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Come As You Are

Emily Nagoski

Explore how desire, arousal, stress, and cultural messages interact, and learn to understand sexual differences without treating your body or responses as defective.

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10 parts, about 26 minutes to read.

At a glance

Author
Emily Nagoski
Parts
10 parts
Reading time
about 26 minutes

What the summary covers

  1. Introduction: Variation, Not Defect2 min
  2. Bodies Built From Common Parts2 min
  3. The Accelerator and the Brakes3 min
  4. Context Changes the Meaning of a Cue2 min
  5. Stress, Safety, and Attachment3 min
  6. The Messages Culture Plants3 min
  7. Genital Response Is Not a Mind Reader2 min
  8. How Desire Emerges3 min
  9. Orgasm: Pleasure Without a Performance Test2 min
  10. How You Feel About How You Feel4 min

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