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Reclaiming Catholic Intimacy — 299 episodes
Is Sex Bringing You Closer to God? | Ep. 285
The Thing You Struggle with the Most with Sex | Ep. 284
What To Do When Your Husband Asks Overwhelming Questions | Ep. 283
You Don't Have Time to Wait Until Next Round | Bonus
You've Gotta Be in This Room | Bonus
You Gotta Join Want it and Enjoy it | Bonus
Will This Really Work for Me? | Ep. 282
All the Details About Want it and Enjoy it | Ep. 281
Why Should I Even Try to Improve Our Sex Life? | Ep. 280
Frequency | Ep. 279
Why Did We Want Sex Before Marriage and Now We Don't? | Ep. 278
Talking to Your Kids About Sex | Ep. 277
You Don't Need a New Position | Ep. 276
He Wants to Have Sex for Father's Day | Ep. 275
I Could Have Gone the Rest of My Marriage Without Sex | Ep. 274
What Do You Do if You Feel Arousal at the Wrong Time? | Ep. 273
4 Mistakes You're Making with Initiation | Ep. 272
What to do When You Don't Feel Anything During Sex | Ep. 271
What Bluey Can Teach You About Your Sex Life | Ep. 270
Pillow Talk and Dirty Talk | Ep. 269
What are Women Saying About Want it and Enjoy it? | Bonus
You Were Made for More Than Just a "Fine" Sex Life | Ep. 268
Your Sex Life Won't Fix Itself | Ep. 267
How to Fix Mismatched Libidos | Ep. 266
I Thought I Would Be Fine Never Having Sex Again | Ep. 265
The #1 Reason You Can't Stay Present In Sex | Ep. 264
What Purity Culture Got Right (and of course what it got wrong) | Ep. 263
Do You Have Responsive or Spontaneous Desire? | Ep. 262
Stop Outsourcing Your Desire | Ep. 261
Your Sleep is Ruining Your Sex Life (and how to fix it) | Ep. 260
We have a new name!
You Need to Start Pursuing Your Husband | Ep. 259
Scheduling Sex is Not the Same as Cleaning the Bathroom | Ep. 258
Resentment is Killing your Libido | Ep. 258
Is Stopping Sex Because of Pain a Sin? | Ep. 257
Why isn't Sex Easier? | Ep. 256
Why Learning About Sex Isn’t Changing Your Marriage | Ep. 255
How to Actually Enjoy Sex | Ep. 254
How to Actually Want Sex | Ep. 253
A Touched Out Body Can't Be A Turned On Body | Ep. 252
Disappointment and Your Sex Life | Ep. 253
NFP is Not the Problem | Ep. 251
The Immaculate Conception is a Celebration of the Marital Act | Ep. 250
Stop Expecting Mind Reading | Ep. 249
When Pleasure Doesn't Feel Holy | Ep. 248
How Do We Make Time for Sex? | Ep. 247
How Body Image Affects Your Sex Life | Ep. 246
When Abstinence is Long-Term | Ep. 245
Modesty in Marriage | Ep. 244
Where Did My Libido Go? | Ep. 243
Tips for Clean Up | Ep. 242
How to Get Back in the Mood When Sex Gets Derailed | Ep. 241
What is Edging? | Ep. 240
What is the Male Equivalent of Flowers? | Ep. 239
What does the Church Teach About Female Orgasm? | Ep. 238
How Open to Life Do We Really Need to Be? | Ep. 237
Arousal Doesn't Just Happen To You | Ep. 236
What Do We Need to Figure Out to Make Sex Amazing? | Ep. 235
Is It Selfish To Put All My Focus On Myself In Order To Orgasm? | Ep. 234
What to do When Sex Has Become Unintentionally Transactional | Ep. 233
Why it Bothers Us So Much When He Asks, "So...When Are We Gonna Have Sex?" | Ep. 232
How the Temperaments Affect Your Sex Life (part 2) | 231
Pregnancy Does Not Need to be the End of Pleasurable Sex | Ep. 230
Why Does Sex Have to End PIV if We're Infertile? | Ep. 229
You're Probably Hormonally Dysregulated | Ep. 228
Future You Has An Amazing Sex Life | Ep. 227
Why Can't We Get a Vasectomy? | Ep. 226
Sex is Not a Spectator Sport | Ep. 225
Do Cholerics Want More Sex? | Ep. 224
Sex After a (Confessed) Vasectomy | Ep. 223
You're Actually Really Hard to Love | Ep. 222
Is Your Breathing the Reason You Can't Orgasm? | Ep. 221
Sex After a Fight | Ep. 220
Should We Always Say Yes? | Ep. 219
What If I'm Giving More Effort Than My Husband? | Ep. 218
Is Sex Obligatory in Marriage? Should it be? | Ep. 217
"I Hate NFP" and Other Things We Think | Ep. 216
How Do I Find Time For Sex? | Ep. 215
How Do I Figure Out What I Want? | Ep. 214
Feeling Distracted? Try Storytelling | Ep. 213
It's Actually Not Okay to Read Romance Novels and Watch Bridgerton | Ep. 212
That's a Really Hard Sell | Ep. 211
Fight for Connection | Ep. 210
What if I Just Don't Really Like Sex? | Ep. 209
Lovemaking with Monica and Renzo Ortega | Ep. 208
Who Told You That Sex Should Be Effortless? | Ep. 207
Is Making Out OK While Abstaining? | Ep. 206
How can Memorizing Scripture Improve our Sex Lives? with Jackie Angel | Ep. 205
Why Is Sexual Pleasure So Elusive? | Ep. 204
Try Again! | Ep. 203
What Does the Church Actually Teach about Foreplay? | Ep. 202
Is Sexual Passivity Ruining Your Marriage (With Mike "Gomer" Gormly) | Re-Run of Ep. 155
How's NFP going? | Ep. 201
How to Not Get Distracted During Sex | Ep. 200
How to Actually Want Sex During the Luteal Phase | Ep. 199
Porn, Prayer, and NFP: Victoria's Story | Ep. 198
We're Too Busy | Ep. 197
Do You Have a Habit of Saying No? | Ep. 196
One (Really Hard) Thing You Can Do Right Now to Improve Your Sex Life | Ep. 195
Tempering Male Sexual Arousal with Kurt Holloway | Ep. 194
The One Thing That is Guaranteed to Fix Every Marital Problem | Ep. 193
How to Talk About Sex Everyday with Your Husband | Ep. 192
Can We Use Sex Toys? | Ep. 191
Men's Sexual Health and Nutrition | Ep. 190
Touch Time (Why you need to do this!) | Ep. 189
Stop Shoulding On Yourself! | Ep. 188
Alleviating Male Performance Issues Related to NFP | Ep. 187
Pursuing Your Husband (Why it's the best thing for your marriage) | Ep. 186
Wives, Be Subordinate to Your Husbands (What it ACTUALLY Means) | Ep. 185
What Do I Do if My Husband Doesn't Agree With Church Teaching? Ep. 184
THE Most Important Requirement of a Married Relationship | Ep. 183
Shame isn't Actually a Bad Thing! | Ep. 182
When to Stop TTA (Trying to Avoid) | Ep. 181
Your Difference in Sex Drive isn't the Problem | Ep. 180
Sex Sucked for the First Year of our Marriage | Ep. 179
The Different Types of Painful Sex with Tighten Your Tinkler | Ep. 178
Family Vacations and Sex | Ep. 177
What Does the Church Actually Teach about Oral Stimulation? | Ep. 176
Trying New Positions | Ep. 175
The Mystery of Sexual Pleasure and the Body | Ep. 174
Grooming and Shaving | Ep. 173
Painful Sex, Differing Comfort Levels, and Communicating about Sex | Ep. 172
Lingerie Style Guide | Ep 171
What is the 10-minute Unwind? | Ep. 170
NFP is NOT "Catholic Contraception" | Ep. 169
What if I'm Not Comfortable With Something My Husband Suggests? | Ep. 168
Chastity is More Than Just Abstinence - IT'S SO MUCH MORE | Ep. 167
Messy Liturgies and Sin-Filled Marriages | Ep. 166
Thank God for Your Husband's Sex Drive | Ep. 165
What Does the Church Actually Teach about Manual Stimulation? | Ep. 164
Stop Treating Good Sexual Thoughts Like Intrusive Thoughts | Ep. 163
Your Hormones Aren't the Reason You Have Low Sexual Desire | Ep. 162
Postpartum Sex! | Ep. 161
Your Marriage Doesn't Need to Be Perfect | Ep. 160
Sex is Not a Love Language | Ep. 159
Are you reducing sex to a purely physical act? | Ep 158
NFP is Unfair | Ep. 157
The Most Vulnerable Thing You Can Do | Ep. 156
Is Sexual Passivity Ruining Your Sex Life? - With Mike "Gomer" Gormley | Ep. 155
How to Take the Pressure Off of Sex | Ep. 154
Are You the Gatekeeper of Sex? | Ep. 153
If You Could Re-do Your Wedding Night, What Would You Change? | Ep. 152
Are You Too Tired For Sex? | Ep. 151
Pornography, Sex Manuals, and Sex Therapy, Oh My! with Dr. Sarah Bartel | Ep. 150
Sex Toys, Lingerie, and Orgasms, Oh My! With Dr. Sarah Bartel | Ep. 149
Never Give up on Intimacy: A Deep Dive into Despair | Ep. 148
Can Catholics Record Sex? | Ep. 147
Your Assumptions Are Killing Your Sex Life | Ep. 146
Arousal Curves and Getting Past Plateau | Ep. 145
How Do You Find Peace When Sex and Family Planning Don’t Go as Planned? | Ep. 144
Embracing Patience: A Journey Toward Holiness and Intimacy | Ep. 143
What if my husband doesn't agree with just reasons to use NFP? | Ep. 142
Spontaneity is Crap | Ep. 141
How to get out of a sex rut | Ep. 140
All the Touches We Don't Want | Ep. 139
Oversexualized Culture | Ep. 138
Authentically Catholic Sex Education | Ep. 137
Pregnancy Sex! | Ep. 136
Initiating | Ep. 135
Rule Breaking | Ep 134
Myth Busting NFP | Ep. 133
You Can Do Hard Things | Ep. 132
Defining Licit and Illicit Actions | Ep. 131
Do You Talk About Sex Everyday? | Ep. 130
The Banquet | Ep. 129
Overcoming Pain | Ep 128
Living Your Best Life Throughout Your Cycle | Episode 127
Your Mindset Around Sex | Ep 126
Characteristics of a Healthy and Mature Sexual Relationship | Ep. 125
Sex, Contraception, the Mass, and Blasphemy | Ep. 124
Why All the Rules? | Ep. 123
You Have to Ask for What You Want | Ep. 122
One Surefire Way to Improve Your Sex Life with Dr. Sarah Bartel | Ep. 121
Sex is a Team Sport | Ep. 120
Spontaneous Vs. Responsive Desire | Ep. 119
Sacramentality of Sex | Ep. 118
What the Heck is NFP? | Ep. 117
Tips for Your First Time | Ep. 116
Sexual Wounds and Your Vocation with Sr. M. Karolyn Nunes | Ep. 115
Can NFP be Used Selfishly? | Ep. 114
Holiness is Hard | Ep 113
Scheduling Sex | Ep. 112
Foreplay categories! | Ep. 111
A Watched Pot Never Boils | Ep. 110
God Is the Model of Intimate Sexual Communication | Ep. 109
Emotional or Physical Intimacy: Which Comes First? | Ep. 108
Let Me Tell You About Teena | Bonus Episode
Responsible Parenthood: A Powerhouse Term | Ep 107
NFP Basics | A New Way to Introduce NFP in Marriage Prep | Bonus Episode
Sex is Holy | Ep. 106
Do I Owe My Husband Sex? | Ep. 105
A Letter from St. Valentine to Married Couples | Ep. 104
Why Not Contraception? | Ep. 103
Increase Your Phase 3 Desire | Ep. 102
Why Do You Use NFP? | Ep. 101
Let's Interview Ellen and What's the Future of the Podcast? | Ep. 100
Discernment and Prayer | Ep. 99
Talking to Others About Birth Control | Ep. 98
Marriage is Ordered to Procreation | Ep. 97
You Are Called...To Integrate Your Body and Soul | Bonus Episode
Talking to *not* Your Daughter (or son) about NFP | Ep. 96
Charting On Vacation | Ep. 95
NFP in Marriage Prep | Ep. 94
NFP Wasn't the Original Plan | Ep. 93
A Conversation with an NFP Instructor of Over 20 Years | Ep. 92
What Does the Pelvic Floor Have to Do With My Sex Life? With Brittany Pearson | Ep. 91
Let's Talk About Tech, Baby | Ep. 90
Don't Just Accept Cycle Irregularity - Do Something About It! | Ep. 89
We Idolize Sex | Ep. 88
NFP Through the Seasons: Perimenopause | Ep. 87
NFP Through the Seasons: Postpartum | Ep. 86
NFP though the Seasons: TTC When it's "Difficult" | Ep. 85
NFP Through the seasons: TTC When it's "Easy" | Ep. 84
NFP Through the Seasons: TTA with Irregular Cycles | Ep. 83
NFP Through the Seasons: TTA (Trying to Avoid) In General | Ep. 82
NFP Through the Seasons: Newly Married and TTA | Ep. 81
NFP Through the Seasons: Charting as a Single Woman | Ep. 80
NFP Through the Seasons: Charting During Adolescence | Ep. 79
Why Faith Matters in Reproductive Healthcare with Mary Kate Knorr | Ep. 78
Is Ellen Pregnant? - Processing the Emotions Around Pregnancy | Ep. 77
The Acronyms and Phrases We Use (and the ones we should stop using!) | Ep. 76
Confessing Sexual Sin with Fr. Matthew Murray | Ep. 75
NFP isn't the Problem With Your Marriage | Ep. 74
Licit and Illicit Acts with Dr. Sarah Bartel (Part 2) | Ep. 73
Prudence vs Generosity | Ep. 72
Licit and Illicit acts with Dr. Sarah Bartel (Part 1) | Ep. 71
Your Pelvic Floor is NOT a Magical Unicorn | Ep. 70
Sex and Arousal in the Different Phases | Ep. 69
Christy's Infertility Story - Natural Remedies and Restorative Medicine | Ep. 68
It felt like the church kept saying no... | Ep. 67
Tricia's Infertility Journey | NaPro, IUI, IVF, varicose seals, and perforated condoms, oh my! | Ep. 66
Stories of Living NFP in Real Life with Kids (and Other People) | Ep. 65
Cycle Syncing Your Life | Ep. 64
Crappy Charting (and how to overcome it) | Ep. 63
What IS NFP and Fertility Awareness Mindset Coaching? | Ep. 62
Chastity | Ep. 61
Healthy Nutrition for Your Cycle | Ep. 60
Valentine's Day When You Have to Abstain | Ep. 59
Providentialism vs Responsible Parenthood | Ep. 58
NFP IRL Trailer | Bonus Episode
Our Views on Sex and Intimacy Coming Into Marriage | Ep. 57
Honeymoon Sex! | Ep. 56
Postpartum Doctor's Appointments | Ep. 55
What Abstinence Helps With | Ep. 54
Learning about NFP while decorating the nursery | Ben and Emily's NFP Journey | Ep. 53
Implications of IVF | Part 2 | Ep. 52
Implications of IVF | Part 1 | Ep. 51
Discerning Baby Spacing | Ep. 50
Danielle's Infertility Journey with NFP and NaPro | Ep. 49
Love Your Spouse Well | Amy's NFP Journey | Ep. 48
Working Your Life into Your Cycle | Ep. 47
Learn early, find the right method, and marvel at God's design | Jamie's NFP Story | Ep. 46
Where does NFP fit into parish ministry? | Ep. 45
Finding the Right Method | Discernment Questions (Part 2) | Ep. 44
Finding the Right Method | Discernment Questions (Part 1) | Ep. 43
Finding the Right Method: Sympto-Thermal | Couple to Couple League and SymptoPro | Ep. 42
Finding the Right Method: Sympto-Hormonal Methods | Marquette, FEMM, and Boston Cross Check | Ep. 41
Finding the Right Method: Mucus-Only Methods | Billings Ovulation Method and Creighton Model FertilityCare | Ep. 40
Reversion and Changing Career Paths | Justine's NFP Journey | Ep. 39
Love Languages, Exodus 90, and Mentionables | Kathleen's NFP Journey | Ep. 38
When Abstinence Isn't As Hard | Ep. 37
When Abstinence is Really Hard | Ep. 36
If the Church Is Right About This, It Must Be Right About Everything Else | Sara's NFP Journey | Ep. 35
Getting NFP as a Present | Jenna and Paul's NFP Journey | Ep. 34
Your Body's Not Broken, It's Fertile | crossover episode with The Hormone Genius Podcast | Ep. 33
Charting Before and After You Get Married | Ep. 32
When the Church Says Birth Control is OK | Ep. 31
What the Heck is NFP? [Updated] | Ep. 30
Why do the "NFP People" have so many kids? | Ep. 29
We need to talk about NFP honestly | Ep. 28
NFP means you'll have a perfect marriage - JUST KIDDING! | Ep. 27
Toxic NFP Culture with Amanda Vernon | Ep. 26
Nobody Knows About NFP Anyway | Ep. 25
Body Literacy Needs to be a Basic Part of Puberty Education | Ep. 24
"Abstinence-Only" Education Doesn't Mean "Don't Talk About Sex" | Ep. 23
What's Going on With the Medical Field's Aversion to Fertility Awareness? | Ep. 22
Why Do I Need an Instructor? | Ep. 21
NFP is Self-Care...wait what? | Ep. 20
Why Does The Church Teach NFP for Family Planning? | Ep. 19
Fitness and Fertility Awareness | Ep. 18
Time For a New Method? | Ep. 17
LOVE grows with NFP [Advent 2020 series] | Ep. 16
Finding JOY with NFP [Advent 2020 Series] | Ep. 15
Making PEACE with NFP [Advent 2020 Series] | Ep. 14
NFP Brings HOPE [Advent 2020 Series] | Ep. 13
Contraception Doesn't Fit Into the Pro Life Movement | Ep. 12
NFP Ain't Catholic Birth Control | Ep. 11
We Need to Make NFP More Accessible | Ep. 10
Alphabet Soup (AKA: Defining Common Terms) | Bonus Episode
Talking to Your Family About NFP | Ep. 9
Talking to Your Doctor About NFP | Ep. 8
Talking to your Daughter (or Son) about NFP | Ep. 7
Talking to your friends about NFP | Ep. 6
Is Prayer a Part of Your Foreplay? | Ep. 5
God's In My Bedroom (and I like it) | Ep. 4
NFP stories: Rose and Jorge | Ep. 3
What I wish I knew... | Ep. 2
What the heck is NFP? | Ep. 1 [Please go listen to the updated version- Ep. 117]
Charting Toward Intimacy Trailer