A sexless marriage is, for our purposes, a marriage where the lack of sex is distressing to either or both parties. A sexless marriage is often perpetuated...
Troubleshooting Sexual Issues
Painful Sex and 11 Tips to Help!
This week on our podcast we are talking about painful sex and how to heal. To hear Dr. Rose Schlaff (a pelvic floor therapist and licensed coach) speak...
Male Entitlement and How to Combat it
Male entitlement refers in general to the cultural phenomena where males feel entitled to women’s bodies, sex, or favors. This is a very widespread and...
Overcoming Male Sexual Dysfunction
https://youtu.be/ylzsUn03bBo Every Man Faces It We live in a culture that exaggerates the idea that sex should be spontaneous, perfect, and great every...
Sex Life Checkup
Sometimes, our sex life needs a little bit of a check up. Perhaps we are feeling bored or unfulfilled. Maybe life just got busy and we don't make time for...
Sex Fasts: 4 Ways Taking A Break From Sex Can Improve Your Relationship
“What do you do when your spouse wants to take a sex break?” “How do you stay patient during a sexual break?” “Is it okay to take a break from having sex?”...
When the Higher Desire Spouse is Anxious for Sex
My wife Emily is one of the kindest, most naturally caring and generous people I know (and also super pretty, might I add!). As a busy mother of six that...
How to Overcome Road Blocks with Jenny and Joe Furse
I was recently a guest on the Progress Prompts podcast with Jenny and Joe Furse, and had a blast talking with them about fun marriage and sex topics! We had...
Developing Gourmet Sex Skills
Part of being an adult is unlearning the things that no longer serve you, and learning new things that bring richer meaning to your life. When it comes to...
What To Do if your spouse isn’t on board sexually?
Today I want to address some thoughts around what to do if your spouse isn’t enthusiastic about the same things you are. Specifically, what to do if your...
Media’s Impact on Sexual Desire and Intimacy
Modern electronic media has had a big impact on relationships, especially in the last two decades. Between romantic comedies and social media we are...
From Doing it Out of Duty to Desire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzadYc-xmNQ A friend of mine recently emailed me this great question. Let me know if you feel like you can relate to this...
Purity Culture’s Impact on Your Marriage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNEXLPGrfBU&t=6s "I believe God's standard for sexual morality is clearly explained in the Bible: chastity before...
Prioritizing Date Night
Date night is easy to make a priority before we get married. But once we’re married, we start to forget the importance of spending time together in a dating...
What a Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist Taught Me About Sex
Your pelvic floor is a group of muscles found at the base of your pelvis. These muscles have 2 main jobs. The first is to be the floor for the organs that...
Putting Pleasure In Its Proper Place
We all understand that pleasure is an important part of intimate sex. However, we often demote pleasure to second or third place in terms of importance when...
Overcoming Female Sexual Dysfunction
Women are supposed to have it all: an impressive, high-power career, tidy and polite children, a spotless home and a completely satisfied husband. Plus a...
Dealing With Desire Level Differences
With Jessa Zimmerman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_AXcBR3d6A It is completely normal in an intimate relationship such as marriage to have the two...