Rethinking Porn Addiction with Dr. Nicole Prause
32 min
Neuroscientist Dr. Nicole Prause grew up in Texas, where sex education served up a platter of abstinence garnished with jump-scare photos of untreated STIs. Now, she runs a basement lab where people m********e... for science! Michelle and Nicole talk about why porn doesn't meet the scientific bar for addiction, how anxiety hijacks arousal in bed, and what her research is finding about the moments right before orgasm. Find Dr. Nicole PrauseWebsite: https://liberoscenter.com/ Produced by Katie Jensen of Vocal Fry Studios, now in her third season with GETSOME. Portrait photo: Neal Preston. Chapters00:00 The shower question and the addiction label03:01 Growing up with Texas sex education04:28 Inside the sex-research lab07:02 Masturbation and depression09:08 What counts as addiction?11:45 Why people use porn13:41 When porn feels like a problem16:50 Porn, dopamine, and human touch18:29 When arousal feels like fear19:50 Refractory periods and sperm health21:50 The mystery of orgasm23:12 Studying the brain before climax26:44 The 3D-printed penis study29:44 What research taught Nicole about her body31:40 Closing and where to find Nicole Explore Michelle’s book, Coming Soon: The Unshaming Guide to Early Ejaculation and Lasting Longer: comingsoonbook.ca. Has GETSOME given you something to think about? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts.