Does Better Sex = Better Health? The Truth About Sex, Stress, & Satisfaction - With Dr. Nicole McNichols
The Model Health Show
Cycle Effects on Desire and Preferences
Nicole explains menstrual cycle influences on lubrication, cervix position, and fluctuating sexual desires.
Our sexual health is a critical part of our overall health and well-being, yet it’s one that can be easily overlooked or dismissed. Understanding the role of sexual health can help you better understand yourself, your relationships, and your body. On today’s show, we’re going to have honest and approachable conversations about sexual health, sexual education, pleasure, and desire.
On this episode of The Model Health Show, our guest is nationally renowned human sexuality professor, Dr. Nicole McNichols. Her new book, You Could Be Having Better Sex, is a guide to understanding desire, improving pleasure, and busting common myths about sex. She’s here to discuss the connection between sexual health and overall health and how to have better sex.
This conversation covers how your sex life can impact your psychology and sleep, what pleasure is, and how to have better sex and connection. Dr. McNichols is known for her ability to help folks understand how to apply the latest research to their real lives, and I hope you find this interview both entertaining and educational. Enjoy!
In this episode you’ll discover:
- The relationship between sexual health and overall health. (2:47)
- Why our society has so much shame around sex. (4:42)
- What the media gets wrong about sex. (10:25)
- How long the average sex session lasts. (13:01)
- What pleasure diversity is. (15:30)
- The difference between vaginal and clitoral orgasms. (18:35)
- What it means to have connected sex. (31:00)
- The most common myths about female pleasure. (31:59)
- What responsive desire is. (34:42)
- The #1 thing robbing women of desire. (38:39)
- What the hierarchy of sexual needs is. (56:14)
- How the menstrual cycle can impact pleasure. (1:06:56)
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