What kind of sex is worth wanting? Does your sex life inevitably suffer in longterm relationships?

On this week's episode, sex educator, researcher, and renowned author of "Come As You Are" Emily Nagoski, Ph.D. joins Dr. Kate to answer these questions. Together, they discuss the genesis of Emily's latest book "Come Together", and the reality of how our sex lives change in longterm partnerships.

They discuss:

• The popular rhetoric we hear about how sex works in longterm relationships, including the conversations around "keeping the spark alive"

• The importance of pleasure, authenticity, and vulnerability when it comes to desire in longterm partnerships

• Why it is so important to co-create an erotic context with a partner

• Why longterm partners get stuck in the cycle of having the same sex over and over

• Asking yourself: What kind of sex is WORTH wanting?

and so much more.

Emily Nagoski is the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of Come as You Are and co-author, with her sister, Amelia, of Burnout. 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!

You can order Emily's latest book "Come Together" here.

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