I wrote my book,Β Why Good Sex Matters: Understanding theΒ NeuroscienceΒ of Pleasure for a Smarter, Happier, and More Purpose-Filled Life,Β to highlight theΒ critical importance pleasure plays inΒ promoting ourΒ overall wellbeing.Β Although our sex lives are certainly not the only source of pleasure, our relationship with our sexuality provides a keen window into our relationship with pleasure in general, and beneath that, good information about the functioning of our emotional brain. Many of us now appear to be struggling with anhedoniaβthe inability to experience satisfying pleasuresβwhich can be a symptom ofΒ stress,Β anxiety, andΒ depression. AnhedoniaΒ also contributes to making matters worse.
In this blog, I explore how sex (and pleasure) can be impacted by all sorts of factors that come along with living and loving.
