306: The Truth About Intimacy: What No One Talks About

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Self-improvement, Education

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🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Intimacy in marriage is one of the most important yet often least discussed topics, especially in faith-based circles. In this episode, Corrine and Neil open up about their own journey—what they’ve learned, what’s changed over the years, and why communication is everything when it comes to connection. From navigating different love languages to understanding the role of intimacy beyond just physical connection, they break down the small but meaningful shifts that can make a big difference in a relationship. They also share surprising insights from a recent study on how often married couples with kids are actually intimate (hint: it’s probably less than social media makes you think!). Plus, Corrine gets candid about the backlash she received after writing about intimacy on Substack and why so many women feel like they have nowhere to turn for real, honest conversations on this topic. If you’ve ever felt like you and your spouse are just coexisting instead of truly connecting, or if you’ve struggled with mismatched expectations in marriage, this episode is full of insights and real-life experiences that will leave you feeling encouraged, validated, and equipped with a fresh perspective on prioritizing intimacy in a way that actually strengthens your relationship. The book Corrine and Neil mentioned in this episode: The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman. You can check it out here on Amazon.

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0:00.0	We've covered this topic a few times on our podcast, but I don't know if you and I have ever just sat down and talked about it together.
0:17.1	I don't think so.
0:17.9	I think it was like other specialists or experts. Yeah, which is great. Which if you are looking for an expert opinion, especially
0:26.6	if you're a member of our church and you're looking for that, we've got a couple of great episodes
0:30.0	on that. One from Amy Gianni about a year ago and one from Jennifer Finlayson Fife. How many years ago?
0:37.4	A couple years ago?
0:38.3	Yeah, at least three or four.
0:39.7	Maybe more.
0:40.3	It was a while.
0:41.3	Anyway, but this is a topic, sexual intimacy is a topic that we, yeah, that you and I
0:50.2	haven't talked about on the podcast, just the two of us, but it's something that
0:54.4	kind of has been coming up. And you know, it's February. And I just started a substack,
1:02.0	which I love. And I, well, I started the substack actually, like in the fall, because I just
1:08.7	had a lot of thoughts about the secret lives of Mormon wives
1:12.8	Hulu show. And so I wrote all about that and then I kind of let it sit for a couple of months.
1:19.8	And then Greg McEwen, who was on the podcast a couple of months ago, he was talking to me after
1:26.3	we recorded about, you know, how I really
1:28.8	want to write a book and how that was kind of on pause at the moment. And he was like,
1:33.5	why are you not writing? Writers need to write. And so I went back to writing. And I've written a few
1:40.2	articles, but one that I felt just very strongly inclined to write a couple weeks ago was
1:46.9	about intimacy and just like my very candid, unfiltered thoughts about that and some of the
1:54.1	things that I've learned. And the more personal sensitive topics I've put behind like a $5 a month paywall for subscribers
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