How Your Brain Sabotages Your Sex Life! l Dr. Daniel Amen Explains

How Your Brain Sabotages Your Sex Life! l Dr. Daniel Amen Explains

In this episode of Sex with Emily, renowned psychiatrist and brain expert Dr. Daniel Amen joins us to explore how our "hidden dragons", the unconscious patterns from our past, are secretly controlling our happiness, relationships, and sex lives. Based on his latest book, "Your Brain is Always Listening," Dr. Amen reveals how childhood experiences, family trauma, and even ancestral patterns get written into our brains and show up in our intimate relationships. We dive deep into the most common dragons people face, including the anxious dragon, the abandoned and insignificant dragon, and the codependent dragon. Dr. Amen shares his personal journey with these patterns and explains how understanding your dragons can transform not just your mental health, but your sexual wellness too. We explore the connection between brain health and sexual function, why ADD can impact orgasms, and how negative thought patterns become "bad habits" that sabotage intimacy. This episode includes practical tools like positivity bias training, the power of rewriting your story, and specific breathing techniques that can reset your nervous system. Dr. Amen also addresses a listener's question about cheating addiction and explains how brain scans revealed the neurological patterns behind compulsive behavior. Whether you're struggling with commitment issues, sexual anxiety, or just want to understand how your brain affects your love life, this conversation offers both scientific insights and actionable strategies for creating healthier relationships. Show Notes: 00:00 - Introduction to Hidden Dragons 01:02 - Dr. Amen's Personal Dragon Story 04:40 - The Abandoned & Insignificant Dragon 08:26 - Most Common Dragons People Face 11:07 - The Ancestral Dragon & Epigenetics 14:18 - Rewriting Your Story & Focus 16:06 - Positivity Bias Training 19:07 - Happiness as Moral Obligation 21:22 - Brain Health & Sexual Function 24:02 - Building Better Mental Habits 27:59 - Listener Q&A: Cheating Addiction 35:12 - ADD & Relationships 38:20 - ADD & Female Orgasms 40:30 - Breathing Techniques for Regulation Join the SmartSX Membership : https://sexwithemily.com/smartsx Access exclusive sex coaching, live expert sessions, community building, and tools to enhance your pleasure and relationships with Dr. Emily Morse. List & Other Sex With Emily Guides: https://sexwithemily.com/guides/ Explore pleasure, deepen connections, and enhance intimacy using these Sex With Emily downloadable guides. SHOP WITH EMILY!: https://bit.ly/3rNSNcZ (free shipping on orders over $99) Want more? Visit the Sex With Emily Website: https://sexwithemily.com/ Let's get social: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sexwithemily/ X https://twitter.com/sexwithemily Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sexwithemily TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@sexwithemily Threads https://www.threads.net/@sexwithemily Let's text: Sign up here https://sexwithemily.com/text

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SWE: Single for the holidays

SWE: Single for the holidays

Free Friday: Emily talks about being single over the holidays, why you should make a dating and/or relationship resolution for the new year, special tips, sexy wishes and happy holidays to all our listeners! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

23 Des 201126min

SWE: The One

SWE: The One

Emily explores the notion of ‘the one” and if it really exists. Emily thinks that there isn’t one, but a few. People come into your life for different reasons and fulfill different desires and purposes. However, the idea that there is one person out there, who will complete you and make everything better, is perhaps more pervasive than ever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Des 201137min

SWE - Orgasmic Headache

SWE - Orgasmic Headache

Emily gets a call from her friend about an orgasmic headache and Menace shares his “pre-gaming” ritual to prevent premature anything. Also, men who know how to talk to women, Jane Fonda’s secret for sex over 70, and how safe sex practices can’t be made safer with superglue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

16 Des 201136min

Episode 356 - Friends With Benefits

Episode 356 - Friends With Benefits

Emily talks about the best way to tell someone you're not interested in dating anymore, crazy stalker ex-boyfriends, taking Viagra recreationally, sacrificial blowjobs, kegel exercises for men and women and what really are the benefits in having a “Friends With Benefits” relationship? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13 Des 201133min

Episode 355 - Sex Geeks and Freaks

Episode 355 - Sex Geeks and Freaks

Emily goes on a date with her crush from the fifth grade in Michigan. Self-proclaimed “Sex Geek and polyamorous slut” Reid Mihalko talks about how to deal with jealousy in a polyamorous relationship. He invites Emily to instruct a kissing workshop with him, which means they have to make-out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Des 201156min

Flirt

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Emily is going on an OM-ing retreat and her dog is ruining her life, who should initiate sexting?, getting hit on by lesbians, nipple play for men, oral sex in the cockpit of a plane, how Emily gets out of traffic tickets, sleeping with your gym trainer, kegel exercises during sex, watching porn with your guy friends or your partner, cooking with semen, men not able to orgasm from sex, advice for virgins, the top ten signs she is flirting with you, tips for flirting with her and the biggest mistakes you can make when approaching a woman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Des 20111h

Episode 351 - Ginger Lovin'

Episode 351 - Ginger Lovin'

Emily wants all the foot fetish men out there to buy her expensive shoes and Menace wants to cuddle a lot during the holidays. Emily's assistant explains why “ginger” sex is better than other kinds of sex and how she randomly got in a relationship after dedicating herself to single life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 Des 201130min

Episode 350 - Playing Games

Episode 350 - Playing Games

Emily does yoga acrobatics on a first date and Menace wants to have sex in his new car. Emily gives advice on how to increase and enhance the intimacy in your relationship. Also, have you ever dumped someone before the holidays so you didn’t have to buy them a present? Also, getting with the girl next door, making love vs. having sex, sex games, and what it feels like to have an orgasm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Des 201137min

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