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Sep 2024
54m 34s

Emily Nagoski: Author and Sex Educator

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Emily Nagoski is a best-selling author, researcher, and sex educator. Emily studied psychology in college, and a fateful job as a peer health educator drew her immediately to the field of sex education and violence prevention. She went on to receive a master’s degree in counseling psychology and a PhD in health behavior. After working as a researcher at the famed Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, she took a job at Smith College, where she lectured and was the director of wellness education. After teaching a class on women’s sexuality, the thing her students said they took away most from the class was that their bodies were normal. She knew that she was onto something powerful and wrote Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life to help women understand their own sexuality. The book was a huge hit, and eventually, Emily left her job to write and speak full-time. Over the last five years, Emily has written two more books, including this year’s Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections.


National Domestic Violence Hotline

www.ndvh.org

1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

TTY 1-800-787-3224

National Sexual Assault Hotline

www.rainn.org

1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

Love Is Respect

www.loveisrespect.org

1-866-331-9474

TTY 1-866-331-8453

Text: loveis to 22522

Chat Online:www.loveisrespect.org


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