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DB and the team break down everything you need to know about choking during sex, including risks, the importance of consent, and the need for ongoing conversation around "rough" sex. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="text-base font-base text-gray-700" data-v-fbb88f37=""&gt; &lt;span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-value= "{"1":2,"2":"EMILY NAGOSKI is the award-winning author of the New York Times bestselling Come As You Are and The Come As You Are Workbook, and coauthor, with her sister, Amelia, of New York Times bestseller Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle. Her latest book is Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections.\n\nEmily earned an M.S. in counseling and a Ph.D. in health behavior, both from Indiana University, with clinical and research training at the Kinsey Institute. Now she combines sex education and stress education to teach women to live with confidence and joy inside their bodies. 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Her latest book is Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections.\n\nEmily earned an M.S. in counseling and a Ph.D. in health behavior, both from Indiana University, with clinical and research training at the Kinsey Institute. Now she combines sex education and stress education to teach women to live with confidence and joy inside their bodies. She lives in Massachusetts with two dogs, a cat, and a cartoonist."}" data-sheets-userformat= "{"2":1055491,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":16777215},"11":4,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":2236962},"15":"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif","23":1}"&gt; ——&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Keywords:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;choking, choking during sex, rough sex, sexual strangulation, rough sex, strangulation, consent, sex, sex ed, kink&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Sex Ed with DB: smart, science-backed sex education

Danielle Bezalel, MPH: Sex Educator | Pleasure Expert

Choking During Sex: Sexpert Sessions

MAY 15, 202440 MIN
Sex Ed with DB: smart, science-backed sex education

Choking During Sex: Sexpert Sessions

MAY 15, 202440 MIN

Description

The Sex Ed with DB team discusses the recent New York Times article The Troubling Trend in Teenage Sex by Peggy Orenstein, which focuses on the rise of sexual strangulation and choking among teenagers today. DB and the team break down everything you need to know about choking during sex, including risks, the importance of consent, and the need for ongoing conversation around "rough" sex. 

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ABOUT THE SHOW Sex Ed with DB is your go-to podcast for smart, science-backed sex education—delivering trusted insights from top experts on sex, sexuality, and pleasure. Empowering, inclusive, and grounded in real science, it’s the sex ed you’ve always wanted. Sex Ed with DB, Season 10 Team: Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Danielle Bezalel (DB) Producer: Sadie Lidji Communications Lead: Cathren Cohen Marketing Coordinator: Mitch Coburn Social Media Coordinator: Emm-Kirsty Fraser

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Keywords:

choking, choking during sex, rough sex, sexual strangulation, rough sex, strangulation, consent, sex, sex ed, kink