This Episode contains Adult Content
Dr. Nan Wise, Neuroscientist, Sex Therapist, Glamour Columnist, and author of the newly released book, Why Good Sex Matters: Understanding the Neuroscience of Pleasure for a Smarter, Happier, and More Purpose-Filled Life, talks with Jeniffer and Chad about her years of research on sexual functioning, the brain-body connection and how sex is a window into our relationship with pleasure. Dr. Nan explains how good sex, and pleasure in general, are essential to our core emotional functioning, yet our puritanical tendencies and modern distractions tend to interfere with our sense of joy, play and fun. This one has some fascinating and important information everyone needs to hear!
Dr. Nan Wise is a neuroscientist, certified sex therapist, board certified clinical hypnotherapist, and certified relationship specialist with three decades of experience. Driven by an intense desire to understand how the brain operates to create moods and behaviors, Dr. Nan returned to academia in 2009 to pursue a Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience at Rutgers-Newark where she completed her dissertation project, “Genital Stimulation, Imagery, and Orgasm in Women: an fMRI Analysis” in August of 2014. Her research attempts to address gaps in the scientific literature regarding the neural basis of human sexuality, and continues to garner international attention.
Learn more about Dr. Nan at AskDoctorNan.com Plus, read an excerpt of her her book, read her column, and ask your most burning questions.
