The Overthinker's Guide To Sex

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Back in May I sent you all a very confident email saying I’d be going back to writing fortnightly newsletters. It is now the middle of August which…
Franki Cookney

June 2021

We need to talk about cisgenderListen or read now | The problem lies in imagining that cis womanhood (or cis manhood for that matter) is a fixed category in the first place.
Franki Cookney
Why I'm angry with this vibratorListen or read now | My relationship with sex toys has changed a lot over the years.
Franki Cookney

May 2021

Feelings don't exist in a vacuumRead or listen now | Secure relationships don’t grow out of detachment from or disregard for each other’s feelings.
Franki Cookney

March 2021

Your last chance to get on board with BAD SEXRead or listen now |  There’s still time to be part of the BAD SEX gang but now is your *last chance*
Franki Cookney
Five times I was legit terrible at sexRead or listen now | When I talk about bad sex being a universal experience, I really do mean that we are just as likely to have been a crap shag as we…
Franki Cookney
I survived purity culture and now I’m queer AFRead or listen now | GUEST POST: It won’t surprise you to hear that I got married at the age of 23, after knowing my husband for just eight months. It…
Franki Cookney
I miss kissingRead or listen now | Kissing is, arguably, one of the most basic and accessible ways of being sexual with someone.
Franki Cookney

February 2021

Half the UK is having bad sex - I have a plan to find out whyRead or listen now | If everyone who reads this newsletter pledged, we'd have the podcast funded in no time! So come on, pals, it’s payday, why not send…
Franki Cookney
Do you need a sex menu?Read or listen now | A few years ago, the question "What are you into?" completely flummoxed me. I wondered if a sex menu could help.
Franki Cookney
The best bad sex I ever hadRead or listen now | I wanted sex to feel collaborative and I wanted to be able to acknowledge that, openly, instead of pretending it was some sort of…
Franki Cookney
How NOT to start a conversation about sexRead or listen now | A lesser talked-about aspect of consent is how we need to "read the room" before opening a conversation about sex.
Franki Cookney
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