With great sex cums great responsibility or… honestly that movie had too many characters. Instead, like poor Pip, let’s take a moment to consider how our assumptions and demands about sex may actually get in the way of the great sex we wish we were having. The pervasive myths and misrepresentations of human sexuality, so prevalent in our culture, more often then not set us up for failure. This week with the help of Kara Griffin and Nate Smith we work to understand those Victorian values and deconstruct our own culture of purity. Catch the episode blow and be sure to check back afterwards for some footNOTES!
Alabama bill seeks to ban hormone treatments for trans youth by AP
Florida students stage school walkouts over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill by Matt Lavietes for NBC News
Race, Monogamy, and Other Lies They Told You: Busting Myths about Human Nature by Agustín Fuentes
Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free by Linda Kay Klein
Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live by Marlene Zuk
The Differences Between Spontaneous and Responsive Desire May Explain Why You Never Initiate Sex by Mary Grace Garis for Well and Good
Men Aren’t ‘More Visual’ Or More Easily Turned On Than Women Are, Study Finds by Kelly Gonsalves for Mind Body Green
What Do We “Owe” Our Partners? Obligation in Relationships by Mark D. White for Psychology Today
When the Urge Is Uneven: Understanding the Universe of Sexual Desire by Carolynn Aristone for GoodTherapy
The Difference Between Attraction, Arousal, and Desire by Dame
Libido vs Arousal from Mile High Psychotherapy