008: Sexual Intimacy in Marriage with Keelie Reason

Keelie Reason of Love, Hope, Adventure and I am The Sex Talk Lady joins me for episode 8 of the podcast to talk about the importance of sexual intimacy in marriage and to help us sort through some of the various challenges we may face in this area.

*I do apologize for the sound quality of this episode - it was actually one of the first I ever recorded, and I made the rookie mistake of not plugging my ear buds into the proper part of my laptop. Thus the static you hear. I hope you can overlook the poor sound quality, however, and still greatly benefit from the wisdom Keelie shares with us today.

What we Chat about in this Episode

~How and why Keelie started an online Christian ministry centered around issues pertaining to sexual intimacy

~The reminder that the concept of "sexual purity" is not meant to end when you get married

~Why sexual intimacy too often tends to be a "taboo topic" in churches and what we can do about that

~How and why sexual intimacy in marriage brings glory and honor to God and is actually an act of worship

~The intention behind God's design for sex and how it strengthens a marriage

~Keelie's advice and encouragement for the woman who needs to get past a background of legalism, past abuse, or the belief that sex is dirty

~The importance of communication in marriage, how it affects our sex lives, and tips for how we can be growing in our communication with our spouse

~Keelie's advice and encouragement for the reserved woman who feels like she could never be as flirtatious, self-confident, prone to initiating, or bold as the Shulamite woman was 

~The problem with "duty sex" or viewing sex as just being for the purpose of meeting your husband's needs and how sex is beneficial to both spouses

~How to define "good sexual intimacy" how how it looks different in every marriage

~Periodically checking in on the health and wellbeing of your marriage and sex life

~Advice and encouragement for how busy mamas and busy women in general can still incorporate a healthy, robust sex life into their marriages 

~Sex during pregnancy

~Help and the hope for the wife dealing with infidelity in the marriage

~Striking the balance between learning more about issues relating to sexual intimacy and reading things that are inappropriate or explicit

~Advice for parents when it comes to having the "sex talk" with their kids - preserving their innocence and purity while at the same time teaching them what they need to know

~And more!

For all show notes, go to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast