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204: Flirting and Initiation in Marriage (Sextember Series #1)
I am so excited for what's coming up in September! For the next four episodes in the month of September, we will focus on the theme of spicing things up in the bedroom. We're just adding a little more creativity to your lovemaking routines! It's going to be fun and...
Understanding Sexual Breaks and Accelerators
One of the joys (and letโs be honest, terrors) of raising teenagers is teaching them how to drive. Sitting in the passenger seat is always an adventureโyou never quite know when the car will suddenly brake or jerk forward without warning! Itโs a lot like learning to...
203: Why Honesty, Risk, and some Fair Play Lead To Great Connection with Alyson Bullock
**SEXTEMBER STARTS ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. DOWNLOAD THE INTIMATELY US APP TO PARTICIPATE** My hope for you after listening to today's episode is you'll laugh a little, be inspired and gain some practical tools that you can use to improve communication about...
What Would Happen in 30 days if You Added More Seggs Into Your Diet?
A few years ago, I stumbled upon a book by Laura Corn titled The New American Sex Diet. Catchy, right? The concept grabbed my attention, and I couldnโt resist diving in. In this book, Laura and 38 couples of all ages and stagesโsome with kids, some without, some...
202: Fatherhood and Fidelity: Men on Keeping Marriage Alive
In the thick of raising children or building a career or juggling the many demands that life imposes on us, it's easy for couples to feel like relationship matters have been put to the side. You don't intend for this to happen, of course. It's easy for things to feel...
Women’s Only Small Group Coaching
Welcome! At Get Your Marriage On! our mission is to help you grow your capacity for deeper intimacy in your marriage. We specialize in helping couples enhance their fun, creativity, and connection in the bedroom. If you feel there's room for improvement in your...
Recording On The Calendar When You Have Sex
One year, before New Years Day, I printed out a year-at-a-glance calendar on a large format printer. I taped it up behind the door of our walk-in closet to where my wife and I would see it regularly. I stocked the nearby shelf with crayons and pens. Every day as we...
Sextember 2024: Your Sexiest September Ever
Imagine taking a month to focus on improving intimacy and sex within your marriage. September, aka "Sextember," is a great time of year to do it -- the kids are back to school, it's still warm at the end of summer, and it's still far from the busy holiday season. You...
201: The Art of Cherishing Your Spouse, Part 2
This is part two of the podcast we released last Friday (#200). And if you haven't listened to that one, I highly recommend you pause this episode and go back and listen to #200 first. These two episodes are continuation of a project that I started a few months ago to...
5 Phases of Intimacy in Marriage
Over time, our relationship and marriage has evolved. Have you noticed this to be true for your own marriage? Just the other day I was thinking of how my spouse and I have passed through some of the different intimacy phases, which is what this email will introduce...
200: The Art of Cherishing Your Spouse, Part 1
I've been looking forward to releasing this 200th episode for a long time, and I wanted it to be extra special. And while pondering that, a few months ago, a tragedy struck our family. My wife's cousin, a bubbly, happy 29-year-old mother to three kids (ages seven,...
199: How to Banish Fear, Anxiety, and Boredom for a Thriving Sex Life
It's interesting that we live in a day and age where it's not the popular thing to want a family and a strong, committed marriage with complete fidelity. At least in America, the trend is to make wealth the ultimate measure of our progress in life. But I...
198: Q&A – Erotic literature, overweight husband, discussing trying new things, and wooing your spouse
I get so many questions through the anonymous question form on my website, so it's time to answer some more. We address these topics today: A husband doesn't feel like his wife values sex and intimacy in their marriage Spouses wondering if erotic literature has a...
197: How We Revitalized Sex and Intimacy as Busy Parents: A Sextimony
Building a long-term, intimate marriage is the most exciting demanding and soul expanding work that many of us will ever do in this life. All of the specific challenges to confront and overcome will be different from couple to couple, but many of the same tools work...
196: Handjobs, Pegging, Mismatched Libidos, Husband Won’t Let Me Initiate: Q&A
I'm very excited about today's episode today! We get to address a lot of juicy topics, such as the following: a reluctant wife feeling pressure to give her husband a hand job a couple that wants to try pegging, but is unsure about it a frustrated wife that feels like...
195: Are You a “Sexual Over-functioner?” with Dr. Kathleen Smith
In many marriages, there are people that feel like they do far more than their share of the relationship work, but why do they tend to take on the responsibility of their spouse's share of the relationship, especially in stressful situations? ย Intimate marriages are...
194: โIs this ok for us to do?โ Seeking Godโs Direction In Your Sex Life
"I just have a hard time with some of the things you said on your podcast. How can you be okay with things like toys, lingerie, and even talk about sex so publicly like that. I grew up with the understanding that those things aren't appropriate to discuss." I can...
193: The Fast and Furious: Over-Coming Premature Ejaculation, featuring Mark Goldberg
I get asked frequently about what to do when you (or your husband) comes too quickly during sex, or has premature ejaculation. ย I wanted to do an in-depth episode on this topic to address the many questions that we have because frankly, sex isn't that enjoyable when...