Mal Harrison is a clinical sexologist, eroticism philosopher, TEDx speaker, and founder of the Center for Erotic Intelligence. In 2011, she served as resident sexologist and advice columnist for the Museum of Sex where her research on the internal clitoris went viral, changing the way we understand female anatomy and function.
In 2016, she founded the Center for Erotic Intelligence to reframe our collective understanding of human sexuality, overhaul sex education, and facilitate advanced research projects on the evolution of human sexuality. Mal is a regular lecturer at conferences worldwide, speaking on human desire, consumerism, and eroticism.
She thoroughly enjoys studying how the erotic mind can empower our everyday lives, and offers fresh new insights on creating sustainable human connection, healthy relationships, and healthy sexual development amid the ever-evolving world of technology.
Summary:
- Mal Harrison, founder of the Center for Erotic Intelligence, discusses her journey as a sexologist and relationship expert. [00:02]
- Mal emphasizes the need for better sexual health education for individuals going through medical conditions. [00:39]
- The Center for Erotic Intelligence focuses on sex education, consent education, and interpersonal relationship education. [01:55]
- Mal shares insights from her work, emphasizing the importance of healing the mind along with the body. [06:17]
- Technology plays a significant role in our lives, affecting social intelligence and mental health. [09:42]
- Dating apps offer a paradox of choice, impacting relationships and decision-making. [11:31]
- Mal recommends creating events and meetups to encourage people to put their phones down and engage face-to-face. [12:40]
- Technology can positively impact relationships through apps that promote communication and intimacy. [14:20]
- Mal discusses the potential challenges of technology in relationships and society’s need to recalibrate its digital media consumption. [19:53]
- Encouraging kids to spend time outdoors and engage in group activities can help counter the negative effects of excessive technology use. [26:11]
- Mal recommends focusing on self-worth and not relying on external validation in relationships. [30:10]
- The discussion closes with advice for her 20-year-old self, emphasizing self-awareness and resilience. [32:12]
Interesting Quotes:
Good Site:
Explore Body more
help couples to have better sexBad:
dating apps
Paradox of choiceOpportunities using technologies
Lonlies epidemicHealing not only the Body also Heal the Mind
The Biggest Advice for Relationship:
Love is, where Focus/Attention isSolutions:
Creating Events where you need to give away your phone
Be aware how often you are distracted by your phonePushback vs electronic consumption
Learn to embrace change early
When you feel what you think is romantic Love, it’s not your Heart its dopamine searching through your brain
The greatest Art you can master, is to be Mindful of this feeling and not asign meaning to it
it takes many years to really know someone and many more that someone really knows you
Drugs are a hurricane
Life it’s never what you think, be aware of the dopamine
If you keep bad people around you because you are scared of being alone, but one day you love being alone
