Sex is sometimes a taboo topic. Not today! Intimacy expert Ita O’Brien tells us all about the new normal in the bedroom, and how she’s introduced it to Hollywood.💌Join 9,000+ people getting our takeaways and favourite moments from this episode in our weekly newsletter - http://bit.ly/45NyQDyIn 2017, Ita O’Brien changed how Hollywood approached sex scenes when she pioneered intimacy co-ordination on the hit Netflix show, Sex Education, by introducing the framework, “Intimacy On Set Guidelines”. She went on to on productions for Netflix, BBC, HBO, Hulu, Amazon, including Sex Education and Normal People, founding her own company Intimacy on Set.And now she’s here.Ita chats with the guys about what sex scenes were like before Intimacy Co-ordination, and all the lies movies taught us about sex. She explains the mysterious orgasm gap, why consent is the foundation of all intimacy, and maybe most importantly of all… the male and female anatomy of arousal! That bit’s at the 16min mark if you’re really in a hurry. 😉📖Things to readIntimacy: A Field Guide to Finding Connection and Feeling Your Deep Desires by Ita O’Brien - https://www.penguin.com.au/books/intimacy-9781529954043📺 Things to watchSex Education (Netflix) - https://www.netflix.com/title/80197526Normal People (BBC/Hulu) - https://www.hulu.com/series/normal-peopleI May Destroy You (BBC/HBO) - https://www.hbo.com/i-may-destroy-youCatastrophe - https://www.amazon.com/Catastrophe-Season-1/dp/B00YGB8UYKWe Live in Time (Film4/A24) - https://www.a24films.com/films/we-live-in-time🫖Imperfects episodes mentioned on this episodeEsther Perel — Let's Be Better Lovers - https://open.spotify.com/episode/1BantQso5Ef3xPn4PWNG2I🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, purchase here - http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) My Imperfect Life, click here - http://bit.ly/4lyuuW🩵To join our subscriber community, A Little More Imperfects, follow this link - http://bit.ly/4mqunxu🩷 AND you can subscribe to A Little More Imperfects through Apple Podcast http://apple.co/theimperfectsThe Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.