How to Choose a Mate?

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We bring our histories with us. People who've experienced safe connection with a parent have a big advantage. When you know what it looks like, then you ou you're better at putting your hand on it in the world. It's almost like a a visceral map for what this is supposed to feel like. Many of us don't know what we're looking because we just want somebody to have fun with and someone to have sex with. But i think that er people, people are seeking out people to connect with. You can be attracted to lots of different kinds of people. And if you get right with people, you will find them attractive.

In the first of a new series of themed episodes of the podcast, The Knowledge Project curates essential segments from five different past episodes all revolving around one theme: sex and relationships. Combining some of the most illuminating insights from the leading minds in the fields of psychology and sex therapy, this episode breaks down how we first find our mate, the important conversations to have early in a relationship, the different kinds of sex we have, the differences and connections between desire and arousal, and how healthy lines of communication can improve your relationship and make you a better business leader. The guests on this episode are clinical psychologist and couples therapist Dr. Sue Johnson (Episode 62), psychotherapist Esther Perel (Episode 71), sex educator and author Emily Nagoski (Episode 66), psychologist and sex therapist Suzanne Iasenza (Episode 75), and business leader Kat Cole (Episode 117).

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