaculation (and sometimes called “shejaculate” by the internet), remains one of the more highly debated and controversial...

Why Can’t I Orgasm? A Neuroscientist Explains

In my practice as a certified sex therapist and in my work as a neuroscientist studying pleasure, there’s one question I hear a lot: Why can’t I orgasm? 6 Possible Reasons You Aren't Able to Orgasm Having a regular stream of orgasms isn’t just about having a...

Sex and Parenthood

I wrote my book, Why Good Sex Matters: Understanding the Neuroscience of Pleasure for a Smarter, Happier, and More Purpose-Filled Life, to highlight the critical importance pleasure plays in promoting our overall wellbeing. Although our sex lives are certainly not the...

Why Good Sex Matters for Older Adults

I started by interviewing Ashton Applewhite, author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism about some of the more pernicious myths and misconceptions about our sexuality as we mature. Background: Ashton is an old friend up to new tricks. When I met her 20...

The Vlog

book

Endorsements

“Nan Wise offers science-backed guidance for how we can finally discover our sexual potential.”

—Catherine Oxenberg

author of Captive

“Lively, enriching, and eye-opening, Why Good Sex Matters will be the book all of your friends will be talking about.”

—Kayt Sukel

author of This Is Your Brain On Sex and The Art of Risk

“Why Good Sex Matters helps us to get back in touch with the sensational side of life—and life is sensational when we focus on the sensations!”

—Brad Blanton, PhD

author of Radical Honesty

“Essential reading for anyone who is feeling burnt out, joyless, anxious, or depressed to reclaim the pleasure you deserve.”

—Ian Kerner, PhD, LMFT

author of She Comes First

“A relatable, no-holds-barred look at what’s wrong with our dating and sexual culture and why we don’t have to settle.”

—Ashton Applewhite

author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism

“Read this book if you want to get the most out of your sex life and experience greater pleasure and satisfaction in your life overall.”

—Beverly Whipple, PhD

coauthor of The G Spot and The Science of Orgasm

Ask Dr. Nan

Do you have a burning question for Dr. Nan? Enter your query in the form next door. Dr. Nan chooses one question every week to answer on her blog. Please be sure to check the box to give Nan permission to share your question and first initial (she will never share your identity).