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Why Can’t I Orgasm? A Neuroscientist Explains

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...

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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...

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This Week in Sex (video)

Dr. Nan Wise talks about what is being discussed in the sex world this week and how we need to prevent slut-shaming and how we need to talk more about sex in parenthood. Nan reminds viewers that her book launch for her highly anticipate book, Why Good Sex Matters (out...

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How to Have Good Sex, According to a Neuroscientist

How to Have Good Sex, According to a Neuroscientist

Look anywhere in the media or on the streets of any major city (or suburb or small town, for that matter) and we appear to be wholly focused on pleasure. Invitations to enjoy sex, food, sports, spas, exotic vacations, romantic escapes, and game-ified apps abound, all...

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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...

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How to Use a Vibrator, According to a Neuroscientist

How to use a vibrator is one of the questions I get most often—and most bashfully—in my work as a sex therapist. I began my career as a psychotherapist, becoming a sex therapist and certified relationship expert when I realized that so many of my clients came to me...

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