The first one, Come As You Are, which is a New York Times Bestseller, is “an essential exploration of women’s sexuality that will radically transform your sex life into one filled with confidence and joy.” It reveals the true science around female sexuality, what makes us tick, how, and why.

Nagoski has written two non-fiction books. She is a trained Gottman Seven Principles educator, with extensive specialised training in bystander intervention, motivational interviewing, and cultural inclusivity, including race, gender, and class. She now travels all over, training professionals, teaching college students and novices, and continuing to expand her knowledge about the science and art of sexual wellbeing. For eight years, she worked as a lecturer and Director of Wellness Education at Smith College, before transitioning to full-time writing and speaking. She taught graduate and undergraduate classes in human sexuality, relationships and communication, stress management, and sex education. in Health Behaviour with a concentration in human sexuality. in Counseling Psychology, completing clinical internships at the Kinsey Institute Sexual Health Clinic and the IU GLBT Student Support Services Office. She went to Indiana University and undertook an M.S. She loved her work in brain science but she knew that her work in sex education and violence prevention made her feel good about herself so that’s what she decided to stick to. Nagoski’s original plan was to use her degree in Psychology (with minors in cognitive science and philosophy) to become a clinical neuropsychologist, working with people with traumatic brain injury and stroke.

Not long after she added sexual violence prevention and response to that work. She was trained to teach her fellow undergraduates about stress, nutrition, physical activity and sex. She began her career as a sex educator in 1995 when she became a peer health educator at the University of Delaware.

is a sex educator, researcher and author. ‘I am done living in a world where women are trained from birth to treat their bodies as the enemy.’Įmily Nagoski, Ph.D.

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