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Sep 2019
51m 39s

Taking Control of Our Sexual Experience

Goop, Inc. and Audacy
About this episode
Peggy Orenstein, bestselling author of Girls and Sex, explores the gaps and nuances of intimacy. Today, she talks to Elise about how girls and women are taught that being sexy is important, but being “sexual” is reserved for men. They talk about why women are groomed to think about the potential dangers and harms of sex first—and why we often never learn to ... Show More
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