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112: Sex After Parenthood with Sheila Wray Gregoire

August 10, 2020

How do you keep your sex life active after becoming parents? How do you find the time to be intimate with your spouse when you are exhausted, there are hungry mouths to feed, dishes to be done, and homework to help complete? In Episode 112, Daniel and Christina interview author and speaker Sheila Wray Gregoire about how to prioritize sex with your spouse in every stage of parenting.

In This Episode, You Will Hear About:

  • The common intimacy struggles that couples with kids have
  • The different sides to libido
  • How to prioritize sex in every stage of parenting:
    • Babies
    • Toddlers to preschoolers
    • Elementary kids
    • Middle school to high schoolers
    • Empty nesters
  • The three levels of sexual intimacy – physical, emotional, and spiritual

Resources Mentioned During the Episode:

  • Pick up a copy of Sheila’s books, 31 Days To Great Sex: Love. Friendship. Fun and The Good Girl’s Guide To Great Sex
  • Find out more about Sheila by checking out her blog, ToLoveHonorandVacuum.com
  • Keeping The Romance Alive
  • Help! We Have A Sexless Marriage 
  • 4 Keys To Surviving Marital Stress
  • How To Strengthen Your Marriage in 15 Minutes
  • 7 Keys To Resiliency For The Exhausted Parent 
  • Feeling Stressed? Start Smooching!
  • Dating Your Spouse In Every Season Of Life

Quotes and Tweets:

  • If you’re going to build a great marriage, you need a safe place in the house where you can be alone, just the two of you. @womensspeaker
  • Don’t stop your sex life because you’re embarrassed by what the kids may hear. Obviously, you don’t want to advertise it, but if they figure it out, it isn’t the end of the world. @womensspeaker
  • Great parents gross out their kids because they show kids that marriage is not the place that sex goes to die. Married people can love each other and still be passionate for each other. @womensspeaker
  • Remember that your marriage comes first, and children will not be scarred by learning that their parents are still hot for each other. @womensspeaker
  • Talk honestly with each other about how much the kids are hampering your sex life. Commit together that your marriage comes first, and figure out ways to find some alone time, no matter what the ages of your kids. @womensspeaker

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Meet Sheila Wray Gregoire:

Sheila Wray Gregoire is the face behind ToLoveHonorandVacuum.com, the largest single- blogger marriage blog. She’s also an award-winning author of 9 books, including The Good Girl’s Guide to Great Sex, and a sought-after speaker. With her humorous, no-nonsense approach, Sheila is passionate about changing the evangelical conversation about sex and marriage to line up with kingdom principles. She lives in Ontario, Canada, with her husband, a pediatrician. And she knits. Even in line at the grocery store.
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