What Is The "Dirty Normal"?


Mondays With Marlo

I thought I knew a lot about the female orgasm, but after having sex expert Emily Nagoski come by the show, I realized how much more there was to it! Emily has been writing and educating about sex for 20 years, and has taken special interest in helping women achieve more pleasure, more often, and more confidently. She has a bestselling new book out called Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life, and we covered all the bases in our chat together.

To help us think with a more open mind about new sexual ideas, Emily has devised a phrase, and a way of thinking, called “The Dirty Normal”

What is the Dirty Normal?

All of us have a sexuality within our bodies. Everyone on planet earth has a set of genitals, and a mechanism in our brains that becomes aroused. We all produce fluids, we have an aroma, and as a society we’ve developed a lot of moral opinions about these very naturally occurring things. Our culture, our religion, have led us to believe these sensations are “dirty”, when actually they are quite “normal”!

Check out the full interview with Emily here.

And be sure to pick up a copy of Emily’s bestselling new book, Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life!

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