Your Guide to Better Romance, Sex, & Love From the #1 Sex Professor
episodePreviously titled “How to Have Better Sex: Your Guide to Romance, Intimacy, & Love From the #1 Sex Professor” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 3, 2026
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What foundational beliefs about sex does Dr. McNichols challenge?
Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. I have a question that I want to ask you about your sex life, and I want you to be honest. Do you want to be having better sex? Like, just stop and think about that. Do you want to be having better sex? Of course you do. Whether you're not having sex at all, whether you're having sex with somebody that you love, but it's just not fun or pleasurable, or it just feels like another thing on your to-do list. Let me tell you, things are about to change. And our guest today is the perfect expert to not only tell you that you can have better sex, she's going to teach you how to do it. I am so excited for our episode today because it's going to flip all of the typical sex advice that you get right on its head.
I mean, everybody else is busy telling you what to do to your partner to make your partner's sex better. No, today we're talking not about your partner's pleasure. We're talking about your pleasure. No more performing, no faking, no more going through the motions of boring sex while you're thinking about what you're going to have for dinner. Our expert's going to tell you, you don't have to turn into a different person or change how you look in order to have incredible sex. You deserve pleasure in your life and you have everything you already need. And she's going to teach you how to tune into your own body and access the pleasure you deserve. Today, you're getting the guide to better sex, intimacy, and love from the number one sex professor in the world.
Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. I am so excited you're here. It is always an honor to be together and to spend this time with you. And if you're a new listener or you're here because someone shared this episode with you, I just wanted to take a moment and personally welcome you to the Mel Robbins Podcast family. Now, before we get started, I just have to say something. The title is self-explanatory, but today's conversation is a candid, grown-up discussion about sex, intimacy, and sexual arousal and pleasure. So if you got little ears around, could you please pop in headphones or save this for later? Okay. We alone? Good. I am so excited to tell you about our guest today because she's here to teach you that you can reinvent your sex life at any age.
She has everything that women need to hear about pleasure and sex. Her name, Dr. Nicole McNichols. Dr. McNichols is a professor at the University of Washington who teaches the single most popular course at that university. And based on the number of students that take it, she's probably one of the most popular professors in the United States. And today, you're getting a front row seat in her class. Dr. McNichols is responsible for reinventing the sex lives of millions of people who follow her online for her science-backed wisdom, myth-busting facts, and her contagious passion for teaching the truth about sex and pleasure. Dr. McNichols' new book is called You Could Be Having Better Sex. And after listening today, you will be.
Please help me welcome Dr. Nicole McNichols to the Mel Robbins Podcast.
How can desire be cultivated even when you feel tired or disconnected?
Thank you, Mel. I'm so excited to be here. I'm really excited that you're here, too, because I know I personally would like to be having better sex, and I'm sure as you're listening, you would like to be having better sex. And so let's start with this. Dr. McNichols, what could change about my life if I take everything to heart that you're about to share with us today and I apply it to my life?
Mel, if you take all of my advice today to heart, I am going to give you a roadmap to having amazing, incredible sex. And it's not going to be the kind of sex that you see in porn or the kind of sex that you see on shows, on TV, or that makes you feel like, oh my God, that's just an unattainable goal. It's going to be the kind of sex that feels not only pleasurable, but authentically connected to who you are as a person. And I just want to tell anyone who's listening to this podcast, this podcast episode is for you.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What foundational beliefs about sex does Dr. McNichols challenge?
0:00–3:37
2
How can desire be cultivated even when you feel tired or disconnected?
3:37–9:32
3
What misconceptions about women's anatomy impact sexual pleasure?
9:32–18:27
4
How can couples improve sexual communication and stop faking orgasms?
18:27–29:39
5
What strategies can help rebuild intimacy amidst life's chaos?
29:39–36:53
6
How do body image issues affect sexual desire and confidence?
36:53–45:20
7
What should you know about the clitoris and its role in pleasure?
45:20–53:19
8
How can gratitude enhance intimacy and connection in relationships?
53:19–1:42:08
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