You Don’t Have to Like Your Body Today. But Let’s Not Punish It.
You don’t have to love your body to treat it with respect. Learn how to stop punishing your body on hard days and why truce, not perfection, is the foundation of erotic health.
Pleasure Is Part of Health — Not a Reward for Being Good
Pleasure isn’t a reward — it’s a health need. Learn why everyday and erotic pleasure are vital to wellbeing, and how to reclaim it without shame or performance.
Co-Regulation in Bed: Holding Each Other Without Taking Over
Learn what co-regulation looks like during sex, how to support your partner without taking over, and why presence matters more than fixing in intimate connection.
Talking During Sex: How, Why, and What to Actually Say
Talking during sex doesn’t have to be awkward or scripted. Learn how to speak up with confidence, clarity, and connection to deepen your erotic experiences.
The Erotic Power of Slowing Down
Discover the erotic power of slowing down. Learn how moving slower in sex and life builds sensation, connection, and trust for deeper pleasure.
Why “I Don’t Know What I Want” Is a Sacred Starting Place
Not knowing what you want isn’t a failure. It’s a sacred starting place. Learn why uncertainty in intimacy can lead to deeper connection, safety, and authentic desire.
How to Hear What a Body Isn’t Saying Out Loud
Learn how to recognize and respond to nonverbal cues during sex and connection. Nina Hartley explains how to hear what a body isn’t saying out loud — and why attunement matters.
Consent Isn’t a Checkbox. It’s a Relationship.
Consent isn’t a one-time yes — it’s an ongoing relationship. Learn how to practice embodied, real-time consent in sex and beyond with Nina Hartley’s grounded, practical guidance.
The Difference Between Performance and Presence — In Bed and in Life
What’s the difference between performance and presence — in sex and in daily life? Nina Hartley explains how to move from acting to feeling, and why that shift matters for real connection.
Is It Arousal or Anxiety? How to Tell (and What to Do)
Arousal and anxiety can feel the same — but they mean very different things. Learn how to tell them apart, what your body is signaling, and how to reconnect to honest, safe desire.
Touch Is Medicine: How Your Skin Learns to Listen
Touch isn’t a luxury — it’s a language. Learn why your skin is a listening organ, how the nervous system responds to safe touch, and why clear intention is the key to true erotic connection.
Why “Good Sex” Isn’t a Goal — It’s a Conversation
Rethinking “good sex”? Learn why real intimacy starts with conversation, not performance. Nina Hartley breaks down why connected, communicative sex matters more than any move or goal.
The Five Intentions of Touch — And Why Most Lovers Confuse Them
Most lovers confuse giving, receiving, taking, allowing, and mutual touch. Learn Nina Hartley’s Five Intentions of Touch to build clarity, consent, and deeper erotic connection in every interaction.
When “Yes” Means Freeze: Rewriting Our Consent Scripts
Sometimes “yes” comes from freeze, not desire. Learn how to recognize nervous system responses, rewrite consent scripts, and create safer, more attuned erotic connections with Nina Hartley.
You’re Not Broken. You’re Unpracticed. Let’s Begin.
Think you're broken because sex feels confusing, awkward, or numb? You're not. Learn why being unpracticed is different from being dysfunctional — and how to start gently, today.
What Does "Embodied Sex" Actually Mean?
What is embodied sex — and how do you actually practice it? Learn how to move from performance to presence, reconnect with your body, and have sex that feels real, not rehearsed.
Pleasure Is Part of Health — Not a Reward for Being Good
Pleasure isn’t a reward — it’s a core part of health. Learn how to reclaim pleasure as a vital sign, not a luxury, and why feeling good is part of your healing, not a distraction from it.
This Isn’t Performance. This Is Presence.
Tired of faking it? Learn the difference between sexual performance and embodied presence — and how to come home to your real desires, breath, and body.
You Can Learn Sex the Way You Learn Music: Practice Counts
Sex is a learnable skill — just like music. Ditch the myth of “natural chemistry” and explore how intentional practice creates real erotic presence, trust, and pleasure.
Touch With Intention: The Five Erotic Energies You Need to Know
Learn the five types of erotic touch — giving, receiving, taking, allowing, and mutual — and why understanding them is essential for consent, clarity, and deeply satisfying sex.