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EPISODE · Dec 13, 2025 · 21 MIN

Do You Need a Sex Sabbatical?🚫

from My Delight with Sarah Bartel · host Nathan Bartel

What is a sex sabbatical? How do you know if you need one? What do you do during it, and how do you change up your dynamic afterwards?In this episode, Sarah shares how a sex sabbatical can be a helpful way to reset your love life in marriage. If you're in a cycle of obligation sex, forcing yourself to have painful sex, or just feeling burnt out, used, or resentful about sex in your marriage, a sex sabbatical can be just what a wife needs. It can give her the time to reflect on how she got to this point, it can give her space to research and learn more, and it can give her time to plan out and design a better chapter going forward, after coming together with her husband again.A husband and wife can use this time to develop other areas of intimacy in their marriage that may have gotten neglected. They can work on their communication, deepen emotional intimacy, and expand their repertoire of non-sexual touch. Resources mentioned in this episode:Mary Bruno, Missing Pieces: Female Perspectives on Sex for Catholic Women (book)Cana Feast Retreat Library (at-home Catholic date night retreats for a small dose of cemotional connection)Abundant Catholic Marriage Course (comprehensive online program for a big dose of emotional connection)Ruth Buezis, Awaken Love: The Truth about Sex That Will Transform Your Marriage (book) 🔥 Free Guide to 9 Skills for Body, Mind, and Spirit for Improving Intimacy for Catholic Wives https://canafeast.com/MyDelight-9-Skills🤔 What is Allowed for Catholics in the Bedroom? Find out in the 19-page "What's Allowed List" ($10)https://canafeast.com/mydelight-whatsallowed Support the show"Is This Perimenopause?" Aug 24-18, join 5 Catholic women's health experts to learn about intimacy, nutrition, hormone health care (inc. HRT questions), and exercise as your body changes according to God's good design.🔥 Find out more here: https://healthandhormones.org/perimenopause-toolkitWant to learn 10 Truths for Good Sex for Catholic Wives? Free "10 Truths" download.https://canafeast.com/10truthsFree Enhancing Marital Intimacy Guide for Catholic Women: 9 Skills for Body, Mind, and Spirit (for married and engaged women)Do you want to know what is allowed for Catholics in the bedroom? The "What's Allowed List" answers 20+ questions about what is licit and illicit. ($10)Model-free lingerie! Get 10% off with my affiliate link for Mentionables.

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