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The pandemic is really killing the mood and making it hard to prioritize pleasure. A listener calls in about losing the motivation to have sex, even with herself. To help answer the listener’s question, Emily introduces groundbreaking research known as the “dual control model” and offers a simple but radical shift in the way we think about horniness. For a transcript of this episode, click here.

The Host

Emily Nagoski

Emily Nagoski, host of Come As You Are, is the award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your…