Get Your Marriage On Blog
139: Building Intimacy While Building a Business with Monica Tanner
In my program, Next Level, I've come across several couples that are struggling in their marriage because one or both are entrepreneurs. There's a lot of stress that happens in the marriage relationship, especially in the sexual relationship for entrepreneurs....
Romance Novels for Christian Couples
I have always loved romance novels. In fact, reading was basically my whole personality as a teenager. I had an embarrassing encounter in high school where I was reading on my kindle, and other kids noticed I was blushing. I was accused of reading porn, and got made...
3 Sex Tips for International Lovemaking Day
Today is international lovemaking day! Because it's 6/9, I decided to share on our podcast nine ideas to strengthen your sexual relationship. Here are my top 3 tips to help spice up your intimacy. Talk with your spouse about what you two can do to improve your...
138: 9 Sex Tips for International Lovemaking Day and Beyond
Because it's 6/9 day, I want to share with you nine ideas to strengthen your sexual relationship! The nine things that are on my mind that I want to share with you today are the following: Ditch the goals during sex. Enjoy arousal for arousal sake. Make sex a priority...
5 Sex Positions for Pregnant Couples
Pregnant sex!? Back in my single days, my roommates and I had a tradition of making every new visitor to our apartment watch what we thought was the funniest YouTube video ever. I have linked it below so hopefully you will enjoy it just as much as we did....
Understanding Responsive Desire
It’s a typical evening in the Severson household. My husband and I are watching TV. Suddenly, something gets me aroused. Maybe it’s a romantic line in the show, maybe it’s the feel of my husband’s arm around me, but either way all of the sudden I want him so bad. I...
137: Blowjobs Aren’t Just for Husbands with Danielle Savory
According to a recent Instagram poll on our Instagram account, I learned that 80% of couples incorporate oral sex into their lovemaking, and 77% of them said they’d love tips on how to make it better. So let’s talk about blowjobs today. Let’s discuss how amazing they...
136: Sex When Aging with Natalie Wilton
I realize that as I age, my sex life is going to change. I don’t think I’m alone in having some anxiety over changes that might come. Yet sex when aging is a topic you don’t hear a lot of people talking about or addressing. You might be going through some transitions...
Sex and Aging
I remember watching a show with my roommates when I was in college. In the show, the main character had parents who were dealing with illness and aging. There was a scene where the main character awkwardly asked her mom if things were alright between her and her dad....
135: Talking to Your Teenagers About Sex with Sheila Wray Gregoire
I have six children, including 3 daughters, and I want to raise them well. I want to set them up for success in their future marriages. Research shows how we talk to our children, especially our daughters, about dating, sex, and relationships can affect the type of...
How to DIY Lingerie
A few months before my wedding, I realized that I would soon have a need for lingerie. I was so excited by the prospect, but also so nervous. I made sure I was alone in my apartment, then opened an incognito tab to look up where to buy lingerie. To my dismay, it was...
Being a Good Christian who Loves Sex
I was raised in a relatively sex positive household. We didn’t talk about it all the time, however I did see my parents being flirty and romantic with each other. We also had a rule in our house that I could ask my mom any question about sex and she would answer it...
134: When Developing One’s Sexuality Leads to a Faith Crisis with Jacqlin Guernsey
Crises aren’t necessarily a bad thing in and of themselves. Although they’re very unpleasant, they can lead to forcing us to grow up and better define ourselves and where we stand. They can serve as catalysts that anchor our moral compass internally within ourselves...
How to Have Car Sex
You're sitting on the couch with your spouse, watching a classic RomCom. The protagonists on screen are in the car. It's pouring rain, or they’re stuck in a ditch, or their car has a flat tire, or any other number of plot conveniences to keep the pair stuck in the...
133: Slip Into Something a Little More Authentic Tonight! with Amber A. Price
In any intimate relationship, we want two things, which paradoxically seem to be at odds with each other: we want to belong to ourselves (that is, autonomy), and we want to belong to someone else. In many marriages though, it’s easy for one person to fold into the...
132: Praying for Your Sex Life with Dan Purcell
Today. I just want to get honest with you and talk about marriages and why they are really difficult sometimes. Frankly, marriages take a lot of work. A wedding may have just been a day; but building a marriage, especially an intimate marriage, is a lifetime pursuit....
Commuter Marriages: Keeping the Spark Alive
If you prefer to listen: here is our podcast on Commuter Marriages Many couples, for a variety of reasons, have to live apart for a time. This experience is sometimes called a long distance relationship or commuter marriage. Jobs, military deployments, sick relatives...
Praying For Your Sex Life
My friend, Robert recently got me interested in getting a new home gym and I recently got it. It's been a blast. This particular home gym is fancy; it's computerized resistance. What it does is it senses your current strength level and sets the weights automatically...