The Love Lab

AI Is Becoming America’s Sex Educator. Is It Ready?

Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei invited parents to tell AI companies how they can do better. As a mother and sexologist, I have an answer.

Jul 30 • Lanae St.John

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May 2026

What the Pope’s Encyclical Is Making Glaringly Clear About Bad Sex in America

I want to tell you how I spent parts of my week.

May 30 • Lanae St.John

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April 2026

Do We Know How to Be Seen?

This morning I read a piece by Alex McCann called “The Death of the Corporate Job.” His argument: a lot of us have stopped believing in the performance…

Apr 20 • Lanae St.John

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February 2026

Halftime

On Bad Bunny, power, and who gets the stage

Feb 10 • Lanae St.John

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November 2025

The Memory My Body Didn’t Forget

A story about consent, memory, and listening to the body.

Nov 14, 2025 • Lanae St.John

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October 2025

If I Hear “What Do You Bring to the Table” One More Time…

How transactional thinking keeps us all from feeling truly seen

Oct 10, 2025 • Lanae St.John

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The People-Pleasing Part of Me

I thought I was being easygoing—until I realized I was just tolerating.

Oct 4, 2025 • Lanae St.John

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September 2025

How We Rewrite Fear for the Next Generation

The first time I noticed it, Marcia was a toddler.

Sep 12, 2025 • Lanae St.John

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August 2025

This Is Why Gender Reveals Make Me Cringe

Gender reveals are everywhere. But what if we swapped labels for possibility and threw a party that welcomed whoever this new little human turns out to…

Aug 8, 2025 • Lanae St.John

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I Wrote This for Moms. But Maybe It Was Always for You

On composting old ideas, finding the right audience, and reclaiming the truth about sex and connection

Aug 8, 2025 • Lanae St.John

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July 2025

Can You Thrive Without Ever Being Taught?

Rom-coms, porn, and the bullsh!t we call sex ed*

Jul 25, 2025 • Lanae St.John

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I Didn’t Know What He Meant—But Now I Do

(On Cherishing, the Cool Girl Lie, and What I Hope My Daughters Learn First)

Jul 18, 2025 • Lanae St.John

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