Is Sexual Health About More Than Just Sex?

Is Sexual Health About More Than Just Sex? (1:00)

Sexual Health is definitely more than just the physical act of sex, says Marsha Lucas, PhD, a neuropsychologist and author of Rewire Your Brain for Love. In this video, she explains how sexual health includes emotional and mental intimacy.

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Sexual health is definitely about more than just the sexual act, the idea that as sexual beings we are able to show up with all of ourselves, body and mind and soul and the capacity to be able to be present with another person. As you're doing that you're really doing much more than just neutral genital simulation, you're really being able to connect and use parts of your brain and parts of your body in ways that really enliven you.

That really have the capacity to help you grow as a person and that's more than just being able to get orgasm, that's done.